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Galaxy S11 to Sport a SAMOLED Display
Samsung is expected to soon showcase this new display type for which Samsung filed trademark in South Korea with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).
The trademark application has been categorized as Class 9/11 with the description mentioning OLED display; smartphone display; monitor; television screen; digital signage; computer screen’. On the same day, the company also filed for the same trademark with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office). While this new version of the company’s popular AMOLED screen seems to be definitely coming, it is not yet known what the ‘S’ stands for in SAMOLED. It could be ‘Super AMOLED’ but that seems unlikely given that the Super AMOLED screen have been around for quite some time now.
Figure 1: SAMOLED Trademark
Galaxy S11 to Sport a SAMOLED Display
Samsung is expected to soon showcase this new display type for which Samsung filed trademark in South Korea with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).
The trademark application has been categorized as Class 9/11 with the description mentioning OLED display; smartphone display; monitor; television screen; digital signage; computer screen’. On the same day, the company also filed for the same trademark with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office). While this new version of the company’s popular AMOLED screen seems to be definitely coming, it is not yet known what the ‘S’ stands for in SAMOLED. It could be ‘Super AMOLED’ but that seems unlikely given that the Super AMOLED screen have been around for quite some time now.
Figure 1: SAMOLED Trademark
Source: Company
SAMOLED is expected to be used in the company’s upcoming flagship smartphones, including the Samsung Galaxy S11 lineup and the next-generation Galaxy Fold smartphone. The current-generation flagships — Galaxy S10 lineup and the Galaxy Fold, both come with Dynamic AMOLED display. Samsung has never released a smartphone under their own brand with a 90Hz display, let alone 120Hz, but they could join the high refresh rate bandwagon, and the latest One UI 2.0 (Android 10) beta for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 hints at a future phone that will have a 120Hz display. There’s a hidden option in the display settings to toggle between 60Hz and 120Hz. Obviously, the Galaxy Note 9’s display is not capable of switching to this higher refresh rate, but this definitely suggests a future phone will. The company is also using Super AMOLED display for its mid-range and premium mid-range phones. There is a reference to a 20:9 aspect ratio. Samsung is also working on lots of new features for its upcoming smartphones that extend existing functionality and make photography easier for everyone. Samsung rolls out new versions of its camera app, and is working on for future smartphones. Previously, Samsung indicated it would be using its own 108MP camera sensor in an upcoming device. In the latest update to the Samsung Camera app, new camera features including Director’s View, Single Take Photo, Night Hyperlapse, and more. In the same update was evidence that Samsung will bring 8K video recording support to a future device, and we also found further evidence pointing at a future Galaxy device, likely the Galaxy S11, having a 20:9 aspect ratio and 108MP camera sensor. Along with 8K@30fps and 108MP camera support, Samsung is working on many new photo and video modes for its upcoming smartphones. These modes are very impressive:
Expect these features to land on one of Samsung’s upcoming flagships. The processing power needed for this type of video recording just isn’t possible with the mid-range processors found on Samsung’s mid-range phones, which means it’ll likely be the Galaxy S11 or another device that ends up with these features.
Samsung is expected to launch at least three flagship smartphones next year, including the Galaxy S11, Fold 2, and Note 11. But when it comes to design changes, only the Fold 2 is expected to get a significant makeover, according to recent reports. The Galaxy S11 and Note 11 may look a lot like their predecessors, although Samsung will probably add discrete changes in order to help consumers tell all of their phones apart. However, Samsung is also working on smartphone designs unlike anything seen on the Galaxy S or Note series so far. Samsung is working on a phone with a true all-screen design. The selfie camera remains the only front-facing element that can’t be removed or placed under the screen for now, although everyone in the business is looking at under-display cameras. Top and bottom bezels are also present on many devices right now, although flagship handsets have thinner bezels all around the screen.
Figure 2: Samsung Smartphone w/3D Display and Side Touch
- Director’s View that will lock onto a subject in view and also “select who’s in the close up.” Along with that, it will support “Tapping the thumbnails on the left to switch between camera lenses. Tap the ones on the right to jump o a close-up on a subject.” This sounds like Samsung will allow you to record from multiple camera lenses at the same time. The iOS app Filmic Pro does on the iPhone 11. It will record 1080p at 30fps on the iPhone 11 out of two of the cameras at the same time. Director’s View sounds like Samsung will natively do something similar. While there is little information about Night Hyperlapse besides a name and description, it will likely be the existing hyperlapse mode but with night mode.
- Single Take Photo, which sounds like a very cool feature, will permit Shooting to capture the scene in a series of pictures and short videos.” It can pan the phone around for 15 seconds, slowly, and it will capture a bunch of pictures and videos of the scene. It will tell the user to slow down when needed or “Oh, you’re doing great!” The mode will also show popups saying things like “Artist at work…” and “This is some of my best work…” After the phone processes all the photos and videos, a collection of what it just took will be available.
- Vertical panoramas. This basically just takes a panorama, which is normally horizontal, but vertically. This is actually already possible on Samsung phones if you ignore the warnings and lines Samsung gives you and just pan the camera up and down. It’s nice to see Samsung is embracing this feature and making it part of the main panorama mode, though. Samsung is adding the ability to take a and turn it into a filter. It could mean taking certain aspects of the photo like saturation, exposure, and brightness and turning it into a filter. Samsung’s camera actually supports filters right now under the beauty mode settings, but this could extend the functionality into more custom changes.
Expect these features to land on one of Samsung’s upcoming flagships. The processing power needed for this type of video recording just isn’t possible with the mid-range processors found on Samsung’s mid-range phones, which means it’ll likely be the Galaxy S11 or another device that ends up with these features.
Samsung is expected to launch at least three flagship smartphones next year, including the Galaxy S11, Fold 2, and Note 11. But when it comes to design changes, only the Fold 2 is expected to get a significant makeover, according to recent reports. The Galaxy S11 and Note 11 may look a lot like their predecessors, although Samsung will probably add discrete changes in order to help consumers tell all of their phones apart. However, Samsung is also working on smartphone designs unlike anything seen on the Galaxy S or Note series so far. Samsung is working on a phone with a true all-screen design. The selfie camera remains the only front-facing element that can’t be removed or placed under the screen for now, although everyone in the business is looking at under-display cameras. Top and bottom bezels are also present on many devices right now, although flagship handsets have thinner bezels all around the screen.
Figure 2: Samsung Smartphone w/3D Display and Side Touch
Source: Samsung via LetsGoDigital
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