Samsung Display has started manufacturing micro-OLED displays for the Galaxy XR | Infinium-tech

The Samsung Galaxy XR uses two micro-OLED displays manufactured by Sony using “OLED on silicon” (OLEDOS) technology. Samsung Display has reportedly started mass production of OLEDoS panels etnewsAnd will become the second supplier for XR headset.

This generation of OLEDoS creates white OLEDs on silicon wafers and uses color filters for RGB colors. The Galaxy XR is 1.3″ in size and has a resolution of 3,552 x 3,840px – one panel for each eye.

Sony also supplies OLEDoS panels for the Apple Vision Pro. Apple had expressed interest in using Samsung OLEDoS panels as a cost-saving measure. Initial reports were that it would be used for a cheaper Vision headset, but this has since been cancelled.

Still, more competition would help lower prices. According to a market researcher at Omdia, the price of a small 0.49″ OLEDoS panel was $25 in 2024 and was expected to drop to $20 this year and $17 next year. Of course, larger panels cost much more. Omdia says the OLEDoS market is still a fraction of the market for regular OLED displays, but if increased competition drives prices down, such displays could see widespread adoption.

DJI’s Goggles 2, which are used for FPV flights with DJI drones, also use OLEDoS panels, but they are 1080p rather than 4K class. Meta is reportedly considering adopting OLEDoS for a 2026 Quest release (the Quest 3 uses LCD).

Samsung has already demonstrated several 1.3″ OLEDoS panels with RGB, i.e. ones that use red, green and blue diodes instead of just white diodes. This removes the need for color filters. The company has also demonstrated smaller 0.62″ OLEDoS panels, which are both white only and RGB.

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