The South Korean tech giant Samsung has been bringing up innovations and advanced technologies for its displays to enhance the overall user experience. Well, Samsung Display’s latest achievement will allow laptop manufacturers to deliver enhanced brightness to their consumers.
Samsung’s Tandem OLED panel for laptops now meet the VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1400 standard
Today, the company has officially announced that it has begun the full-scale supply of tandem OLED panels for laptops that meet VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1400, VESA’s new certification tier for high-brightness OLED displays.
Requirements for the VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1400 standard
According to VESA, this new certification requires a display to reproduce black levels of 0.0005 nits or lower while achieving a peak brightness of 1400 nits at a 10% On Pixel Ratio (PXR), which refers to the percentage of active pixels among all pixels on the screen. The new tier raises the peak brightness requirement by 40% compared with True Black 1000.
Samsung’s Tandem OLED panel
Samsung Display’s new tandem OLED panel for laptops can reach peak brightness of up to 1600 nits at the panel level. The company is supplying tandem OLED panels that support this new VESA tier to multiple global PC manufacturers.
It is revealed that the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition (16”, 11), featuring the panel, has also earned the True Black 1400 certification, while companies like ASUS, Dell Technologies and MSI are expected to unveil products supporting this certification from the second half of this year through next year.
The new panel uses a tandem OLED architecture that stacks two organic emissive layers to improve light-emitting efficiency and achieve higher brightness. Because the two stacked layers emit light together, a tandem OLED can produce greater brightness using the same current or reduce the load on each emissive layer at the same brightness level, extending the panel’s lifespan. As a result, the panel delivers both higher brightness and a longer lifetime.
Also, by applying newly developed organic materials to its tandem OLED, the company has further enhanced the panel’s overall performance.
Brad Jung, Vice President and Head of IT Business Sales, Marketing & Product Planning Team, said, “Our high-performance OLED panel for laptops that meets the True Black 1400 standard is a prime example of Samsung Display’s advanced materials technology. We will continue to expand our OLED lineup to deliver differentiated product experiences in the premium laptop market.”
Samsung Display will be showcasing the VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1400 tandem OLED panel for laptops at K-Display 2026, in Seoul from July 22 to 24.
