OLED Commercial uses
OLED technology is used in commercial applications such as small screens for mobile phones and portable digital audio players (MP3 players), car radios, digital cameras, and high-resolution microdisplays for head-mounted displays. Such portable applications favor the high light output of OLEDs for readability in sunlight, and their low power drain. Portable displays are also used intermittently, so the lower lifespan of OLEDs is less important here. Prototypes have been made of flexible and rollable displays which use OLEDs’ unique characteristics. OLEDs have been used in most Motorola and Samsung colour cell phones, as well as some LG and Sony Ericsson phones, notably the Z610i, and some models of the Walkman. It is also found in the Creative Zen V/V Plus series of MP3 players and iriver U10/clix. Nokia has also introduced recently some OLED products, including the 7900 Prism,the Nokia 8800 Arte, and the Nokia N85 and the Nokia N86 8MP, both of which feature an AMOLED display.
On October 1, 2007, Sony became the first company to announce an OLED television for commercial sale. The XEL-1 11″ OLED Digital Television sells for $2,499.99 in the United States and Canada. In January 2009, handheld computer manufacturer OQO introduced the smallest Windows Vista computer with an OLED display.
Newer OLED applications include signs and lighting. The first OLED lights were commercialized in May 2009. Philips Lighting opened up a webshop, where OLED lighting samples under the brand name ‘Lumiblade’ can be ordered online.
In March 2009. Samsung Electronics launched a 2.8″ AMOLED capacitive touchscreen phone called the S8300 UltraTOUCH.
In April 2009, Samsung brought the first phone using an AMOLED display to the United States, the Impression on AT&T. The Impression has a 3.2″ WQVGA AMOLED.
In May 2009. Samsung Electronics launched a 3.7″ WVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen phone called the i8910 Omnia HD.
In June 2009. Samsung Electronics launched a 3.1″ WVGA AMOLED resistive touchscreen phone called the S8000 Jet.
In July 2009. Samsung Electronics launched a 3.7″ WVGA AMOLED 3G full-touchscreen phone called the Omnia II i8000 with Samsung’s own touchwiz ui version 2.0.
In August 2009, Sprint Nextel will sell phones from Samsung Electronics featuring advanced AMOLED display technology. Company executives claimed its technology provided longer battery life and enhanced video and photo images.
In September 2009, Microsoft launched a 3.3″ Sixteenth HD1080 OLED capacitive multi-touch portable media player called the Zune HD.