The company has already unveiled several models that use MicroLED technology based on microscopic LEDs. Samsung is also researching Mini-LED-LED panels. Moreover, the company has made significant progress in the production of these panels and, as indicated by the resource SamMobile, plans to put on the market next year more than 2 million TVs based on this backlight technology.

The site cites a recent report from analysts at TrendForce that Samsung is preparing to release a new series of QLED TVs next year that will use Mini-LED backlight technology. The series will be available in 55, 65, 75, and 85-inch models and will offer 4K support.

Thanks to Mini-LED backlight technology, these TVs will be able to offer a dynamic contrast ratio of 1,000,000: 1, which is much higher than the capabilities of the company’s current series TVs. Such a high contrast ratio can be achieved through the use of at least a hundred zones of local dimming in displays using from 8 to 30 thousand Mini-LEDs.

In addition, the new QLED TVs with Mini-LED backlight technology will be able to offer very high brightness levels, better HDR technology, and wider coverage of various color spaces, according to the source. The resource points out that such companies as Apex, Epistar, FitTech, Macroblock, San’an Optoelectronics, and Saultech are currently fighting for the right to supply Mini-LED-LEDs to the South Korean manufacturer. However, so far we are talking only about the supply of test samples.

Displays with support for Mini-LED backlighting are not only capable of providing a better picture than conventional LCD panels. Their additional advantage against the background of the same OLED displays is higher energy efficiency.

In the coming years, a massive transition of manufacturers to the use of Mini-LED and MicroLED matrices is expected. According to the latest rumors, Apple’s new iPad Pro tablets will use  Mini-LED displays. LG may unveil its first Mini-LED TVs next year.