Samsung Display, a leading company in the display manufacturing industry, has unveiled a groundbreaking OLED-on-Silicon (OLEDoS) panel designed for augmented reality (AR) headsets at the Society for Information Display 2025, as reported by SamMobile.

This new 1.4-inch panel features an astonishing resolution of 5000 ppi, surpassing the image quality of even 8K televisions. The maximum brightness of the display reaches 15,000 nits, while the refresh rate is 120 Hz. The panel covers 99% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, delivering vibrant and realistic images.

Samsung also showcased a brighter RGB OLEDoS display with a resolution of 4200 ppi and a record brightness of 20,000 nits. This is the company’s most advanced RGB OLEDoS panel to date, significantly outpacing previous models: in 2024, peak brightness was 5000 nits, and at CES 2025, it was 10,000 nits.

The OLEDoS technology is unique in that organic materials are applied directly onto a silicon substrate, rather than glass. This allows for a significant reduction in pixel size to mere micrometers, enabling a vast number of pixels to fit into a small area. Consequently, panels smaller than 2 inches can achieve resolutions that exceed those of 8K televisions.

OLED-on-Silicon panels are utilized in augmented, mixed, and virtual reality headsets. There are two types of OLEDoS panels: those with white OLED backlighting and RGB filters, as well as those featuring individual RGB subpixels, which provide higher brightness and color accuracy.

Unfortunately, it is still unclear when Samsung's new OLEDoS panels will be featured in consumer devices.