Samsung explains the new tech behind the Galaxy S5 Super AMOLED display

While much fuss has been made out of the Galaxy S5 display – the company’s 1080p Super AMOLED diamond matrix having been around since the Galaxy S4, after all – it turns out that Samsung has put quite a bit of work into making its latest panel the best ever.

The company has posted some interesting demos of the new capabilities baked into the Galaxy S5 display, including local contrast enhancement for bright conditions, Adapt Display tech for different lighting, and different color realization modes for display photos.

Local contrast enhancement allows the display itself to analyze and segment the display under different lighting conditions, meaning that it can change both the illumination and contrast level, including the ability to dim the display even further to avoid eye strain from excessive brightness in dark conditions.

Adapt Display on the S5 means that the display will automatically change according to surrounding lighting conditions, including color range, saturation, and sharpness. For example, under blue-tinted lighting, the display will shift in tone so as not to look yellow as your eyes adjust to the surrounding conditions.

The display also has the ability to adjust its color gamut and contrast ratio to display more photo modes than traditional TFTs. Rather than simply following the sRGB standard, the AMOLED panel can display modes set forth by the Adobe RGB standard, and can support modes such as Standard, Dynamic, Cinema and Professional photo.

Finally, Samsung claims that response times of the S5 display are 0.01ms – reportedly the fastest on the market. This means display lag won’t bottleneck your smartphone’s performance in most situations.

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