What do you prefer on your next gaming laptop? An OLED panel with excellent contrast and deep black levels or a different display technology that can exceed 60 Hz? Well, soon you won’t have to choose. Samsung Display announced plans to manufacture “the world’s first 90 Hz OLED panels for laptops and notebooks. The company will begin producing 14-inch screens in March, according to chief executive Joo Sun Choi. For the time being, it is unclear whether this means a specific resolution and aspect ratio or multiple offerings aimed at different laptop designs.
For video game enthusiasts, this is the dream scenario. Many consider OLED the king of display technology, surpassing everything that Mini-LED and MicroLED can produce at the moment. (That’s why LG’s C1 line won our Best TV award at CES last week.) A 60 Hz refresh rate is adequate for some games, but the industry is slowing towards faster frequencies. Many PC players already have 120 Hz or 144 Hz monitors, for example, which can give them an advantage in titles like Valorant. Although lower, 90 Hz should provide a decent gaming experience on the go and pair perfectly with the hardware that normally comes inside laptops.