Samsung's latest OLED laptop displays have become significantly brighter and also have an extended lifespan.

      1,600 nits peak brightness, richer blacks, and twice the lifespan, all within a single panel.

      Samsung Display

      A month after showcasing its brightest smartphone displays, Samsung Display is enhancing the brightness of laptop screens. The company announced today that it has started supplying a new tandem OLED panel for laptops that has achieved VESA’s latest DisplayHDR True Black 1400 certification, the most rigorous brightness standard that OLED panels have faced thus far. If you’ve ever thought that your laptop display seems washed out in outdoor settings, this update is specifically designed for you.

      What improvements does True Black 1400 offer?

      Imagine OLED's characteristic deep blacks, but with a significant increase in brightness. The new certification requires a peak brightness of 1,400 nits while maintaining blacks at 0.0005 nits, representing a 40% increase over the previous True Black 1000 certification.

      Samsung Display

      Samsung's panel goes even beyond this, achieving up to 1,600 nits at the panel level, over 40% brighter than the single-layer OLED panels currently found in most laptops. If you edit videos and photos, enjoy HDR content, or need your screen to perform well in bright environments, this is the upgrade you've been anticipating.

      How is Samsung achieving greater brightness without risking burnout?

      The secret lies in the tandem design, a feature that Apple has been using in its iPad Pros for a considerable time. Instead of relying on a single organic light-emitting layer, Samsung stacks two layers and distributes the workload. This means more brightness without stressing a single layer excessively, and it also suggests that the panel will have a longer lifespan compared to a standard single-stack OLED under typical laptop use.

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      Samsung also attributes the enhanced performance to newly developed organic materials. The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition is the first laptop featuring this panel and boasts the True Black 1400 certification.

      Laptops incorporating this panel from ASUS, Dell Technologies, and MSI are expected to be released between now and next year. Samsung Display plans to showcase the panel at K-Display 2026 in Seoul, taking place from July 22 to 24, where attendees can witness the brightness firsthand.

      Rachit is an experienced tech journalist with over a decade of experience covering consumer technology.

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