Samsung to start production of laptop rollable display

Samsung Display is to begin mass production of world’s first OLED rollable laptop screen in April 2025.

The display was shown on the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus G6 which will launch globally in June. Concept designs were shown two years ago at the CES show and at Mobile World Congress.

This version expands from a 14in 5:4 display to a 16.7in 8:9 portrait display with the press of a button or a hand gesture, increasing the display areas by 50%. It rolls back under the keyboard when not in use.

This is the first use of the Samsung unpolarized Eco² OLED display in laptop, having been used for the foldable smartphones. This integrates the polarization into the OLEd elements to reduce the panel thickness and power consumption by 30% as there is no extra layer blocking the light.

“As the rollable display extends, it may experience stress, but based on our foldable mass-production experience, we have designed to ensure durability in our rollable products,” said Youngseok Kim, Vice President and Head of Samsung Display IT Sales. “The rollable display will bring innovation to IT devices, especially in terms of laptop mobility and user experience in daily life.”

 “Thanks to Samsung Display’s exclusive OLED technology, we were able to challenge ourselves to mass-produce the world’s first rollable laptop,” said AG Zheng, Executive Director of SMB (Small and Medium Business) product and solutions of Lenovo. “The ThinkBook Plus G6 Rollable will offer user experiences like never before and set the direction of future IT products.”