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Samsung Display, LG Display win top SID honors
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Nam Hyun-woo
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Apr 29, 2026 11:12 am
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Samsung's TriFold, LG’s 720-hertz OLED named 'Display of the Year'
A model poses with Samsung Display's dual-folding TriFold panel. Courtesy of Samsung Display
Samsung Display and LG Display have reaffirmed the nation’s display prowess by winning top awards from an internationally renowned industry forum.
According to Samsung Display on Wednesday, its dual-folding TriFold panel has been named “Display of the Year,” the most prestigious honor within the Display Industry Awards, presented annually by the Society for Information Display (SID). The award recognizes the most innovative display product introduced over the past year.
On Tuesday (local time), SID praised the TriFold as a new form factor designed for the mobile artificial intelligence era, delivering both powerful performance and exceptional portability. The organization added that its 10-inch-class immersive display unlocks new possibilities across productivity, creativity and entertainment. SID also highlighted the panel’s advanced materials, noting that they enhance the durability of its dual-folding structure while maintaining its slim profile.
Samsung Display began mass production of the TriFold display in September 2025. With a total module thickness of just 0.44 millimeters, it is the thinnest among the company’s foldable panels, while delivering durability that challenges the conventional view that thinner designs are inherently weaker. The product integrates the company’s latest foldable OLED technology, MONT FLEX, and has demonstrated strong reliability in internal testing, withstanding up to 500,000 folds at room temperature without display degradation.
“This recognition reaffirms Samsung Display’s leadership in the foldable market,” said Lee Ho-jung, executive vice president and head of Mobile Display Product Planning Team at Samsung Display.
“By commercializing our first multi-in-folding display that folds inward twice, we have once again demonstrated the potential to expand the foldable market through new form factors.”
LG Display’s 27-inch DFR Gaming OLED panel / Courtesy of LG Display
LG Display also announced that its 27-inch 540/720-hertz Dynamic Frequency & Resolution (DFR) Gaming OLED panel has been awarded "Display of the Year" by SID, earning praise for redefining the gaming display paradigm and accelerating market differentiation.
The award recognizes LG Display’s user-centered display approach, highlighted by its proprietary DFR technology, which allows users to freely choose the mode that best suits their gaming style.
The high-refresh-rate mode proves especially valuable in fast-paced genres such as first-person shooters and racing games. By supporting an industry-leading 720-hertz refresh rate at HD resolution, the mode minimizes ghosting and motion blur even in the fastest scenes, enabling superior gaming performance.
The high-resolution mode delivers an optimized visual experience for graphics-intensive games, simultaneously providing QHD resolution and a 540-hertz refresh rate.
"Our goal is to continue leading the gaming display market by leveraging LG Display's differentiated OLED technologies and relentless pursuit of innovation," said Choi Young-seok, chief technology officer of LG Display.
The award ceremony will take place at Display Week 2026, the world’s largest display industry exhibition, scheduled to run from May 3 to 8 in Los Angeles.
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