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Originally Posted by Mr. Goodbar
OLED is still backlit, at least all versions I'm aware of are backlit. Many phones inlcuding the new Google Nexus One use OLED technology and I am sure all of these are backlit.
There is an updated article at Engadget with some additional details including that the display is actually 5.7 inches. This is the same size as mentioned for the commercial mirasol display. Could this be the first production device with a mirasol display? That would certainly contribute to a longer battery life as opposed to OLED.
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Well not
backlit really, just
lit. Each LED gives its own light independently of others, which means a fixed backlight that illuminates the whole display is avoided.
But yeah, it's a emissive display, so it emits light by its very nature.
It's really quite hard to guess the accuracy of anything based on that article. Even if it were Mirasol, which is a remote possibility, the 122 hours figure is still a bit silly. Marketing conventions dictate that you give vague suggestions of "over 120 hours" or even "well over 100 hours" or be even more vague and give the time in days. You do not say "122 hours with regular usage" if you are leaking tidbits.