Side-by-Side Comparison
Panel Types
IPS vs. Mini-LED
Comparing 2 standards across 8 specifications. 6 key differences identified.
Comparing:
IPS
Mini-LED
IPS (In-Plane Switching) panels offer the widest viewing angles of the common LCD types -- 178°/178° is standard -- and the most consistent color, making them the default for color-critical monitors and most phone LCDs, at a contrast ratio similar to TN's.
Mini-LED is a backlight technology, not a panel type -- it uses thousands of LEDs roughly 0.1-0.2mm in size (versus 0.5-1mm for traditional LED backlights) arranged into hundreds or thousands of local-dimming zones behind an LCD panel of any type, improving contrast and reducing blooming. TCL commercialized it in TVs starting in 2019.
Specification Comparison Table
8 Parameters| Parameter / Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Contrast Ratio
|
1,000 : 1 (Static) | 10,000–100,000 : 1 (Dynamic with local dimming) |
|
Viewing Angle
|
178° / 178° (Wide) | 178° (Depends on base IPS or VA panel) |
|
Response Time (GtG)
|
1–4 ms | 1–4 ms |
|
Color Gamut Coverage
|
99–100% sRGB / 95–98% DCI-P3 | 99% sRGB / 95–98% DCI-P3 |
|
Peak Brightness
|
350–500 nits (SDR) / 600–1,000 nits (FALD HDR) | 1,000–2,000+ nits (High full-screen brightness) |
|
Burn-in Risk
|
None (Immune) | None (Immune) |
|
Backlight / Emissive Type
|
Transmissive LED / Mini-LED Edge or FALD | Thousands of Miniaturized Direct Local Dimming LEDs |
|
Black Level / Minimum Luminance
|
Moderate (0.1–0.3 nits, IPS glow present) | Near Zero (0.001–0.01 nits in dim zones) |