Yet more rumours have emerged from South Korea about what LG Electronics and Samsung are up to as they prepare to announce next year’s smart TVs and monitors. LG, it seems, will once again release three primary OLED TV models for 2026, with its flagship model set to be the LG G6, replacing this year’s G5 model.
We already caught a whiff of what Samsung is planning in terms of its OLED TVs earlier this week, and now we’re seeing rumours about its 2026 OLED monitors too, with the big news being some of next year’s models may be based on WOLED display technology.
First up is LG, which somewhat confusingly appears to be planning to give next year’s three OLED TVs the same model numbers as those from 2016, when it launched its first 4K HDR OLED models.
That’s according to a report from DisplaySpecifications, which spotted new LG OLED TV models with the codes "OLED55C6SNA" and "OLED55G6KNA" in South Korea’s National Radio Research Agency database for approved product safety certifications.
The new OLED TVs were listed alongside the previously unseen QNED LCD TVs such as the “86QNED85B” and “75QNED86B”. The last letter “B” is assumed to mean that these are 2026 models, for last year’s QNED televisions all had a letter “A” at the end of their official names.
What’s curious is that although DisplaySpecifications took screenshots to prove the new OLED TV listings, they now appear to have been removed from the database, whereas the QNED models are still present. The fact they’ve been removed lends weight to the idea that LG may ultimately decide to rename its 2026 OLED televisions, to avoid any confusion stemming from the fact they match those of its decade-old 2016 models.
That year, LG debuted the LG B6, C6 and G6 4K HDR OLED TVs, and they were a very big hit – so much so, that it’s likely many are still sitting around in people’s living rooms or bedrooms even now. Bearing that in mind, it would be extremely confusing if LG was to recycle those model names for its 2026 TVs, even though they’re destined to replace the B5, C5 and G5 OLED TVs from this year. So we’re hopeful they’ll reappear soon with different names.
As for Samsung, we found out earlier this week via a similar leak that the company is planning to launch new S95H, S90H and S85H OLED TVs next year, apparently skipping the letter “G”, as they’re direct successors to this year’s S95F, S90F and S85F OLED televisions.
What’s new is its plans for next year's OLED monitors, as the latest leak suggests that not all of them will be QD-OLED models like this year’s were.
Samsung is widely regarded as the top manufacturer of OLED gaming monitors, and until now its products have always been based on Samsung Display’s QD-OLED technology. WCCFTech suggests that the company is also planning to launch WOLED monitors this year, and they may not all be equipped with panels from LG Display.
Several monitor models were leaked, including the S27HG612SC (27" G61SH), S27HG802SC (27" G80SH), S32HG802SC (32" G80SH) and the S27HG702WC (27" G70SH). You’ll notice that the last model in that list ends with a “WC” as opposed to an “SC” like the others, and according to FlatpanelsHD, that could mean it’ll be the first Samsung OLED monitor that doesn’t use QD-OLED. It’s reported to be a 4K monitor that supports dual 165/330Hz refresh rates.
It’s more than feasible that LG could be providing the WOLED panels for this product, because the company most definitely manufactures dual-mode displays, but there is also reason to believe that another company could be involved. Back in August, TheElec reported that Samsung was holding negotiations with China’s BOE over the purchase of a large volume of monitor-sized WOLED panels. However, there has never been any confirmation that a deal was agreed.
So it could well be that Samsung keeps LG’s panels for its TVs and uses BOE exclusively for its WOLED monitors, or then again, it could also use WOLED panels exclusively from LG, or even both companies. The only certainty, it seems, is that Samsung's first WOLED monitors are on the way.
