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.