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Old 03-24-23, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by mschwett
i’m not sure if you’re referring to AMOLED vs others types of OLED, but if we’re talking OLED vs backlit/traditional LCD… yes. 100%. the power savings of a white on black OLED are very significant (black OLED pixels don’t use much energy, whereas a backlight is always on), the contrast is better between true black and bright white, etc.
The transreflective screens used on the Garmins don’t need a backlight in sunlight. They use much less power than AMOLED.

But the AMOLED screens are nicer.

Garmin is giving you the option to make the trade off.
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