Samsung launches 13-inch low-power color electronic paper

On January 30, Samsung Electronics officially announced that it will gradually launch 13-inch color electronic paper products around the world. The size of this product is equivalent to A4 paper, which continues Samsung's layout in the field of electronic paper. It is also a follow-up to the launch of the 32-inch QHD(2560x1440) model last year, the brand made another important effort on the track, further improving the product line matrix of color electronic paper and broadening the coverage of application scenarios.

It is reported that the core of this 13-inch Samsung color e-paper is equipped with digital ink technology. This technology gives it the ultimate low power consumption advantage. Compared with traditional digital signage on the market, its energy consumption is greatly reduced, especially when the screen content remains static. When displayed, it can achieve zero power consumption, which is perfectly in line with the global dual-carbon development trend, and can also effectively help enterprises reduce long-term operating costs. This is also one of the core advantages of e-paper with its bi-stable and reflective display features.

In terms of hardware specifications, the color e-paper display has a resolution of 1600 - 1200, and adopts an aspect ratio of 4:3, taking into account display clarity and practicality; the body design is extremely portable, with the thinnest part being only 8.6mm, including the overall weight of the battery. It is only 0.9 kg, making it easy for flexible movement, installation and deployment. In order to meet the needs of diverse business scenarios, the product comes standard with rechargeable detachable batteries, regular brackets and ceiling brackets. It can be flexibly installed in different positions such as walls, ceilings, and desktops to adapt to the needs of various scenarios such as retail, office, and services., provides a compact digital alternative for common scenarios such as traditional paper signage such as shelves and counters of merchants.

As one of the core highlights of this product, this Samsung color electronic paper is the world's first electronic paper product made of phytoplankton oil-based biological resin. Its shell material is UL certified and contains 45% recycled plastic and 10% biological resin. Practice green environmental protection concept. The relevant person in charge of Samsung Electronics said that after adopting this new environmentally friendly material, the carbon emissions in the product manufacturing process can be reduced by more than 40% compared with traditional petroleum-based plastics. At the same time, more than half of the product shell is made of a combination of recycled plastics and biological resins., reducing the environmental burden from the source of production, and even its entire packaging is made of 100% paper materials, fully implementing the concept of sustainable development and setting a new benchmark for the green development of digital signage.

In terms of user experience, Samsung has also comprehensively optimized the colored e-paper, focusing on improving content readability and ease of operation. The product is equipped with improved color imaging algorithms, which can achieve more accurate color reproduction, present vivid pictures comparable to traditional posters, bring a paper-like visual experience, and solve the pain point of poor color display on traditional electrophoretic electronic paper; At the same time, it supports convenient operations of content management and device control through dedicated mobile applications. In addition, with Samsung VXT, Samsung's exclusive signage operation solution, users can realize unified management of the e-paper and existing signage, and can also flexibly use functions such as image quality adjustment and color preview optimized for e-paper, greatly improving management efficiency and convenience of use, achieving dual efficient management locally and remotely.

Samsung Electronics also revealed that it will continue to expand its color electronic paper product line in the future. It plans to launch a new A3 size, 20-inch Samsung color electronic paper product for the first time at the ISE2026 European Commercial Display Exhibition held in Barcelona, Spain next month, further enriching the product size choice, continuing to build a hundreds of billions of electronic paper track, promoting the popularization and application of color electronic paper in more scenarios, with ultra-low power consumption performance and ultra-thin and lightweight design. Achieve a wide range of alternatives to traditional paper and set a new paradigm for enabling daily operations of digital signage.