In the context of the current surplus of mobile phone performance, more and more consumers will focus on the screen when buying mobile phones. After all, the screen is the most closely connected medium for users to interact with mobile phones, and its display quality directly affects our experience and feelings. So we can see that in recent years, major manufacturers have increased investment in innovation and research and development in the field of screens, from LCD to OLED, from 60Hz to 120Hz, from 1080P to 2K, the resolution, refresh rate, color, brightness and other aspects of the mobile phone screen have been significantly improved.
However, the improvement of these parameters also brings a problem, that is, the increase in the power consumption of the mobile phone screen. You should know that although a high-resolution and high-refresh rate screen can bring clearer and smoother visuals, it will also consume more power and affect the battery life of the phone. In order to properly solve this problem, a new screen technology has been born, which is LTPO (Low Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide) technology. So, what are the advantages of LTPO?Let's take a look.
At present, there are two main types of mainstream mobile phone screen technologies on the market, one is LTPS (low-temperature polycrystalline silicon) and the other is LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide). The main difference between the two is that LTPO has an extra layer of oxide than LTPS, which leads to higher costs, but it also allows it to effectively reduce the power consumption of the screen display while taking into account the smooth and smooth display effect by reducing the energy consumption of the excited pixels. Because of this, the top flagships in the current mobile phone market, without exception, all adopt LTPO design, while there are almost no mid-range mobile phones. In a sense, LTPO has become an important symbol to distinguish flagship screens from mid-range screens, without LTPO, it is not a flagship screen at all.
What is surprising is that with the intensification of the "involution" of the mobile phone industry, mid-range mobile phones have now begun to use LTPO screens. For example, the OnePlus Ace3, which will be released on January 4, will make its world premiereThe 5K oriental screen is not only equipped with a rare LTPO screen in the same class, but also adopts the industry-leading 8T LTPO circuit design.
According to a long article released by Li Jie, President of OnePlus China, in terms of power saving, even with a simple swiping screen operation, the power consumption of the 8T LTPO with excellent tuning can be reduced by about 20% to 30% compared with LTPS. At the same time, LTPO's natural smooth characteristics can also make all operations silky and easy to handle. It can be seen that this OnePlus Ace3 can be said to have the best of both worlds, allowing the public to see the real high-end flagship screen, which is undoubtedly a "dimensionality reduction blow" compared to models in the same gear.
In addition, Li Jie also said that the popularity of flagship screen experience should not only stay in the era of parameters, but to return to value and experience. Compared with some products for marketing gimmicks, the choice of 2K+LTPS screen such a strange combination leads to the collapse of battery life, in the face of higher and higher performance requirements, 8T LTPO must be the trend of the times, I believe the industry will follow up in the future.
I have to say that this time OnePlus Ace3 is equipped with an 8T LTPO screen, which really reflects the concept of "product power first" that OnePlus adheres to, and strives to bring users a better, smarter, smoother, and more power-efficient screen experience. In addition, OnePlus Ace3 also brings flagship-level configurations in other aspects, such as the full inheritance of flagship image algorithms, metal middle frame, ultra-thin screen fingerprints and 5500mAh battery + 100-watt flash charging combination, etc., bringing users an all-round experience with almost no shortcomings, interested partners may wish to pay attention to the new product launch conference on January 4.