An IGZO display is any display panel that uses indium gallium zinc oxide or IGZO as the primary semiconducting material in its thin-film transistor or TFT. Hence, it is not a display technology but rather, a specific backplane technology for driving and addressing transmissive or emissive components of a particular panel. Some of the notable […]
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What is LTPS LCD? What are the Pros and Cons?
An LTPS LCD is a type of liquid crystal display that uses low-temperature polysilicon as the major component of its thin-film transistor. More specifically, it is not a particular LCD technology like in-plane switching or twisted nematic, but rather, it is a backplane technology similar to indium gallium zinc oxide or IGZO TFT and amorphous […]
Super Retina Display: Advantages and Disadvantages
Super Retina Display is a brand of OLED displays trademarked by Apple Inc. and introduced first with the release of iPhone X in 2017. Feature in high-end iPhone devices, it is part of the Retina brand of displays with high pixel density. The Pros: Advantages of Super Retina Display Note that there are two sub-brands […]
Liquid Retina Display: Advantages and Disadvantages
Apple first introduced its Liquid Retina Display on its first-generation iPad Pro launched in September 2015. The display soon appeared on the iPhone XR in 2018 and the iPhone 11 in 2019. Nevertheless, this display forms part of the “Retina” brand of displays with higher pixel density. The Pros: Advantages of Liquid Retina What exactly […]
microLED Display: The Pros and Cons
microLED is an emerging next-generation display technology for use in television screens and mobile consumer electronic devices. Samsung demonstrated a 146-inch prototype called The Wall during the 2018 Consumer Electronic Shows. Apple Inc. announced in February 2018 that it began developing capabilities to produce this display technology for use in its mobile devices such as […]
iPad Pro 2020 Review: The Pros and Cons
The new iPad Pro introduced on 18 March 2020 or the iPad Pro 2020 is the fourth generation of the Pro variant of tablet computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple, Inc. Replacing the 2008 version, this device features some hardware upgrades and new use-case propositions. Reasons Why You Should Buy: The Pros of the […]
Difference Between mini-LED and microLED
Both mini-LED and microLED are next-generation technologies that rival conventional LED-backlit IPS LCD and OLED display technologies. However, despite similar-sounding names, these two are fundamentally and conceptually different. Mini-LED versus microLED: Understanding the Difference A mini-LED is a specific backlighting scheme used in panels based on LED-backlit LCD technology that employs thousands of small-sized light-emitting […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Hyper-Threading
Hyper-Threading or HT Technology is the trademark used by Intel Corporation in its own implementation of simultaneous multithreading. First introduced in 2002 with the release of Xeon server processors based on Foster MP and Pentium 4 processors based on Northwood, the proprietary technology equips an individual processor core to run more than one thread. It […]
Turbo Boost Explained: Advantages and Disadvantages
Turbo Boost is the trade name used by Intel to market the specific overclocking technology and feature included in some of its enabled Intel Core processor series, including the Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 processors, as well as the Intel Xeon series of business-grade processors. First introduced in a 2008 white […]
Intel Core i9: Advantages and Disadvantages
Both the Intel Core i7 and Intel Core i9 are high-end processors positioned for power users. However, between the two, the latter has been positioned as an even more powerful CPU engineered and marketed for enthusiast-level users with better processing capabilities, as well as advanced Turbo Boost and in some version,Hyper-Threading features. Advantages and Applications […]
