LG Display Mass-Produces World's First Flexible OLED Panel for Smartphones

  • Thread starter Thread starter jayanji
  • Start date Start date
  • Replies Replies: Replies 3
  • Views Views: Views 1,942

jayanji

Member
Joined
10 Mar 2012
Messages
568
Reaction score
403
LG Display, the world's leading innovator of display technologies, today announced that it will start mass-production of the world's first flexible OLED panel for smartphones. This state-of-the-art panel represents another milestone following the company's commercial rollout of the world's first 55-inch OLED TV display earlier this year.

"LG Display is launching a new era of flexible displays for smartphones with its industry-leading technology," said Dr. Sang Deog Yeo, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of LG Display. "The flexible display market is expected to grow quickly as this technology is expected to expand further into diverse applications including automotive displays, tablets and wearable devices. Our goal is to take an early lead in the flexible display market by introducing new products with enhanced performance and differentiated designs next year."

LG Display's flexible OLED panel is built on plastic substrates instead of glass. By applying film-type encapsulation technology and attaching the protection film to the back of the panel, LG Display made the panel bendable and unbreakable. The new display is vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm, opening up a world of design innovations in the smartphone market. And only 0.44mm thin, LG Display's flexible OLED panel is the world's slimmest among existing mobile device panels. What's more, it is also the world's lightest, weighing a mere 7.2g even with a 6-inch screen, the largest among current smartphone OLED displays.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/07/lg-curved-smartphone-display-production/
 
LG G Flex curved smartphone revealed in press renders, will launch next month (update: 6-inch display)

bxniwduicaaatt4-1382503580.jpg


watch the video

El futuro llegó: así son los teléfonos con pantallas curvas - Telefe Noticias para vos
 
cqplQL4tHU8kjowR1u4E.jpg


lg-g-flex-vid-3.jpg


Key Specifications (Korean Version):

- Chipset: 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm? Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8974)

- GPU: Adreno 330, 450MHz

- Display: 6-inch HD (1280 x 720), Curved P-OLED (Real RGB)

- Memory: 2GB LP DDR3 RAM / 32GB eMMc

- Camera: Rear 13.0MP / Front 2.1MP

- Battery: 3,500mAh (embedded)

- Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2

- Size: 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 - 8.7mm

- Weight: 177g

- Network: LTE-A / LTE / HSPA+ / GSM

- Connectivity: BT 4.0 / USB 3.0 compatible / WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) / NFC

- Color: Titan Silver

- Other: TDMB / Hi-Fi 24bit, 192kHz Playback
 
LG G Flex hits Korea on November 12

LG has unveiled the official release date of the G Flex curved smartphone for Korea - November 12. Its major rival - Samsung Galaxy Round is already available though in extremely limited quantities.
The LG G Flex is different from the Galaxy Round - it comes with a truly flexible body, screen and even a curved battery. It is powered by the same Snapdragon 800 chipset but comes with a lower resolution display, 720p.

There is no info on the pricing just yet.
 
Back
Top Bottom