In many ways, 2024 was one of the best years for smartphones in a long time. While you could pick out several other innovations made in years prior, 2024 marked an important year where phones debuted more eye-friendly displays, finally adopted years of promised software updates, got overheating under control, and moved toward more consumer-friendly practices like better repairability.
But I'm not confident that 2025 is going to be quite as good. Patent disputes between Samsung and BOE are heating up, threatening to get BOE displays banned here in the States. For me, that's particularly concerning because Samsung AMOLED panels typically use PWM dimming, which gives me headaches and makes it impossible to use these types of displays long-term, while BOE panels are far more eye-friendly.
