Black Shark 3 series launched as the world’s first 5G gaming smartphones in early March this year. The major difference between the standard and the pro models is their display size and resolution. It has been only over a month since these two devices debuted but now, we are aware of their panel suppliers who happen to be Samsung Display and BOE respectively.
According to industry sources, the Black Shark 3’s 6.7-inches OLED panel with 2400 x 1080 resolution is supplied by Samsung Display. This is the same OCTA OLED rigid panel the firm is supplying to Huawei for its new P40 and P40 Plus.
Samsung Display was the sole supplier of 2019’s Black Shark 2 and Black Shark 2 Pro. But this year, the Black Shark 3 Pro gets its 7.1-inches 3120 x 1140 resolution 2.5D flexible OLED panel with add-on touch technology from BOE, who also happens to supply Huawei for P40 series and Mate Xs.
However, the OCTA technology used on Samsung Display panels, which is equipped on the standard Black Shark 3 units are better than add-on touch BOE panels on the Black Shark 3 Pro.
Samsung Display is the only display manufacturer to have mastered OCTA tech. BOE is yet to get a better yield in this tech and hence it continues to use the old tried and tested add-on touch solution.
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