LG has set the benchmark even higher for smartphone displays with the introduction of a new Quad HD LCD panel, which promises a 2,560 x 1,440 pixel resolution four times clearer than today's HD LCD displays.
LG Display, world leader in inventing new display technologies, has gone a step further with the smartphone display panels. After being the first to introduce the world's slimmest Full HD LCD panel in July, the subsidiary of LG Group has tasted success in yet another endeavor in display technology. The South Korean panel maker announced Wednesday that it has developed a new Quad HD LCD panel for smartphones that offers four time clearer picture quality than standard HD LCD displays.
The 1080p was just pushing the limits and LG has taken the smartphone displays to a completely new level. The new Quad HD display measures 5.5-inches long and 1.2 millimeters thick and sports a 2560X1440 pixel resolution with 538 pixels per inch (ppi). The picture quality with this high resolution on a mobile device can be compared with Blu-ray videos, which offers sharp contrast and clearer images.
"LG Display, which pioneered the high resolution mobile market with introduction of the world's first Full HD smartphone panel in 2012, again opens new possibilities with the successful application of QHD technology," Byeong-koo Kim, the head of LG Display's IT and Mobile Development Group, said in a statement. "With this breakthrough, LG Display will continue to raise new standards for mobile resolution and lead the mobile display market."
In addition, LG Display lets users view full desktop versions of web pages at a glance without image distortion and with sharper text. The company also claims that enlarging an image will not distort the image.
LG failed to mention when the new technology will be put in use or which line of devices will sport the Quad HD LCD panels. However, the latest technology, based on Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS) substrate, is expected to exceed 765 million units by the end of 2014 due to the increasing demand for larger screens with greater resolutions and less power consumption.
