Samsung announces 2560 x 1600 display, could pave the way for iPad 3
Samsung will demonstrate an all-new 10.1-inch display at the SID Display Week 2011 International Symposium next week. Samsung's new display will have a 2560 x 1600 resolution, far in excess of anything on the tablet market today. At 300 dpi, the display also compares favorably with the Retina Display resolution of Apple's iPhone 4; meanwhile, Samsung claims the PenTile technology used in the display allows it to operate while drawing 40 percent less power.
It's unlikely for a number of reasons that Apple will employ this exact display in the iPad 3. The 10.1-inch form factor exceeds the 9.7-inch size of the current iPad's design, and the display resolution is also in excess of the pixel-doubled resolution of the iPad's current 1024 x 768 display. The PenTile technology that's made its way into displays for smartphones like Google's Nexus One is also something Apple has shied away from thus far, preferring to stick with tech like in-plane switching (IPS) for its iPhones and iPads.
That having been said, Samsung's new display does prove that high-res, tablet-sized displays are indeed possible without giving up power efficiency, which makes it all the more likely that we'll see a Retina Display quality touchscreen in the iPad 3. It's previously been rumored that Apple wanted to include such technology in the iPad 2, but was unable to do so because of high costs and manufacturing constraints. Although it's looking less likely that rumors of a fall introduction of the iPad 3 will pan out, Samsung's newest display does raise the chances of us seeing a vastly improved iPad display in 2012.
There's no indication yet when this new display will find its way into Samsung's Galaxy tablets; the company just announced the new display and won't be demonstrating it until next week. However, if Samsung can find a way to mass-produce these displays and shoehorn them into the Galaxy Tab before Apple includes similar technology in the iPad, Samsung will finally have a major hardware advantage that it can hold over Apple's more popular tablet line.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the SID Display Week 2011 International Symposium (LA Convention Center, Booth 707) May 17-19, Samsung Electronics is demonstrating the industry's first 10.1-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) format PenTile™ RGBW tablet display, an ultra-high resolution, liquid crystal display (LCD). The prototype demonstration marks the first time this resolution has been available for the tablet market in the popular - 10.1-inch - format, rivaling the highest resolution smartphone displays now on the market. Samsung expects to have commercial availability of this technology for tablet applications later this year.
Because tablets are regularly used for viewing rich-colored images, the 10.1-inch 300 dpi display is ideal for applications that require extraordinary image and text clarity such as browsing the web and viewing high-definition movies, or reading books and spreadsheets.
"In order to develop tablets with the form and function that consumers demand, a design engineer ultimately has to determine how to get the highest resolution display possible, while still fitting within the overall power budget for their design," said Joel Pollack, executive vice president of Nouvoyance, Samsung's affiliate company that developed the PenTile RGBW technology.
Lightness and power efficiency of the display are critical factors since higher resolution displays typically draw more power.
"Samsung's PenTile display technology is the only display technology that operates at 40 percent less power yet provides twice that of Full HD-viewing performance for consumers compared to legacy RGB stripe LCDs. There is no other commercial display technology on the market today that offers this high of a resolution and pixel density in a 10.1-inch size display," said Dr. Sungtae Shin, Senior VP of Samsung Electronics.
PenTile RGBW WQXGA Technology Highlights
- This 10.1-inch tablet panel is capable of 300 cd/m2 of luminance, yet uses 40 percent less power than that used by legacy RGB stripe LCDs in power-saving modes.
- An outdoor brightness mode of as much as 600 cd/m2 luminance enables viewing in bright ambient lighting.
- The display's color gamut is 72 percent., allowing greater color realism than legacy RGB stripe tablet displays that have a typical color gamut of 55 percent NTSC.
- PenTile technology achieves 300 dpi resolution with two-thirds the number of subpixels, maintaining the VESA/ICDM display resolution standard.
For more information about the technology behind this WQXGA ultra high-resolution display prototype, go to www.pentileblog.com
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. Employing approximately 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries, the company consists of eight independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, semiconductor chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
About Nouvoyance
Nouvoyance is a technology development company that develops PenTile® technology, in partnership with Samsung Electronics, for flat-panel display manufacturers and their IC suppliers to improve the brightness, resolution, contrast, and power consumption of flat-panel displays. For more information about Nouvoyance, visit www.nouvoyance.com or call 408.200.7399
For related information, please refer to the Samsung release titled, "Samsung Demonstrates PenTile RGBCW Multiprimary LCD with 2D RGB Local Dimming Backlight for Ultra-Low Power Next-Gen HDTVs."
