That crisp, clear Galaxy S4, iPhone 5S, or Nexus 5 you just bought? It might look a bit fuzzier to you next year, if Samsung has its way. The Korean electronics giant announced plans next year to ship AMOLED smartphone displays with 2560×1440 resolution–or 560 PPI at 5.2 inches–nearly double the number of pixels found in today’s current top-of-the-line smartphones.
As if that isn’t sharp enough, Samsung says we should see the first Ultra HD 3840×2160 smartphone displays in 2015, followed by foldable displays in 2016. The company says that wearable and flexible devices will be the next big disruptive technology, which is no surprise given its recently-launched its Galaxy Gear smartwatch and showed off foldable displays.
Samsung also revealed plans for a 16-megapixel smartphone camera sensor in 2014. The Korean electronics giant reiterated its plans to build 64-bit, ARM-based Exynos processors, as well as its own custom-built 64-bit processor. Samsung is feeling the pressure from Apple, who is already custom-designing its own mobile ARM processor, and who was first to market with a 64-bit smartphone with the iPhone 5S.
Samsung tossed these and other juicy morsels to mobile industry analysts at its Analyst Day event, its first in 8 years. The company needs to convince top analysts to keep the faith in its future innovations and debunk the idea that the high-end smartphone market is leveling off — in turn boosting its wavering stock value.
Along those lines, Samsung announced that it has shipped over 100 million units of its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note handsets so far this year.
Samsung also made some big announcements at its Developer Conference in San Francisco last week. The company showed off five new or updated software development kits, including a streamlined its mobile SDK, an updated enterprise SDK, and a multi-screen gaming kit.
