A new report indicates that Samsung is working on IPS LCD screen panel besides the traditional OLED display for the upcoming Galaxy Note 3. The Korean tech giant is being linked to two Japanese companies to implement new display panels for the phablet device and one of them is Sharp.

IPS LCD Screen on Samsung Galaxy Note 3?

ET News from Korea reported that Samsung is working on an LCD screen panel variant of the upcoming Galaxy Note 3 alongside with an OLED variant which will be sold individually in the market. According to claims, Samsung is having difficulty to supply more units of Galaxy Note 3 with AMOLED displays due to shortage of OLED panels.

The Web site also said that Samsung is now working with two Japanese companies to make IPS LCD panel for Galaxy Note 3 and Sharp may be one of its suppliers.

LCD and OLED Displays

LCD or Liquid Crystal Display found in mobile devices start with a backlight "that's always on" and does require light in order to produce black, white and colours. Most high-end LCD displays create accurate colours and greys; however, it may need calibration to produce weaker red, blue and purple for power consumption management. LCD is also known to age slower and withstand thousands of hours of usage.

OLED or Organic light-emitting diode does require light to produce white and colours but never for "black." This quality of OLED makes it a battery friendly display compared to LCD and often produces brighter images. Unfortunately, OLED often suffers oversaturation of "greens" and ages faster compared to LCDs. Another downside is the cost of OLED panels which makes some mobile phones expensive such as from Samsung.

IPS LCD or Super AMOLED Galaxy Note 3?

Two variants of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 having different screen panel costs differently from one another once released in the market. These two phablet may also produce dissimilar viewing angles and display feature from one another.

IPS LCD based Galaxy Note 3:

- Wide viewing angle

- Clearer picture

- Closely similar to "Retina Display" from Apple

- Vivid colours

- Supports high resolution display

- Consumes more battery

- Lowers selling price

Super AMOLED based Galaxy Note 3

- Battery efficient with black colours

- Larger sub pixels for effective on "letting in" light

- Brighter and smoother images

- High display resolution

- Possible to costs more than the IPS LCD based Galaxy Note 3

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is expected to appear at the IFA 2013 in Germany this September and rumoured to feature 5.7-inches of screen display and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with LTE Advanced support.