Analysis: DC Dimming vs. PWM – Can you dim AMOLED displays without the flickering?

[Redaktion]

Some smartphone users have a problem: The AMOLED display of their smartphone causes them headaches, because it flickers at low brightness levels. DC dimming might be a solution for this. In this article, we explain the new technology and evaluate the advantages, looking at two examples.

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[carlos344]

Can you test dc dimming on Xiaomi Mi 9?

thanks!

[S.Yu]

Power, nothing about the power. It's said that the controller may take up a much higher load on DC dimming resulting in a higher overhead.

[GAURAV Chauhan]

Very helpful article indeed.

[Korrekturleser]

Power, nothing about the power. It's said that the controller may take up a much higher load on DC dimming resulting in a higher overhead.

What's the consequence of that higher overhead? Shorter screen on time?

[Korrekturleser]

"OLED Saver offered by MrJS is available in the Google Play Store and you don't need a rooted phone to use it."

[S.Yu]

Power, nothing about the power. It's said that the controller may take up a much higher load on DC dimming resulting in a higher overhead.

What's the consequence of that higher overhead? Shorter screen on time?

Yes.