Samsung hasn’t revealed the Galaxy S25 series yet, but rumors about next year’s Galaxy S26 lineup are already doing the rounds on the web. A new report from Korea suggests that Samsung is preparing to upgrade the display on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The South Korean brand seems to be working on making the display thinner and brighter by applying color filter-on-encapsulation (CoE) technology to the Galaxy S26 Ultra screen. Samsung previously featured COE display technology on a few of its Galaxy Z Fold smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s display could be brighter.
The election Reports That Samsung is planning to use color filter-on-encapsulation (CoE) technology on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which reduces power consumption and increases light transmission. CoE technology replaces the polarizing plates in OLEDs with color filters and turns the general Pixel Define Layer (PDL) into black.
When the polisher layer is omitted, the display panel is said to be thinner, and its light transmittance can be increased, reducing power consumption. Decreases. Color reproduction can also be improved. Black PDL will reportedly prevent light from reflecting inside the screen, improving its brightness. A color filter printed on Thin-Film Encapsulation (TFE) can protect the OLED from moisture and oxygen.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could be the brand’s first-of-its-kind smartphone to feature the latest display technology. This could help the manufacturer to make the handsets thinner without compromising on the display. Samsung has used CoE technology in its book-style foldable phones since the Galaxy Z Fold 3 in 2021. The Galaxy Z Fold 6, which was unveiled last year, features this technology.
Non-ultra models of the Galaxy S26 series are rumored to ship with the company’s in-house Exynos chips next year. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S26 Ultra could run on Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon hardware.
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