According to recent reports, Samsung has started producing OLEDoS (OLED on Silicon) display panels for its newly announced Galaxy XR headset, and is expected to join Sony as a co-supplier.
The Galaxy XR headset, jointly developed by Samsung, Qualcomm, and Google, was officially unveiled late last month. Until now, its high-resolution OLEDoS microdisplays have been exclusively supplied by Sony.
However, Korean outlet etnews reported that this situation is likely to change. Industry sources say Samsung Display received its first OLEDoS orders from Samsung Electronics last month and has recently begun mass production. These panels will be used in the Galaxy XR headset, meaning that in the future, both Sony and Samsung could supply Micro OLED / OLEDoS displays for the device.
The Galaxy XR is equipped with two OLEDoS panels, each offering 4K resolution (3552 × 3840) at roughly 1.3 inches in size. The manufacturing process is similar to that of semiconductor chips: organic materials are deposited onto a silicon wafer to form extremely small pixels, enabling clear images even at very close viewing distances typical of AR and XR near-eye displays.
In terms of hardware specifications, each display panel delivers a pixel density of 4032 PPI, covers 95% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, and supports a base refresh rate of 72 Hz.
An industry insider familiar with the matter noted that Samsung Display has already passed stringent reliability tests and received approval as a qualified supplier. Although the Galaxy XR currently still uses panels provided by Sony, Samsung Group has reportedly decided that part of the future panel volume will be supplied by Samsung Display.
That said, the overall XR device market remains relatively small at this stage, constrained by high pricing, limited user experience, and a lack of dedicated content. Market research firm Omdia forecasts that the XR display panel market will reach around 600 million USD in 2025—a relatively modest scale.
Even so, as more manufacturers enter the field and OLEDoS / Micro OLED panel production expands, costs are expected to decline. This could help lower XR device prices and accelerate the broader adoption of AR and XR headsets.
