World's Slimmest LCD for Mobiles

It looks like Samsung's efforts throughout the last months to develop the world's slimmest LCD for mobile phones have finally brought them to a happy end.

They have already broken their own record and have announced the development of what is truly the world's slimmest mobile phone display so far. The new 0.82 mm display is available in 2 sizes, 2.1 and 2.2 inch and features a 240 x 320 pixel resolution (QVGA), 500:1 contrast ratio and 300nit brightness. The company also announced that it has developed a new mobile technology, which it is calling, "i-Lens", for integrating the entire panel assembly, including a protective layer, into a single, thinner module that is more shock-resistant and easier to read than conventional panels

As — lately - many mobile phone producers have practically fought over who designs the slimmest phone, it seems that Samsung is making great progress in achieving the world's slimmest mobile phone, by developing the world's slimmest mobile LCD.

Today, a typical mobile phone screen leaves a 2 to 3mm space above the panel before attaching a reinforced plastic sheet to protect the LCD module. In Samsung's new i-Lens process, a shock-resistant protective sheet is fastened directly to the LCD module, thereby eliminating the space between it and the panel surface. With i-Lens, the thickness of the LCD module is reduced to a mere 0.82mm, while resolving the sunlight reflection problem inherent in the use of reinforced plastic. As a result, the panel is much easier to view outdoors.