Google’s entire Pixel 9 lineup as well as the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max could benefit from an all-new display technology made by Samsung.
The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max and the Google Pixel 9 would be the first smartphones to benefit from Samsung’s “M14” OLED display technology.
Samsung’s best OLED displays on the Pixel 9 and iPhone 16 Pro
According to our Korean colleagues at ETNews, Samsung has ordered the materials needed to produce “M14” OLED screens. The “M” indicates that it is intended for smartphones and the “14” refers to the number of high-performance materials used to produce them. All of this is developed to offer better brightness and longevity than current models. For comparison, the excellent OLED screen of the Galaxy S24 Ultra uses “M13” technology.
At the same time, we learn that my first screens in this category manufactured by Samsung will benefit two of its competitors: Apple and Google. Indeed, the Pixel 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL and Fold 2 should be equipped with its new OLED panels. At Apple, only iPhone 16 Pro et 16 Pro Max will have this privilege. Indeed, the screens of the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus could be the same as those of the iPhone 15, namely “M12” screens.
Concretely, this would result in better average brightness. That of the iPhone 15 Pro Max is around 950 cd/m2 according to our 01Lab tests. The promise of “M14” OLED screens is an average brightness 20% higher, around 1200 cd/m2. The maximum brightness in HDR, however, would be identical. The 01Lab measured the latter at 1453 cd/m2.
If this information is true, the most affordable Google Pixel 9 would benefit from the same screen technology as the “Pro” models. Google would therefore not play the range effect like Apple on this specific point. With a Google event expected on August 13 and the traditional presentation of the new iPhones in September, there are only a few weeks left to wait to be sure.
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ETNews
