The endurance of smartphones could be doubled thanks to the new OLED displays

Currently, the biggest of the smartphone’s battery is the display. Among other factors, the processor also plays a role, but since mobile chipsets are currently undergoing a 5 nm production process, they significantly affect endurance only when playing demanding games. Professor Chang-Hoon Hwang from the Danish University of Dankook revealed that Samsung is working on a new OLED panel technology, which can double the life of the smartphone. The Phone Arena portal informed about the topic.

The manufacturer’s best panels, such as those used by the Samsung Galaxy S21 or iPhone 13 Pro flagships, offer significantly lower power consumption than previous-generation displays. However, OLED 8.5 technology not only doubles the battery life of the device through a more efficient manufacturing process, but also removes the limitations that prevented OLED panels from having a pixel density greater than 550 ppi. This means that in the future we may see OLED displays with two or three times the pixel density. In addition, the change will extend the life of the new generation of screens.

The new generation of OLED panels is not far from mass production

The benefits of the new generation of OLED panels sound promising. But how far are we from seeing them in action on one of the upcoming flagship smartphones? Professor Hwang claims that the technology is in the advanced stages of prototype development and that his team is currently raising funds for large-scale production of new panels.