While it seems like AMOLED displays are quickly becoming the norm for Chinese smartphone developers when it comes to flagship devices, the good old TFT-LCD still dominates the mid-range and budget markets. It’s very rare to find a cheap device with an AMOLED display, and the sales reflect this as TFT-LCD remains as the most popular choice for smartphones in China.
The latest statistics show that TFT-LCDs still account for 64.3% of China’s smartphone display market, giving it the lion’s share when it comes to shipments. AMOLED screens on the other hand, while definitely growing in popularity, account for less than 20% of the market. We’re definitely going to see this number grow in the future, but for now AMOLED will have to settle for a lower spot.
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The China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (yes, it’s a mouthful) issued the “Monitoring Report on the Characteristics of Domestic Mobile Phone Product Interactive Carriers (2019 Issue 4)”. The report reveals that the display market in China has reached a stable point in terms of screen size and resolution, with the last big change being the adoption of full screen displays.
According to statistics, in the fourth quarter of 2019, smartphones with displays 5 inches and above accounted for 55.0% of the mobile phones listed in China, thanks to the influx of 18:9 displays. On top of this, 75.9% of these devices were 4G smartphones, which means that the 3G market is slowly disappearing as 5G becomes the new high-end flagship standard and 4G becomes the new average.
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