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Joel M. Pollack, 408-701-1399
jpollack@nouvoyance.com
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John Lucas, APR, 408-544-4363
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Hmmm:
1) it's a wide screen display as used in Android tabs, not Apple's 4x3 aspect ratio for the iPad
2) illustration shows an Android interface
3) Samsung and Apple are suing each other in four countries and apparently Samsung's now cut out of the iPad supply chain
So the headline is about an iPad display?
I'm thinking: sweet Android tablet....
Uhh, SAMSUNG announces a new display and this could pave way for improved APPLE products???
This Apple fanboyism is going way overboard. Samsung is a direct competitor to apple and especially the ipad with it's galaxy tab.
This has NOTHING to do with apple or ipad other than iphone 4 is the only product on the market with similar pixel density.
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It's not apple fanboyism- it's reality. This is yet ANOTHER Ipad rip-off. And more will continue. I'm so sick of the same tablets being released with nothing new to offer. Apple always has original ideas, and then others copy them. Been this way for decades now.
May 20 2011 at 11:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNot 800dpi? This is UNHEARD of!
May 13 2011 at 8:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySorry, but a 10.1" with 2560x1600 resolution makes no sense for an iPad. The iPad is 9.7" and if they doubled the resolution like they did for the iPhone 4, it would have 2048x1536 resolution. That's a 16:10 display, and it's what Android tablets use. Also that's the maximum resolution Tegra 3 supports. The 10.1" size should say everything, too.
May 13 2011 at 6:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyTo suggest that the iPad 3 is going to magically appear due to this device is just a bit ridiculous don't you think? Bring this post on in a few months and then we can talk...
May 13 2011 at 6:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySo would a 9.7" version give, you know if you cut the panel down. Assuming it is a 16:9 format vs the iPad 4:3 then it is approximately 2250 at 9.7/4:3 and if there is some non-viewable area then maybe... It is close to 2048 wide.
Maybe Apple wanted to use this but it wasn't ready..
Maybe if you can still squeeze a profit at $499, I suspect this ain't cheap
Maybe if it IS that cheap we can expect desktop screens to take some meaningful leap..
and probably not
If this thing is anything at all like the PenTile displays in today's devices, no matter how high the resolution, Apple won't touch it with a thousand-foot pole. The whole RGBG rendering concept immediately lends itself to horrid sub-pixel artifacts, especially when rendering anything in red. Maybe, just maybe, it's less noticeable at 300 ppi, but I really doubt anyone will think so when actual RGB-subpixel LCDs start getting introduced for these applications.
May 13 2011 at 2:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf it is RGBG, no. But if they are talking about the newer RGBW lay-out, quite possible.
Obviously it still is PenTile, but Apple would still miss out on the improved energy usage, deep-darkness and high PPI.
Green and Blue OLED's have improved last year. I expect it to behave more like the Galaxy S2 and less like the Desire/Nexus One/Galaxy S.
Another reason you wont see this display on the iPad: Apple's lawsuit against samsung!
May 13 2011 at 2:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI thing this is part of the problem for sure. Samsung is taking the toys Apple helped pay to develop and putting them in their own competing products first. Much like Google pursuing Android after prominent integration in iPhone put them at the top of the mobile hill for tools. You wonder why Apple is such an ass.. The put hundreds of millions of their own money into these guys only to have the profits turned against them. Apple does it to THEIR developers as well.. This will end up in some lame iPad clone... That will sell a few thousands and be discontinued... Apple certainly won't use this
May 17 2011 at 1:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLove my iPad. Hate display for reading. This would be so great.
May 12 2011 at 11:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFor reading of books dim the display.............
May 13 2011 at 4:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHow does dimming the display help with bad resolution and pixelated or blurry tiny fonts again?
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What's the point?!
I know the Retina display looks great, but at that screen size text needs a little help to be clear and visible. On a 10" display, that's not a problem. Most of these tablets can't deal with Full HD video, and even if they could that is only 1920x1080. I don't understand why anyone would want a resolution higher than that on such a small display.
Even if PenTile technology does improve battery life, the fact is that if the graphics card wasn't rendering such a high resolution, the battery life would be even better.
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