AMOLED screens look amazing, whether the 3.5 inch variety or something a little bigger like the new breed of television sets. Their big letdown when compared to traditional LCD displays has been the washed out hazy look when viewed in direct sunlight. Samsung has been touting the virtues of Super AMOLED ever since we first had a chance to see the Galaxy S at MWC, saying that the newer generation will be much more readable in the sun. No, we still haven’t been able to get our hands on one to test it ourselves, but you lucky folks across the pond have had the Galaxy S for a few days now, and we finally get to see a matchup of what’s currently available in the Android phone screen department.
In the picture above you’re looking at (from left to right) the Galaxy S (Super AMOLED), an HTC Desire (AMOLED), and the SE X10 (LCD) all lined up and under the hot Greek sun. Easy to see that the Super AMOLED screen really outshines its older cousin the AMOLED display, and looks to match up really well against the LCD screen. To be honest, I still would rather not have to work with any of these in the sun, but it’s nice to know that I could — but only if I had a Super AMOLED or LCD display. Really shows the Achilles heel of AMOLED screens when you line them up like that. We also have a video after the break if you need a bit more proof that Super AMOLED delivers on the promises. [TechBlog (in Greek) via Engadget]