Galaxy Note 3 to feature a 6-inch AMOLED non-flexible display, report says - Android Authority

Galaxy Note 2 (left) vs Galaxy S4 (right)

A report from a South Korean investment firm Reveals That the third-generation Galaxy Note would pack a 6-inch AMOLED display, but That it will not be a flexible one as certainkind rumors have recently said.

In a detailed note to investors (see PDF file at the second source link), Korea Investment & Securities Co. . Reveals That Samsung’s “first-ever” 6-inch flagship handset is more likely to sport a 6-inch AMOLED display than an LCD one. OLED displays are seen as a “pillar” of Samsung’s brand image by the firm, and there fore a logical choice for a flagship handsets like the Galaxy Note 3rd

It’s worth Noting That both the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2 feature AMOLED displays, with the forms of packing a 5.3-inch AMOLED PenTile screen with 1280 x 800 resolution and the later featuring a 5.5-inch AMOLED non-PenTile display with 1280 x 720 resolution. Previous rumors have saidthat the Galaxy Note 3 would feature a 5.99-inch display.

More interestingly, the report claims That said the display would not be a flexible one, as some reports have suggested. Apparently Samsung would not be able to mass-produce the Appropriate number of flexible 6-inch AMOLED screens to meet demand for Such a Potentially popular handset as the Galaxy Note 3:

Although equipment for most processes has been delivered and the supply of Remaining equipment (only for a specified process) Should be finalized in 1H13, we can

not say [Samsung Display] is ready to mass- producing flexible OLED panels. Production technology still seems incomplete, and even assuming the start of production in 2H13, shipments That can be supplied to finished products would be minimal. As such, we believe the chances are slim for [Samsung Electronics] to adopt flexible OLED panels for its Galaxy Note 3 (slated for release in 2H13). [Samsung Electronics] will likely choose flexible OLEDs for its smartphones as a differentiating design feature but would need more time to adopt it for the major models.

LG, Which Previously confirmed That it willhave a smartphone with flexible display in stores by the end of the year, seems to have issues of mass-producing Such panels also, and May delay the launch of Such a product.

Without going into too many details about flexible display technology, the report Reveals That Samsung and LG use two different technologies. Samsung relies on thin-film encapsulation while LG ice Developing face-sealing encapsulation technology. In either case, the object is to preventable water and / or oxygen to reach the inside of the device. The report says That Samsung “is still far away from Securing product reliability thatguarantees mass production” and LG’s technology “has not yet been tried for mass-production.”

The Galaxy Note 3 is expected to be unveiled at some point in Q3 2013, most likely at the IFA 2013 in Berlin, Germany, According To other rumors. The report mentions overpriced That Samsung’s “6-inch display smartphone model [is] scheduled for release in 2H13.”

That said, we’ll remind you to take everything with a grain of salt When looking at Such reports, as, after all, both Samsung and LG are yet to announce commercial products sporting flexible displays.