OLED Screen From HTC Website??

BillJr106 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 05:03 PM

Ok I just read that the screen is OLED... I thought we determined that the screen is TFT??

HTC® EVO™ 4G with Google™ (Sprint) Product Features

Cell Phone Design
Phone Thickness Thin
Dimensions (H x W x D) 4.63 x 2.3 x .47 in
Weight (w/standard battery) 4.6 oz
Display 4.3” 480 x 800 WVGA OLED Touch screen
Multiple Colors Available No
Music, Camera & Video Features
Headset Jack Type 3.5mm Plug
Ringtones Included Polyphonic
Camera Resolution 8.0 Megapixel
Camera Flash Yes
Video Playback Yes
Organization & Tools
Threaded Text Messaging Yes
Phone Book Capacity determined by available memory
Messaging Instant, Text, Picture and Video Messaging
Instant Messaging Support Yes
Email accounts supported Gmail, Exchange etc.
USB Cable Syncing Yes, Cable included
Sync with Microsoft Outlook Yes, software included
Wireless Contact Backup Offered by carrier
Voice Recorder determined by available memory
Calculator Yes
Calendar Yes
Alarm Clock Yes
Notepad Yes

xSD · #2 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 05:08 PM

Odd...
Could be outdated?

boeman · #3 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 05:10 PM

The htc shop is run by LetsTalk.com... their site says the same thing.

I figure it's a misprint from them.

sikclown · #4 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 05:18 PM

Yup total misprint

**themuffinman** · #5 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 05:20 PM

Yeah, its probably a misprint but would be cool if it wasnt.

**Cicatrize** · #6 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 05:55 PM

I hope it's not OLED. I like to use my phone outside in the sunlight.

Mbai2 · #7 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 06:17 PM

Pretty sure it's not OLED. The saturation doesn't appear high enough and I can see the screen in direct sunlight.

tj.iscool · #8 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicatrize

I hope it's not OLED. I like to use my phone outside in the sunlight.

thats funny considerin I have a Hero & it sucks in
the sunlight sometimes

**Cicatrize** · #9 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tj.iscool

thats funny considerin I have a Hero & it sucks in
the sunlight sometimes

It's probably not at full brightness if the light sensor is on. For some reason, it doesn't ever put it at full.

Either way, it's still better than OLED in sunlight.

madoc · #10 (**permalink**) 06-01-2010, 08:15 PM

This particular issue won't die (and I don't help the situation). I did find it odd that the recent HTC site publish had OLED. Noticed it when I did a TP2 comparison chart on another thread.

Personally, I just want the damn thing in my hands. now.

When it is in my hands, I think I will be holding a TFT...but, it is at lease possible that they made a switch before the major production job started. It is not unheard of, but I do think it is a risky move so late in the project (and I don't think it would be a good one).

I was really concerned about battery life and thought that OLED would be better. After reading up a bit, it's not. You guys have explained some of the lighting issues with OLED - and TFT does have some benefits. This thread helped relieve some of my EVO battery worries. 2 days. 2 days.