Flatpanels HD reports that Samsung Electronics is shaping up to launch its biggest-ever QD-OLED TVs next year, with 83-inch panels seemingly on the way.
However, whether you’ll actually get your hands on an 83-inch QD-OLED TV or an 83-inch WOLED TV remains to be seen, for those who buy the upcoming Samsung S95F television will also be subject to the same “panel lottery” that occurred with this year’s S90D TV models.
At present, Samsung Display only manufacturers QD-OLED panels for televisions in 55-inch, 65-inch and 77-inch sizes. They can be found on models such as the Samsung S95D, the Sony A95L and – sometimes – the Samsung S90D.
Next year, that could well change, as an update to Samsung’s parts database that was first posted on Reddit shows references to the company’s 2025 TV model numbers, and it suggests that we’ll soon see 83-inch QD-OLED displays on the menu too.
The confusing aspect is that Samsung – which appears to be skipping the “E” designation and going straight from “D” to “F” – has listed two flavors of its 2025 flagship, with the database referencing two different models. They are the QD83S95FAE and the QE83S95FAT, and they’re set to be the successor to this year’s S95D.
The Samsung QD83S95FAE is assumed to be a QD-OLED panel, due to the “QD” part at the beginning of the name, while the QE83S95FAT will likely be a WOLED panel supplied by LG Display.
Samung’s rival currently supplies its WOLED panels to Samsung for it step down models, and the so-called “panel lottery” stems from the fact that in some cases, you don’t know for sure what kind of panel you’ll be getting.
In the case of the Samsung S85D OLED TV, this features WOLED panels exclusively, while the S95D is exclusively QD-OLED. But there’s a lot of confusion with regards to the S90D model, which is available in 42-, 48-, 55-, 65-, 77- and 83-inch sizes. If you buy a 42-, 48- or 83-inch S90D TV, you’ll definitely be getting a WOLED panel, but if you opt for a 55-, 65- or 77-inch model, you could get either WOLED or QD-OLED, as Samsung confusingly uses both types of panel.
For those who care about the details – and there are reasons to compare, as QD-OLED and WOLED are very different in some ways – the extension of the panel lottery to Samsung’s flagship could well prove frustrating. The way it worked this year, it was more or less understood that you need to pay a premium and snap up the flagship S95D to be sure you’re getting a QD-OLED panel. But next year, even if you pay the premium price, there’s no guarantee that you’ll get the panel you want.
On the other hand, it’s encouraging to know that Samsung Display is expanding its QD-OLED panel lineup and making it bigger than ever. Earlier this year there was speculation that the company might be winding down its development of QD-OLED, but the expanded lineup – along with other developments – appears to suggest that’s not the case at all.
When Samsung first struck its deal to buy WOLED panels from LG Display, it reportedly signed a five-year contract, so the panel lottery may not be a permanent thing. The hope is that Samsung Display will eventually be able to increase its QD-OLED production capacity enough so that it no longer needs to rely on its rival, at which point all Samsung OLED TVs might be exclusively QD-OLED.
It remains to be seen if Sony, which declined to launch any new QD-OLED TVs this year, will announce any new sets featuring the 83-inch panel, but it’s certainly a possibility.
