Always on Display

Always-On Display, or AOD is a Super AMOLED feature that is available on certain Samsung smartphones.[1] It was introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S7 in 2016.

This technology was first introduced by Nokia in 2009 on the N86, and more widely adopted with its next generation AMOLED Symbian phones in 2010 (the Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 and E7). It became a standard feature on most Nokia Lumia Windows Phones in 2013, paired with the Nokia Glance Screen app.[2] The feature has since become more widely available on Android handsets including Motorola (Moto X, Moto Z), LG (G5, G6, V30), Samsung (Galaxy a7(2017), S7, S8, S9) and the Google Pixel 2.

A phone with AOD enabled keeps a limited portion of the screen on during sleep mode. An AOD shows the time, date, and battery status by default, but can be configured to also show various types of notifications and screensavers.

The Always On Display feature does consume energy. Though the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are built with AMOLED screens that turn off black pixels, colors, sensors and processors all consume energy while AOD is in use, which leads to an extra consumption of roughly 3 percent.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Samsung explains the Galaxy S7's Always On Display (AOD)". 28 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Symbian's 'little feature that could' still to be equalled, even on Windows Phone". All About Symbian. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  3. ↑ "How the Always On Display of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Keeps You on Track". September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tested: The Galaxy S7's always-on display consumes very little battery". TechSpot. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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