14 DAY TRIAL // A new report surveying mobile screen trends for 2014 claims we’re going to see improved display technology become more and more mainstream for future tablets.
We already saw some examples, as a few weeks ago we were telling you about Xiaomi’s upcoming tablet, which will supposedly bundle an IGZO display.
We also made a point by saying that in 2014 IGZO screens would probably become pretty mainstream for tablet manufacturers (the latest iPad relies on a lower performance IGZO).
But that’s not all, display tech for tablets will see vast improvements across the year. Not only Quad HD displays with 300-340 ppi (based on screen size) will become more widespread, but also a new technology called “quantum dots” LCD which was first spotted last year’s Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7.
DisplayMate screen expert Raymond Soneria claims we’d better get ready to see quantum dots become pretty main-stream in 2014. Current LCD technology uses white LED with yellow phosphorus in order to produce the board light spectrum, but there’s caveat, as the colors are not comparable with those we see on AMOLED displays.
The “quantum dots” tech is capable of allowing precise tuning and calibration during the manufacturing processes, which translates in better color rendering.
On top of that, DisplaySearch expects the tech to be able to deliver bright and Wide Color Gamut images, too (which will be useful for tablets like iPad mini with Retina Display and Microsoft Surface 2).
You can check out the difference between the two display techs, by looking at the chart above, which shows the difference between the iPad mini (with traditional LCD display) and the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 (with quantum dot), which is pretty noticeable.
So expect 2014 to be the year of more sharper and accurate screens on tablets, capable of displaying more realistic, crisp images. Also expected to become more mainstream are OLED tablets.