The OLED-Info newsletter (September 28, 2021)

Xiaomi's 11T smartphone features a 6.67-inch 120Hz HDR10+ 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Mediatek MT6893 chipset, 8 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage, and a triple camera setup.

The Xiaomi 11T Pro offers a similar display, and some improved internal specifications.

The Xiaomi 11T will start shipping globally by the end of September 2021.

HP's 2021 Spectre x360 16 features a 16" 16:10 3840×2400 AMOLED display, with a 91% screen-to-body ratio (the OLED is optional, you can also opt for a lower-cost LCD). Other specs include a Intel i7 11-gen core, Nvidia RTX3050 GPU and quad B&O speakers.

The Spectre x360 16 OLED model will launch in the fall of 2021.

UBI Research estimates that sales of 10" and larger OLEDs (used in tablets, laptops, monitors - and also TVs) reached $2.95 billion in the first half of 2021, up from $1.22 billion a year before. Shipments reached 10.29 million units.

In the first half of 2021, 3.4 million OLED TV panels were shipped. The rest of the units (6.89 million) were of displays used in laptops and tablets, mostly.

As demand for larger mobile OLED displays, for laptops, tablets and monitors is on the rise, there are reports that Samsung Display is considering building a 8.5-Gen AMOLED fab dedicated for laptop and IT displays.

This new fab will be the first 8.5-Gen RGB OLED deposition fab, and Samsung is looking into new technologies to enable OLED deposition on larger substrates. It is reported today that SDC is developing, in collaboration with ULVAC, vertical deposition technology.

Kopin Corporation announced today it has received an approximately $850,000 follow-on order for its proprietary Lightning 2K silicon OLED microdisplay backplane wafers. The original order was announced in May 2020.

According to Kopin's announcement, Kopin is selling these backplanes to other OLED microdisplay providers for seamless integration into their own products. Kopin’s Lightning 2K backplane supports 120 Hz OLED microdisplays with 2048 x 2048 resolution in a 1-inch diagonal size.

The Oppo Watch Free is a smartwatch that features a 1.64" 280x456 (326 PPI) AMOLED display, sport tracking (over 100 sport types), heart rate monitor and a 14-days battery life.

The Oppo Watch Free will ship by the end of September 2021 starting at around $85.

Xiaomi's Civi is a mid-range smartphone that features a 6.55-inch 120Hz HDR10+ 1080x2400 AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 778G chipset, 8/12 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage and a triple camera setup.

The Civi will ship by the end of September 2021 starting at around $400.