All ⋆ OLED

Foldable Phones Predicted to Exceed 100 Million Units by 2026

February 24, 2022

According to UBI Research’s “1Q22 Small OLED Display Market Track” Small OLED Display (10-inches or smaller watch, smartphone, foldable phone, etc.) shipment in 2021 was 746 million, a 34.4% increase from the previous year's 555 million.
The reason for the increase in shipments compared to 2020 can be attributed to the increased sales of iPhone 12, iPhone13, and the unexpectedly strong sales of Galaxy Z’s Fold 3 and Flip 3.

[UBI Research China Trend Report] Chinese Panel Makers’ Total Shipments of OLED Panels for Smartphones in the Fourth Quarter of 2021 Increased by 26% Compared to the Third Quarter

February 17, 2022

According to UBI Research’s 'February 1st China Trend Report’, total shipments of OLED panels for smartphones by Chinese panel makers in the fourth quarter of 2021 were 44.8 million units, a 26% increase from 35.57 million units in the previous quarter.
By company, BOE shipped 20.9 million units and occupied a 46.7% share, followed by Visionox with 9.7 million units, EverDisplay Optronics with 5.5 million units, CSOT with 5.5 million units, and Tianma with 3.1 million units.

China Aims for the Foldable Phone Market with Multiple Foldable Phone Launches

February 15, 2022

Samsung Electronics widely successful release of its foldable phones, Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 last year has risen expectations for establishing foldable phones into the mainstream.
Chinese companies such as Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo are also releasing multiple foldable phones.
As the first foldable phone in China, Huawei has been releasing the Mate X series every year since its launch in 2019.
The Mate X and the Mate Xs released in 2020 are 8 inches in size and folds outward.
The external display is 6.6 inches with a resolution of 1148x2480 and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.

SDC, 4Q2021 The Highest Smartphone Shipments 125 million units, Highest market share of flexible OLED 50.1%

February 9, 2022

According to UBI Research Weekly Report, Samsung Display’s OLED shipped 480 million units in 2021. The highest number of shipments were in the 4th quarter at 133 million units and the second highest was in the in 3rd quarter at 129 million units. Samsung Display OLED application products shipped in 2021 were smartphones, watches, tablet PCs notebooks and TVs. OLED for TVs started shipment in the fourth quarter of last year. It was the first OLED for TV shipment in eight years since 2013 when they had discontinued mass production.

LG Display Achieves Record Sales in 2021, Swinging a Profit after Three Years

February 3, 2022

As LG Display posted the highest sales ever, at the same time it also made a sharp pivot into a profit for the first time in three years.
On the 26th, LG Display announced that it had achieved annual sales of 29.878 trillion won and operating profit of 2.23 trillion won in 2021.
“This is the result of the large-sized OLED panels in the premium market, the strengthening of the small and medium-sized OLED business base, and the innovation of LCD structures centered on IT products,”

Analysis of 65-inch Premium TV Price Trend in 2021

January 17, 2022

This is an analysis for the 65-inch TV prices for Samsung Electronics' QNED TV, LG Electronics' OLED TV, and Sony's OLED TV in 2021.
Samsung Electronics started with the 4K high-end models QN90A and the 8K models QN800A and QN900A.
The entry-level models QN80A and QN85A were released sequentially.
The 4K models QN90A, QN85A, and QN80A were priced at $2,600, $2,200, and $1,700 respectively. The 8K models QN900A and QN800A were priced at $5,000 and $3,500.

[CES2022] Samsung Press Conference

January 7, 2022

Chinese OLED smartphones released in 2021, 62% increase compared to 2020

January 7, 2022

Of the total 226 OLED smartphones released in 2021, China released 175.
This is an overwhelming 77.4% share in the market. Korea released 20, which is half of the 39 in 2020.
The United States released 16 and other countries released 15.

Samsung Display's QD-OLED applied to Sony's TV and DELL's monitor

January 7, 2022

QD-OLED panels, which are being mass-produced from the second half of 2021 at Samsung Display, will be applied to new products for Sony and DELL. First, Sony announced ‘A95K’, the first TV with QD-OLED in its 2022 TV lineup. A95K is available in 55-inch and 65-inch models, featuring 4K resolution and a refresh rate of 120 Hz.

[CES2022] Sony Press Conference at CES 2022

January 6, 2022

LG Display’s automotive OLED panel recognized for ‘best picture quality’ for passengers

December 27, 2021

Obtained international certification for ‘High Visibility Vehicle OLED’ from German TUV, a global certification body. Provides a wide viewing angle while consistently maintaining high image quality in a wide range of driving environments and low temperatures of -40 degrees Celsius.

[2021 Visionox Technology Innovation Conference] Chief Executive Officer Zhu Xiujian, “We will provide the ultimate experience through form innovation, basic performance enhancement, and function integration”

December 9, 2021

At the Visionox Technology Innovation Conference in 2021, Zhu Xiujian, Chief Executive Officer of Visionox Technology Product Engineering Center, gave a presentation on OLED industry trends and Visionox's advanced technology exploration. In the OLED industry trend, Chief Executive Officer Zhu emphasized, “Flexible OLED is expected to occupy more than 30% of the panels for mobile devices after 2023, and cost reduction is the only way to expand the market.”