Samsung Display and LG Display said Tuesday they have each won the Society for Information Display’s “Display of the Year” award.
SID is a leading global display industry conference that draws about 7,000 experts, researchers and professors. “Display of the Year” is the top honor among SID’s annual Display Industry Awards.
Samsung Display was recognized for its tri-fold smartphone display, first unveiled last year, which the company said demonstrated both high performance and improved portability.
SID announced the award Monday (local time), praising the tri-fold’s “immersive 10-inch large screen,” saying it opened new possibilities for productivity, creativity and entertainment. SID also said advanced materials helped maintain thickness while strengthening durability in the dual-folding structure.
Samsung Display said the tri-fold module is 0.44 millimeters thick, the thinnest among its foldable panels, while offering strong durability. In internal folding tests, the company said the panel showed no screen issues after 500,000 folds at room temperature.
The company also cited work to address “sliding,” a persistent issue in foldable panels that is known to worsen by up to 1.6 times in a tri-fold structure. Samsung Display said it developed a next-generation adhesive and applied an optimized stress-distribution design to improve durability.
Lee Ho-jung, vice president and head of product planning for the small and medium display business, said the award again recognized Samsung Display’s technology leadership in the foldable market. He said the company was the first in the world to commercialize a multi in-folding display that folds inward twice, reaffirming the potential to expand the foldable market through new form factors.
LG Display’s 27-inch 540/720Hz (DFR) OLED gaming monitor. [Photo=LG Display]
LG Display’s gaming OLED panel was also honored, with SID citing it as a shift in the gaming display paradigm, the company said.
LG Display said its 27-inch 540/720Hz (DFR) OLED gaming monitor applies its proprietary “DFR” technology, allowing users to choose modes as needed.
The high-refresh-rate mode is aimed at genres that require rapid screen changes, such as first-person shooters and racing games. LG Display said it delivers QHD resolution and a 540Hz refresh rate at the same time, providing a viewing experience optimized for graphics-intensive games.
The panel also received VESA’s top-tier “ClearMR 21000” certification, LG Display said.
Choi Young-seok, LG Display’s chief technology officer, said the company will continue to research and develop innovative OLED technology for gaming displays, building on its differentiated technical capabilities.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held at Display Week 2026, the world’s largest display-focused exhibition, which opens May 3 in Los Angeles.
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