LG announces that the upcoming G8 smartphone will adopt the company's Crystal Sound OLED tech

LG Electronics announced that its upcoming LG G8 ThinQ smartphone will feature the company's Crystal Sound OLED (CSO) technology - which turns the OLED display into an audio speaker.

LG crystal sound OLED smartphone scheme

The idea is that a CSO display vibrates and turns into a diaphragm - to produce high quality sound. LG says that such a speaker improves the clarity compared to regular smartphone speakers. The G8 ThinQ will also use other audio technology, including DST-X 3D Surround Sound emulation, Hi-Fi Quad DAC, Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) and more.

LG first launched its CSO technology in January 2017, in large-area OLED TV panels. This is the first time we hear of a CSO smartphone display which is interesting news. LG Display also demonstrated CSO OLED lighting panels. In May 2018 Samsung Display demonstrated similar technology.

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Posted: Feb 14,2019 by Ron Mertens