The Samsung Galaxy S25 series can use this display technology to save costs
The Samsung Galaxy S25 series will reportedly feature slightly older display technology to keep production costs of the upcoming handsets in check. While the iPhone 16 Pro models feature displays built with the company’s latest technology, the purported successors to the company’s Galaxy S24 series may not offer the same display improvements as their rivals, a report said. Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S25 series of smartphones in early 2025, with Snapdragon 8 Elite chips.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 could have older display technology to save costs
An ETNews report Citing industry insiders (in Korean), it is stated that Samsung will equip the Galaxy S25 series with low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) OLED panels built by Samsung Display using organic M13 materials. These are the same OLED materials reportedly used by the company to produce the screens for the Samsung Galaxy S24 series that arrived earlier this year.
This means that the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will not feature displays built with organic M14 materials, which are used by Samsung Display to produce the panels on the iPhone 16 Pro models launched earlier this year. Ross Young, CEO of Display Chain Supply Consultants (DSCC), also echoed these claims, stating that the decision was made for “cost reasons”.
It has been confirmed with material suppliers that the S25 Ultra will use M13 materials instead of M14 materials for cost reasons.
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) October 25, 2024
The report also sheds some light on the screen sizes of the company’s upcoming flagship phones: the Galaxy S25 could sport a 6.16-inch screen, while the Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra will sport a 6.66-inch and 6-inch screen respectively .86 inches.
During Qualcomm’s recent Snapdragon Summit 2024 event, Samsung Mobile President TM Roh said that Samsung’s upcoming smartphone models would be equipped with the chipmaker’s latest flagship processor. It’s unclear if the alleged decision to use an older display technology to cut costs is related to the reported decision to use Snapdragon 8 Elite chipsets on all models, unlike the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ which are available in different markets arrived with an Exynos 2400 SoC.
