The OLED Newsletter, April 2019
Published: Tue, 04/02/19
Foldable OLED News
According to a new report from China, Xiaomi plans to ship its first foldable device sometimes between April and June - with a price tag of $999.99. If this is true, that's half the price of Samsung's Galaxy Fold (which will cost $1,980 in the US) and less than half of Huawei's Mate X (which will reportedly cost $2,600).
Samsung, meanwhile, is said to be developing two more foldable devices - one a clamshell smartphone and the second an outside-foldable smartphone. Read more about Samsung's foldable OLED plans here.
Taiwan-based AU Optronics announced it is working with clients to develop foldable OLEDs, with aims to start production in the second half of 2019. According to CLSA, AUO is developing its foldable OLEDs in collaboration with Lenovo.
Things we learned in Korea
In the beginning of March we visited Korea - to attend the OLED Korea 2019 conference and to hold some business meetings and visits.
This was an interesting visit:
- LG plans to release 48-inch OLED TVs
- Sumitomo and Merck detail their latest soluble OLED material performance
- Juhua Printing Display uses Kateeva's OLED ink jet printers
- TCL is developing hybrid QD-OLED display technology
- A visit to LG Display's Paju OLED production hub and show room
- OLED lighting and display installations in Seoul
- Universal Display's RGBB architecture is back on the table
- Here's more things we learned in Korea
DisplayMate: the GS10 has the best ever mobile display
DisplayMate posted an extensive review of the new Samsung Galaxy S10 display - the 6.1" 3040x1440 (550 PPI) flexible AMOLED. SDC's AMOLEDs are excellent displays - and it is not a surprise that DisplateMate found this newest AMOLED to be the best mobile display it ever tested.
This year, Samsung concentrated on increasing the picture quality and color accuracy by implementing precision factory display calibration. The Galaxy S10 is the most color-accurate display that DisplayMate have ever tested.
Market report highlights
During the quarter we read some interesting market report analsys:
The OLED Handbook, 2019 edition
We are happy to announce the eighth edition of The OLED Handbook, the most comprehensive resource on OLED technology, industry and market - now updated for 2019. The OLED industry grows and changes very fast, and the new edition include new details on the OLED mobile display market, new production fabs in China, OLED TVs, flexible OLEDs and more.
See here for more information and to download the OLED Handbook.
Kopin's CEO says that BOE's factory is 'actually finished'. All the equipment has been installed and the company is running first test runs
Amazon started to offer LG's new OLED C9 in the US. The TVs will actually ship in April 2019 but can be pre-ordered now
According to a new report from Taiwan's Digitimes, Samsung is aggressively seeking new customers for its OLED laptop displays - and the company has pricing its 15.6-inch 4K OLEDs at only $50-60 above comparable LCD displays.
Weakness reported in SDC memory and display businesses
CLSA reports on BOE's OLED production plans, yields and more
ETNews says that BOE has developed a new technology that integrates a touch layer inside a flexible OLED display (on touch) - a similar technology to Samsung's Y-OCTA.
SEL will discuss its latest AMOLED achievements in SID
The whole device is fabricated on textiles and the efficient OLED devices are driven by polymer solar modules.
Huawei's latest flagship smartphones use a 6.1-inch 1080x2340 AMOLED (P30) and 6.47-inch 1080x2340 AMOLED (P30 Pro)
Samsung's latest mid-range smartphone adopts a 6.7-inch 1080x2400 Super AMOLED display
A 5G smartphone with a 6.39-inch 1080x2340 Super AMOLED display
A high-end smartphone with a 6.39-inch 1080x23 full-screen Super AMOLED display
A high-end 5G smartphone with a 6.47-inch 1080x2340 AMOLED display
The XA8000 are OLED TVs that use WRGB 55-inch and 65-inch 120Hz 4K AMOLED panels
A gaming smartphone that features a 6.39-inch 1080x2340 AMOLED display
A gaming smartphone with a 6.41-inch 1080x2340 AMOLED display
A 360-degrees camera with a 0.93-inch monochrome white PMOLED
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