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15 Full Screen Displays Released in 2017, More Expected in 2018
February 19, 2018
In the first half of 2017, Samsung Electronics introduced full-screen Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S + with OLED and home button removed. In the second half of 2017, full-screen OLED smartphones began to be launched in 2017, with Apple, LG Electronics, and Chinese smartphone set makers lining up to launch OLED-enabled full-screen smartphones. Thus, in 2017, full-screen OLED smartphones began to be launched in earnest.
Table 1: Major Full-screen OLED Smartphones Released in 2017
February 19, 2018
In the first half of 2017, Samsung Electronics introduced full-screen Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S + with OLED and home button removed. In the second half of 2017, full-screen OLED smartphones began to be launched in 2017, with Apple, LG Electronics, and Chinese smartphone set makers lining up to launch OLED-enabled full-screen smartphones. Thus, in 2017, full-screen OLED smartphones began to be launched in earnest.
Table 1: Major Full-screen OLED Smartphones Released in 2017
Source: Companies
There were fifteen full screen smartphones with OLED displays released in 2017, with two new products scheduled for Q117, four new products in Q317 and nine new products in Q417. Samsung Electronics, Apple, and LG Electronics released full-screen OLED smartphones in 3Q 2017, and Chinese smartphone makers such as Huawei, Gionee and Vivo introduced full-screen OLED smartphones in 4Q 2017.
In 2018, more full-screen OLED smartphones should be released than in 2017. Three full-screen OLED smartphones were already launched in January 2018, including Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy A8, and at least two full-screen OLED smartphones are to be launched in February. Full-screen flexible OLEDs are expected to lead the flexible OLED market with an average market share of 79% by 2022 with rigid LCDs making up the rest. The flexible OLED enables the highest space utilization and usage ratios, because the ends of the panel can be folded around the edges of the smartphone as shown in the figure below.
Figure 1: Methods of Increasing Space Utilization
There were fifteen full screen smartphones with OLED displays released in 2017, with two new products scheduled for Q117, four new products in Q317 and nine new products in Q417. Samsung Electronics, Apple, and LG Electronics released full-screen OLED smartphones in 3Q 2017, and Chinese smartphone makers such as Huawei, Gionee and Vivo introduced full-screen OLED smartphones in 4Q 2017.
In 2018, more full-screen OLED smartphones should be released than in 2017. Three full-screen OLED smartphones were already launched in January 2018, including Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy A8, and at least two full-screen OLED smartphones are to be launched in February. Full-screen flexible OLEDs are expected to lead the flexible OLED market with an average market share of 79% by 2022 with rigid LCDs making up the rest. The flexible OLED enables the highest space utilization and usage ratios, because the ends of the panel can be folded around the edges of the smartphone as shown in the figure below.
Figure 1: Methods of Increasing Space Utilization
Source: CSOT
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