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TL;DR
- A new rumor says Samsung is developing 3D displays for phones at the same time Apple is working on a “spatial iPhone.”
- An industry observer claims that phones with glasses-free 3D displays could be commercially available by 2030.
Apple is reportedly working on an iPhone with a 3D display, possibly using a panel manufactured by Samsung. A rumor floating around this week claims Samsung is developing glasses-free 3D display panels for phones at the same time Apple is working on a “Space iPhone” — and since Apple doesn’t manufacture its own displays, it certainly seems like the two could be related.
as seen macrumorsbeing an industry observer schrödinger Screenshots were posted on X this week showing messages describing 3D projects from a contact labeled “Secret Insider.” The messages detail Samsung’s in-development 3D display called “H1”, briefly mentioning rumors about a so-called Spatial iPhone.
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While glasses-free 3D is nothing new — the Nintendo 3DS launched with a lenticular 3D display in 2011 — the H1 display described in Schrödinger’s tweet will be more advanced. It will use a “holographic layer” embedded in the AMOLED panel along with eye tracking to create the effect of a three-dimensional image that persists even when the display changes position relative to the viewer (simple lenticular displays only work when viewed straight on).
Samsung is reportedly taking its 3D plate technology to mobiles with MH1 (H1) displays. Forget 2D, we’re talking about glass-free holographic depth and spatial AI avatars floating above glass. More information will be shared soon on Schrödinger Intel… pic.twitter.com/mUysO0Wbv5
It all seems possible: Samsung has been working on glasses-free 3D display technology for some time, having published research about holographic displays. in 2020. It’s also not unreasonable to assume that if Apple releases a phone with a 3D display, it will source the screen from Samsung, though it’s important to note that Schrödinger’s alleged insider source didn’t explicitly make that connection in the messages shared on Xpress.
In a next tweetSchrödinger says that phones with holographic 3D displays could reach consumers by 2030, claiming that Samsung’s H1 display is in “Phase 1” of research and development.
Consumers have not really been enthusiastic about 3D technology to date; 3D TVs failed to stick around after 2010, and while the 3DS proved to be a hit for Nintendo, the 3D aspect in particular was not particularly well received – many later revisions of the handheld omitted 3D altogether to cut costs.
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