What is especially news worthy and significant is that the performance of the OLED display on a flexible plastic substrate for the Galaxy S7 Edge is now essentially the same as on
a traditional glass substrate for the Galaxy S7, even at 500 + pixels per inch and 2560x1440 resolution.
What is especially news worthy and significant is that the performance of the OLED display on a flexible plastic substrate for the Galaxy S6 edge + is now essentially the same as on
a traditional glass substrate for the Galaxy Note 5, even at 500 + pixels per inch and 2560x1440 resolution.
Not exact matches
Although
traditional nanofabrication techniques rely on a hard
substrate — usually
glass or a silicon wafer — Shih said researchers wanted a flexible nanostructure, which would be more suited to wearable electronics.
«The ruggedness and lightweight characteristics of Mobius are due to the TFT being constructed on a plastic
substrate rather than
traditional glass,» the company said.
Newer technology is always more expensive, and Mobius displays use a plastic
substrate so they are a lot more durable and lightweight than
traditional glass displays.
The panel, a 1024 x 768 monochrome sheet, can be bent up to 40 - degrees without breaking; in addition, because LG Display has used a flexible plastic
substrate rather than the more
traditional glass, it's less than half the weight of a
traditional epaper panel.
Corning started developing a product under «Project Phire» last year, aiming to come up with a
glass substrate that was as durable as Gorilla Glass 4 and as scratch resistant as sapphire, which is used in traditional luxury wat
glass substrate that was as durable as Gorilla
Glass 4 and as scratch resistant as sapphire, which is used in traditional luxury wat
Glass 4 and as scratch resistant as sapphire, which is used in
traditional luxury watches.
The panel itself will be quite strong, thanks to the use of stronger plastic
substrate instead of a
glass base on
traditional OLED panels.