204: Chapter 204 The Stolen Diamonds

The current OLED Screen market is not like the LCD screen market, where various warlords vie for supremacy.

The market landscape is very clear; relying on its first-mover advantage, Samsung holds an absolute dominant position in this market.

Third-party survey results show that Samsung's market share in screen panels reaches 99%, and any mobile phone manufacturer wanting to make an OLED Screen cannot bypass Samsung's supply system.

Under such market conditions, there is a new prerequisite: whether Samsung is willing to sell to you.

After all, Shen Fei knows clearly that in the future, whether it is Huawei or Dami Company, both have suffered from this.

Of course, it's not just the future; it's the same now. HTC phones have already been played because of OLED Screens.

However, ever since Shen Fei was reborn, this landscape has been rewritten.

Back when he was just reborn, he had already had people apply for the relevant patents for the Diamond Pixel Arrangement in advance.

This is the key reason for Samsung's OLED Screen lead. By registering it first, he directly cut off Samsung's absolute monopoly in the OLED field.

After all, if there is such an opportunity and you don't use it, wouldn't it be a waste?

In the future, they will only be able to use alternative arrangements like the 'inner diamond' or 'Zhou Dongyu' patterns. Therefore, this screen from the Transsion panel factory is not that simple...

Besides the Diamond Pixel Arrangement, the corresponding evaporation process and encapsulation process are all completed independently...

According to the normal plan, as long as this screen can light up and surpass Samsung's ordinary panels, it counts as a success.

But the goal Manager Chen set is only considered a success if it surpasses Samsung's flagship screens.

After all, this is an overpowered product.

But when the screen results came out, Manager Chen was still surprised.

"Bring over that Samsung S2 screen and retest it in the same environment..."

Half an hour later, the data was placed on the table once again.

Brightness: Transsion 550 nits, while this top-tier Samsung screen only has 420 nits. Transsion's peak brightness can even reach 850 nits, whereas Samsung only has 760 nits.

In terms of color gamut, this screen reaches 102% DCI-P3, while Samsung only has about 97%.

Comparing from multiple aspects, the OLED contrast ratio of both is theoretically infinite, but in terms of grayscale performance, Transsion's shadow detail retention is significantly better.

In the more critical aspect of uniformity, Transsion is directly leading by a wide margin.

The biggest headache for OLED Screens is the 'mura' effect.

It is mainly due to uneven brightness distribution; even on the flagship products of the strongest king, Samsung, there is this problem. But this screen from Transsion hardly shows it.

This result made Manager Chen simply unable to believe it.

"Old Zhou, this result..." Manager Chen personally calibrated the instrument again. "Increase the density of current and voltage sampling points, lengthen the integration time, and let's look at the instantaneous stability."

In OLED production testing, measurement errors often come from interference during transient processes.

To obtain stable and repeatable data, the settings for signal source delay and integration period are crucial.

Old Zhou adjusted the test time; he would rather sacrifice speed to ensure absolute precision.

This screen is very important to Transsion; there cannot be any errors.

But even after doing this, the data still didn't change.

The engineer responsible for drive design uploaded a test video to the screen engineering prototype.

This is a night scene video that really tests the screen's capabilities.

The screen was mostly pure black, with a faint streetlight in the corner.

But the result...

At a glance, on the Samsung screen, there was a faint halo around the streetlight, while on the Transsion screen, the light was light and the night was night; the layers were distinct.

"This..." The engineer looked at Manager Chen. "Did we set the instrument up backwards?"

Manager Chen ignored him, and Old Zhou went over and patted his little head.

"What are you thinking? This is the technology provided by the boss; if it couldn't surpass Samsung, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?"

Manager Chen continued to call up another video: BBC's Planet Earth, which they often used to inspect the quality of a screen.

Sunlight shone through the leaves; the green saturation was extremely high but not harsh, and the picture was very clear.

It felt as if one could feel the dampness in the footage through this screen.

"The result is very clear; notify the boss to come over immediately." Manager Chen turned off the equipment, as if the outcome was already set, but his fingers lingered on the keyboard for a long time.

"Our screen here, brightness, uniformity, shadow detail—every single indicator is better than Samsung's; not just close, but surpassing."

"Isn't it a bit early to notify him? We are still missing one indicator."

"No need to wait. I believe that in terms of screen burn-in, it will definitely far surpass them."

"Then let... never mind, I will make the call myself." Manager Chen said, equally excitedly.

Everyone nodded excitedly.

They knew what this result meant; mobile phone screens are now one of the core selling points, and the OLED Screen is the jewel in the crown.

Relying on its "S-class" screens, Samsung allowed the Galaxy S series to crush its contemporaries in display effects, but now Transsion also has the level of a challenger.

Over an hour later, the person in charge of the second group of engineers also ran over excitedly, holding a piece of paper.

"Manager Chen, the aging test data is out, and the results are also leading."

Manager Chen took the report and read it line by line.

The burn-in rate data is very important; this is also the biggest pain point of OLED Screens and the key reason that prevents it from being popularized on a large scale.

OLED Screens will leave permanent afterimages after displaying static images for a long time. Samsung's solution is to control the burn-in probability to the industry average, but it still cannot be eradicated.

As for other manufacturers, a 15% burn-in risk is simply unaffordable. And that's just for one year; as long as it's used for a long time, basically every screen cannot escape this curse.

But with this screen from Transsion, through the pre-registered Diamond Pixel Arrangement and the modified driver, compared to Samsung's solution, the burn-in probability has been reduced by 250%.

250% means that the burn-in probability of this screen is extremely low, and it already has the foundation for large-scale use.

...

Manager Chen's hands trembled slightly, and the moment he found Shen Fei's number, they shook even more violently.

"Boss, it's a success."

"A success?" Shen Fei said, equally excitedly.

"How's the data?"

"Perfect." A hint of pride seeped into Manager Chen's tone. "Five-inch screen, 1080p, OLED, display effects are absolutely in the first tier."

No, it should be super-first-tier level.

The burn-in probability is 150% lower than Samsung's, lifespan is 35% longer, and power consumption is 15% lower.

Boss, the plan you provided is simply divine."

Shen Fei did not pay attention to Manager Chen's praise; this was something exchanged from the street loafer's exchange center.

And this was still the most trashy screen in the database, otherwise...

"How is the yield rate right now?"

"Currently, our data from small-batch trial production is 73%, and it is still climbing."

"We expect to reach 85% within three months, and aim for 90% by the end of the year."

"Are the disposal plans for defective products ready?"

Manager Chen smiled knowingly.

"Boss, don't worry, even the defective products are useful."

"Those with slight defects can be used on the Honor series."

"Honor focuses on cost-effectiveness, and users have a higher tolerance for screens than high-end users."

"We have calculated that even if the yield rate is only 70%, using the remaining 30% of defective products for Honor can still minimize costs."

[Honor: Having a good dad is really different. Watch me use an OLED Screen to crush Xiaomi.]