Samsung working on a 5.9-inch 4K Super AMOLED display for next year’s Galaxy Note 5

November 6, 2014

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2014 gave us the first smartphones with a Quad HD (2560 x 1440) display, but that's not good enough is it? I am thinking 700+ ppi makes a lot more sense doesn't it? Yup, I am talking Ultra HD baby, as in 4K. Well Samsung seems to agree as they are working on a 5.9-inch Super AMOLED display that will sport a resolution of 3840 x 2160 and a ppi of 746.

This is hardly surprising since Samsung did reveal a roadmap (above) during their Analyst Day last year. It does show an UHD display for sometime in 2015. If Samsung does pull this off, expect to see it on the Galaxy Note 5.

Overkill? Possibly, but with Samsung's phones allowing you to display multiple apps at the same time on the display, it actually is utilized. It means that you could shows 4 pop up apps on the display at the same time giving you a resolution of 960 x 540 (qHD) for each app. Displaying 3 apps at the same time would give you 720p each. So you see, you do need it :-)

source: Phone Arena

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.

1 comment

Xnemesis says:

November 6, 2014 at 7:20 PM

Honestly I dont care all most people want is better battery life. And the smartphone maker who can make a smartphone last more then a day after er heavy use will sell more phones then any other maker.

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