Remember the Dell XPS 13 we just covered a few days earlier with the “Tandem OLED” display? It turns out this is a new technology developed by LG Display, the Korean conglomerate’s display arm. In the press release, the company announces the new OLED panel is entering mass production, and the XPS 13 2024 is the first laptop to feature this panel technology.
Stack Two OLED Panels, And You Get Tandem OLED
The principle of LG’s Tandem OLED is very straightforward on paper – two layers of OLED are stacked on top of one another, and it provides several benefits: brighter panels, lower power consumption, and better lifespan. LG claims that the new OLED panel delivers 2x the lifespan and 3x the brightness over a conventional single-layer OLED display, while reducing the power consumption by 40% – which is good news for devices like laptops and smartphones.
The company says this technology was first commercialized in 2019, and it has first been applied in automotive applications which demanded better reliability. The panel has also found its way to Apple’s latest iPad Pro under the Ultra Retina XDR moniker (though it shares some of the supply alongside its rival, Samsung Display). In the case of the XPS 13 2024, the panel sports a 2.8K (2880 x 1800) resolution with 100% DCI-P3 gamut coverage, as well as VESA DisplayHDR 500 True Black certification.
Keep in mind that the Tandem OLED option is an optional add-on for the XPS 13, so if you want all that eye candy, you’ll have to pay extra. Otherwise, you’ll be sticking to a conventional display (presumably a VA panel) with FHD+ resolution, though it supports 120Hz refresh rate, unlike the Tandem OLED option – which sticks to the traditional 60Hz refresh rate.
Pokdepinion: I can see this getting adopted in higher-end laptops in the next year or two – it’s probably going to cost quite a bit more since we’re talking about two panels stacked together.
