Telus-Bound Desire Shipping With Sony LCD in Place of AMOLED?
After Telus officially announced the HTC Desire yesterday, we thought all was well. We didn’t think to look too deep into the presser for any details that would make the device stand out from its European counterpart. After putting the details under the microscope, one thing is missing: they didn’t make any mention of an AMOLED display.
A company would normally rave about their device having the latest and greatest in display technology, but not here. We can’t confirm their source, but AndroidAuthority says that it’s not – in fact – shipping with an AMOLED display but will instead use Sony’s Super LCD. I wouldn’t question this theory too much: HTC’s had to change things up on the Droid Incredible, as well, in order to attempt to keep up with demand.
I’m betting Sony’s just thrilled with these AMOLED shortage problems: HTC – arguably the biggest hardware manufacturer for any third-party operating system – is almost being forced to stock their new phones with parts from Sony as Samsung’s still having trouble keeping the AMOLED goods flowing (for whatever reason).