Ergo, AMOLED is more energy efficient that LCD when displaying blacks. ... Using the AMOLED setting in the Reddit Sync app indeed helped to cut current draw, prolonging the device's battery life. Power consumption was down 41 percent overall compared with the full colour version, which is a pretty decent energy saving.

Does AMOLED uses less battery?

Mobile phones with AMOLED screens can be tweaked so the display uses less battery power. ... It's worth mentioning this only works on OLED-based displays and not the currently predominant LCD/LED displays. That's because the backlight is always lit, regardless of what's being displayed.

Which display consumes less power?

When compared with a regular LCD display an AMOLED display consumes less power, provides more vivid picture quality, and renders faster motion response as compared to other display technologies such as LCD.