Large smartphone manufacturers were under the spotlight at the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Jan. 24, 2014. Samsung and HTC launched their flagship smartphone models at the show. Samsung’s S5 and HTC’s M8 both incorporated dual flash LED designs. Dual-color flash LEDs are projected to become standard specs in high-end smartphones. As smartphones continue to push for higher specs, rising flash LED demands will no doubt be good news to LED manufacturers. 

The industry has already kicked off the countdown for Samsung’s S5. The Samsung’s S5 will be following Apple’s iPhone 5S adoption of dual flash LEDs. Samsung’s S5 will also be integrating a white and warm colored dual flash LED design to achieve better flash photography results. According to Samsung’s recent announcement, the S5 will be equipped with 3432 1.8t (FH341A) reflector integrated flash LED system.

According to Samsung, the 1.8t LED is capable of providing a wider field of view (FOV) angle within a small space through integration of a light source, a lead frame, and a reflector with its own optics and diffusion features to achieve better picture quality during day and night. 

Samsung’s new generation flash LED uses 3432 LED specs, which is much smaller than the previous 4139 LED. The company’s in-house manufactured 3432 LED is a significant improvement in design flexibility compared to the much larger sized 4139 and 4039 flash LED. Sources have also pointed to Samsung following market mainstream specs with the launch of 2016 flash LED.

HTC’s M8 is also expected to be featured at MWC. The M8’s new 5” phone will use a 1080P monitor. To further upgrade photo quality, the phone will be equipped with dual camera lens and 2016 spec dual flash LED, according to earlier announcements. Taiwanese LED package manufacturers have played an important role in HTC’s flash LED supply chain, according to understanding. The M8 dual flash LED design is expected to spur Taiwanese package manufacturers’ performance.