Samsung dominates smartphone OLED market as LG struggles

25 July 2018
LG recorded 15% decline in revenues year-over-year for Q2 2018 and the slow smartphone OLED sales are the ones to blame.

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  • 01 Jul 2019

Quite bizarre really Samsung are the king of smartphone screens. But LG OLED TVs dominate. And are on another level compared to rest of the world.

    Samsung's amoled are best smartphone screens on a planet, no wonder they dominating. LG poled it's just not up to competition

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      • jaky
      • Kg{
      • 31 Jul 2018

      lg must not worrt about it. because most of the panels of samsu g burns.

        Samaung rocks and LG sucks.

          My old 2011 Samsung Galaxy Nexus used OLED and had the same crazy blueshift occuring on today's LG POLED panels (I had a Pixel 2 XL, so I compared the two).
          https://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus_i9250-4219.php
          Samsung made huge strides over the next few years. Let's hope LG can do the same. It should only take them 1-2 years if we track, say, the S4 and Note 4 OLED quality, which are both better than current LG V series OLED. So... patience everyone?

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            • Anonymous
            • m5N
            • 25 Jul 2018

            its not just the OLED screens that let LG down its their poor marketing strategy, Really slow releases around the world. And although they make some amazing phones like the gorgeous V30 i dont think they are seen as a top brand player, more a middle brand so people are put off when they are asking a high premium for there latest flagship phones.

              Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018G Flex series had oled. Issues found on V30/Pixel 2 XL wer... moreI forget to add for the G flex and V30 and the Pixel. Those were normal issues with some units, not all of them. Because Samsung had their issues with their phones.

                Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018G Flex series had oled. Issues found on V30/Pixel 2 XL wer... moreLook the OLED seems prefect except for 1 issue which is the burn in effect and the discolouration of the panel sometimes. Also it has a lower life span because it is the same the plasma TVs if you remember them. That's why they can't get higher nits or Quantum Dots.
                If they fix that which I doubt they will fix it, then it will be a very good panel. But looking on how the companies are going Micro-LED and Mini-LED, I don't think so they will fix it.
                That's why I said LCDs will use mini-LEDs as a backlit panel and some company said micro-LED can be used as a backlit panel. Also both can be self emissive displays like OLED

                  Nzi97, 25 Jul 2018Maybe something alpng the line with sony being leader in mi... moreThere mobile camera sensors are best and of top quality its their software that sucks and software has nothing to do with OLEDs (atleast till its not part of a smartphone)

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 25 Jul 2018

                    KamAbdi, 25 Jul 2018We cannot blame LG because they started last year so you ca... moreG Flex series had oled. Issues found on V30/Pixel 2 XL were same of G Flex/ Flex 2

                      Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018Well they already had oled panels, but not 1080p or higher ... moreWho do you mean????

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 0rY
                        • 25 Jul 2018

                        KamAbdi, 25 Jul 2018We cannot blame LG because they started last year so you ca... moreWell they already had oled panels, but not 1080p or higher resolution ones.

                          We cannot blame LG because they started last year so you cannot expect from them to suddenly compete Samsung who was making OLED smartphones panel for 10 years.
                          True if LG -Apple deal goes on, it will balance it or increase their OLED panel sales.
                          BOE also is looking for Apple and others actually to give them OLED panels.
                          JDI and JOLED also will mass produce next year so we can see from they start.
                          All those companies will compete Samsung and I know they will break Samsung's nose.
                          For the LCD, some companies are starting to do mini-LED backlit panels so the LCD will also become more powerful.

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                            • Pragmatic
                            • sxn
                            • 25 Jul 2018

                            Well that's how it goes. Bigger player beats smaller one, more at 11.

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                              • Dude
                              • 3Kf
                              • 25 Jul 2018

                              Walter C. Dornez, 25 Jul 2018Why, what do they offer over Samsung OLED?The guy is a troll, BOE is just another okayish China manufacturer who will LG poled in the future.

                                Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018BOE display is the bestWhy, what do they offer over Samsung OLED?

                                  Leelu, 25 Jul 2018Lg still makes great LCD's especially those new RGBW matrix... moremy friend change his iphone 7 screen (glass+touchscreen) only for $26

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                                    • Ye6
                                    • 25 Jul 2018

                                    This is what happens when u accept a job which u cannot do .... they supplied those stupid dull P-OLED displays to pixel 2 Xls which blew everyone out. On top of that they had same dull displays on V30 .. what else u can expect LG

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • mx{
                                      • 25 Jul 2018

                                      BOE display is the best

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                                        • Luxor
                                        • IVK
                                        • 25 Jul 2018

                                        Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018But their oleds are 3x as expensive compared with their lcd... moreThey manufacture it themselves. Cant blame the price on anyone else. They have themselves to blame.

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