Samsung Electronics plans to significantly increase the purchasing volume of LG WOLED panels for use in its televisions this year. The company plans to purchase 700 to 800 thousand units of these panels, which is a significant increase compared to 10-20 thousand units last year. reports GizmoChina portal with links to Omdia analysts.
LG Display plans to produce about 6 million panels this year, of which up to 4 million will be used in its own TVs, while the rest will be distributed among other manufacturers, including Sony and Samsung, with Samsung purchasing a significant portion of them. panels. Samsung Display, the leader in screen production, plans to produce 1.4 million QD-OLED panels this year, keeping 1.1 million of them and selling the rest to Sony.
Samsung’s strategic focus is on producing QD-OLED panels, but the company is relying on the partnership with LG Display to meet the demand for WOLED panels. It is stated that Samsung plans to launch approximately 2 million OLED TVs this year, which is twice as much as last year.
Analysts predict that total OLED TV sales will reach 6.3 million units this year. While Samsung plans to use LG WOLED panels in its B and C series TVs, it will continue to use its own QD-OLED panels for premium models.
Previously Xiaomi presented Bright and inexpensive 4K TVs with mini LED matrix.