Laptops with OLED display

What OLED gives a laptop

There is no backlight: a black pixel is simply off, so contrast does not depend on the lighting and colour holds from an angle. The difference shows most in a dark room and in photo and video work, where what matters is whether detail survives in a dark frame.

• Colour. OLED usually covers the full DCI-P3 space, and in image and video work that is the reason people choose it.
• Response. Several times faster than IPS, so moving text and games stay sharper. 28 of these models are also gaming laptops.
• Touchscreen. On 24 of the 69 models — makers often pair OLED with touch.
• Memory and storage. 32 GB (31 models) and 1 TB (49 models) are the norm here: OLED tends to go into the more expensive machine.
• Battery. 70–96 Wh. A bright picture and white backgrounds cost more than dark ones: a dark theme stretches the day.

Burn-in and brightness

A static image all day at maximum brightness is OLED's one real weakness. Current models shift pixels and run a maintenance cycle, so the risk is small: keep brightness sensible, let the screen sleep and use a dark theme. Full-screen brightness is lower than on a top IPS panel.

Which sizes

Most are 14-inch (29 models) and 16-inch (24), with the rest around 15 inches. The full range is on the laptops page; for the same picture on your desk see OLED monitors.

Frequently asked questions

Does a laptop OLED burn in? The risk exists, but today's protections make it unlikely in normal use. Avoid the same static image all day at maximum brightness and let the screen go to sleep.

Does OLED use more battery? On a document with a white background yes, in a dark interface less. The gap is typically an hour or so against the IPS version of the same machine.

Is OLED suitable for office work? It is, and the contrast makes text crisper. If the screen sits on one spreadsheet all day, turn the brightness down — or take an IPS model.