Towards the end of 2025, we reported that Samsung Electronics is considering buying AMOLED displays from TCL CSOT for its upcoming 2026 Galaxy A57 and S FE models smartphones, the first time that the Korean phone maker will not use SDC panels in its A5 and FE families.
According to the latest news from Korea, Samsung Electronics has indeed finalized the contract with CSOT, and has ordered 15 million OLED panels from CSOT. The asking price of the China-based producer is 20% lower than that of Samsung Display.
As memory and chipset prices are rising, smartphone vendors, including Samsung Electronics, are looking to lower other component costs.
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Posted: Mar 17,2026 by Ron Mertens
