It’s true, the Galaxy S25 has yet to be officially presented ( the Unpacked event has been confirmed for January 22 ). And we’re already talking about the Galaxy S26 . Those who follow the world of technology. However, know well that companies work on their products well in advance: it’s perfectly normal, therefore, to start gathering information even more than a year before the launch. Especially if the devices in question are among the most important on the market.
A BRIGHTER OLED TAKING INSPIRED BY FOLDABLES
Today’s rumor comes from a usually reliable Korean source. Namely the newspaper TheElec , according to which Samsung is planning to introduce on the Galaxy S26 Ultra an OLED technology that it has never used on its “traditional ” flagships. But has instead used for the first time on the foldable Galaxy Z Fold 3 .
We are talking about Color Filter on Encapsulation (CoE). An innovative technique that replaces the traditional polarizing plates of OLEDs with color filters. In addition to changing the overall Pixel Define Layer (PDL) to a black PDL. To make this change, the orange photosensitive polyimide (PSPI) material is replaced with a black material between the red, green and blue sub-pixels. In addition, a color filter (CF) is printed at low temperature on a thin-film encapsulation layer (TFE).
Okay, but what do these changes mean in practice? That thanks to this technology, OLED panels are able to offer greater display brightness as well as increased energy efficiency . The changes planned by TheElec for the Galaxy S26 Ultra screen, in fact, make the OLED panel thinner, thus improving light transmission. Also according to the Korean newspaper, Samsung Display should supply the panels for the Galaxy S26 Ultra (we don’t know if the same solution will also be applied to the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+).
The rumors do not tell us, however, what Samsung’s intentions are regarding the maximum brightness of the display. Let’s remember that the peak of the Galaxy S24 Ultra is 2,600 nits. While for the Galaxy S25 Ultra the expected value is 3,000 nits: on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Therefore, we could see an even higher maximum brightness, or the Korean giant could decide to exploit this OLED technology to maintain the same numbers but improve battery life.https://youtu.be/03psUYauQ0o?si=Ca3mNzgr343e4Z-6