OLED monitors: introduction and industry news - Page 3

Reports from Korea suggest that BOE will begin supplying 24.5" WOLED (WRGB) monitor panels to ASUS. BOE will start shipping panels later this year.

Asus OG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W 26.5" WOLED monitor

It is reported that this will be the first time that BOE ships commercial panels out of its WOLED 8.5-Gen pilot line in Hefei, but the company is actually already shipping some commercial panels. In any case, the quantities will be limited (as the pilot line capacity is very small).  

Samsung Display announced that its QD-OLED panels have received verification from UL Solutions for their viewing angle performance under the QuantumView standard.

QuantumView is a verification program that evaluates changes in luminance and color coordinates as the viewing angle shifts from the front in 10-degree increments up to 60 degrees. According to UL's assessment results, Samsung Display’s QD-OLED panels maintained above 60% of front-facing luminance even at a 60-degree angle, while color shift remained below 0.012, indicating minimal change.

Market research firm Counterpoint says that following the spike in memory prices, it revised down its forecast for the OLED industry in 2026, as it now sees smartphone OLED panel shipments declining 3% in 2026. We have heard this before from Omdia a couple of months ago.

Following a 3% increase in global OLED panel shipments in 2025, Counterpoint says that the market will remain flat in 2026, as automotive and IT OLED shipments will increase and offset the decline in smartphone OLEDs. 

Samsung Display announced today that it has shipped over 5 million QD-OLED monitor panels last month, about 4 years after the company commenced the mass production of QD-OLED monitor panels.

SDC further says that from 2021 to 2025, it average an annual growth rate of over 320%. It has passed the 1 million unit market in May 2024, and in less than two years it has shipped over 4 million more units. 

According to reports in Korea, LG Electronics is considering using Samsung's QD-OLED panels in its future monitor lineup, and is in talks with SDC regarding a supply agreement.

It is said that LG is specifically interested in Samsung's 27-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED panel. The reports haven't been verified yet.

UBI Research says that medium and large OLED display panel revenue will reach $11.5 billion in 2026, and will grow to $20 billion by 2030, a CAGR of 14.8%. These displays are utilized in tablets, monitors, laptops and automotive applications, mostly (this category for UBI does not include TV panels).

UBI says that the main driver for increased sales will be the monitor market, where OLED panels will grab a market share of 26% of the total medium and large OLED market (not the total monitor display market).

According to reports from Korea, Apple is looking into OLED displays for its 2029 or 2030 iMac monitors, and has reached out to both Samsung Display and LG Display.

Apple, unsurprisingly, is interested in a high-end display, that will sport a high resolution and high brightness, and both SDC and LGD are developing their next-gen panels in order to satisfy Apple's demand. 

Trendforce estimates that OLED monitor shipments reached 2.7 million units in 2025, up 92% over 2024, as both gamers and professionals are increasingly adopting OLED monitors. 

Trendforce says that new 27" 240Hz or QHD monitors have been very popular in 2025.

Samsung Display announced that it has developed a low-reflection high-durability film for QD-OLED monitors. Branded as QuantumBlack, the film reduces light reflection by 20% compared to the company's previous film and increases panel hardness to 3H (up from 2H) - indicating a high level of strength that resists scratches even when contacted by a fingernail.

Samsung says that this new film will be fully applied to all new QD-OLED monitor products launched this year. The company says it has always applied low-reflection films to its QD-OLED panels, and continues to improve this vital component. 

Two days ago we reported that Samsung Display has began trial production of laptop AMOLED displays at its A6 site, and has already achieved yields of over 70%, and is close to achieve over 80% yields soon. That report was optimistic, saying that SDC is on track to begin full scale mass production by May 2026.

There are reports from Korea today, that Samsung may be delaying the A6 ramp up, citing some interesting information about technical issues, but also market concerns. We detail it below.