Objective To evaluate the display performance of mobile terminals of major brands. Methods Evaluation experiments were done on six mobile terminals and one professional display on the base of standards in terms of their application. The evaluation indexes included luminance, luminance uniformity, contrast, contrast uniformity and gamut coverage rate. Results The experiments showed that five mobile terminals met the requirements of common application and only one met the requirements of color proofing. On the other hand, it showed that some mobile terminals surpassed the professional displays in terms of color performance. Conclusion It was concluded that most mobile terminals met the requirements of common application and only very few met the requirements of color proofing.