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The Switch 2 LCD Is a Big Upgrade Over the OLED Switch
Apr 5, 2025
Summary
OLED screens are visual upgrade, but OLED Switch isn’t exceptional compared to modern LCDs.
VRR and 120Hz in Switch 2 offer a massive gaming upgrade over OLED.
Switch 2’s LCD provides a big jump in pixel density, HDR, and brightness for gaming.
With the official reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, we now know that the launch model comes with an LCD and not an OLED as the last Switch model did. This seems to have upset quite a few prospective Switch buyers, but is it really a downgrade?
The answer is more complicated than you might think, and the mere fact that the new screen is an LCD rather than an OLED doesn’t mean the Switch 2 is a downgrade. Not by a long shot.
The OLED Switch Screen Is Good, but Not That Good
It is indisputable that the OLED Switch is a massive visual upgrade over the regular Switch. The original launch Switch, which I still have, had a particularly cheap and nasty LCD which was poor even by the standards of the day. It’s blurry in motion, has awful colors, and forget about contrast.
However, as OLEDs go, the OLED Switch is nothing special. It benefits from the inherent advantages of OLED, particularly perfect blacks and therefore infinite contrast. However, the later 2019 LCD Switch refresh is actually a little brighter than the OLED model. Digital Foundry measured the OLED at about 343 nits.
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