The OLED-Info newsletter (October 6, 2022)

Dell's Alienware AW3423DWF is the company's second QD-OLED gaming monitor, and it is an updated version of the company's AW3423DW with some changes. It retains the same curved 34" 3440x1440, 0.1 ms panel, but adds VRR up to 120Hz, has a lower refresh rate (165Hz) and switches the G-Sync support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro.

Dell's first QD-OLED monitor is now shipping for $1,299. The new AW3423DWF will be cheaper by $200.

Our friends at DisplayMate posted an in-depth technical review of the iPhone 14 Pro Max display. The 6.7-inch 1290x2796 10Hz-120Hz 2,300 nits LTPO AMOLED receives DisplayMate's highest display performance grade of A+.

The new iPhone has the same display size and resolution as the earlier generation iPhone 13 Pro Max , but it includes several new enhances - such as a new always-on display mode, a new dynamic island centered around the sensor area at the top area, and a higher brightness of 2,300 nits vs 1,200 nits. Altogether, the iPhone 14 Pro Max sets 15 new display performance records.

During Intel's Innovation Day 2022, Samsung Display's CEO shows a prototype rollable AMOLED laptop display that opens up from 13-inch to 17-inch:

Over the years, Intel has been working with display makers to showcase innovative new display technologies. In early 2020 the company showed a foldable 17-inch laptop device.

On October 25th the MicroLED Industry Association will host a webinar on microLED technologies with the University of California, Santa Barbara. UCSB has a world-leading LED research program, led by Mitsubishi Distinguished Professor Steven DerBaars and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate Professor Shuji Nakamura, professor of materials and of electrical and computer engineering.

During the webinar, Prof. Nakamura and Prof. DenBaars will both give a lecture to update on the latest microLED research done at UCSB, and a few members of the MicroLED Association will also give a lecture to introduce their company technologies. There will also be time for questions, and an open discussion.

LG Display has showcased its latest transparent OLED solutions for mobility applications at InnoTrans 2022, a trade fair for transport technology.

LGD shows its 55" 38% transparency FHD transparent displays, that actually has been adopted for subway windows before. Interestingly, LGD has also unveiled a new transparent OLED display - a smaller 30% display that offers higher transparency - 45%. You can see both of these displays in the video above.

Last month LG announced its first bendable OLED monitor/TV, the OLED Flex LX3. The company now announced that it will start shipping it next month, for $2,999.

LG's OLED Flex LX3 is a bendable OLED monitor/TV that features a flexible 42" 4K 120Hz WOLED panel that can change from a flat shape to a 900R curved one (with twenty levels of possible curvature settings). Other features include D0lby Atmos, two 40W speakers, HDMI 2.1, VRR, ALLM and G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync support.

According to reports, LG Display will start producing mid-sized W-OLED panels, as it is concerned that demand for TV panels is on the decline.

LGD will start producing 27-inch WOLED panels as early as by the end of October, targeting small TVs and gaming monitors . LGE will be LGD's first customer, and it plans to release its 27-inch OLED display in Q1 2023.

The OnePlus Nord Watch offers a rectangular 1.78-inch 60Hz 368x448 AMOLED display, heart rate sensor, SpO2 monitor and sleep tracking. The watch does not have its own GPS, and can last for up to 10 days in active use.

The Nord Watch is now shipping with a price tag of around $85.