LG is likely to move away from LCD in favor of an OLED screen for its next premium smartphone, the V30, according to The Korea Herald. The change would carry on with an eventual G7, the successor to this year’s G6. Samsung has long used OLED technology for its Android smartphones; the displays offer more vivid colors and deeper blacks than LCD screens, which are currently used by Apple, HTC, and LG’s existing mobile devices.
But Apple is rumored to be making the big change to OLED for its upcoming iPhone 8 due this fall, while sticking to LCD for the iPhone 7S and 7S Plus expected to be unveiled alongside it. Google also uses OLED in the HTC-manufactured Pixel phone.
LG’s V series of phones are marketed as prosumer devices, offering an...
