Android Q dark mode: how much battery power would it save?

An integrated, system-wide dark mode – this is one of the biggest new features expected to come with Android Q later this year. Excited? You should be! While an all-black interface doesn't look particularly cheerful, it has a number of benefits we can all appreciate: reduced eye strain, for instance. In this article, however, we'll explore a different benefit of a dark theme – its potential to improve a phone's battery life.

This power-saving ability applies to devices with OLED screens in particular: where each pixel is lit individually and the darker it is, the less power it consumes. ...