Samsung Holographic Display for Apple Spatial iPhone

A leaker on X known as Schrödinger has claimed that Samsung is developing a holographic display for smartphones, codenamed MH1 or H1, which supply chain sources say could equip a future Apple device called the Spatial iPhone. The technology, still in early research and development, aims for commercialization around 2030.

The display integrates a nanostructured holographic layer into an AMOLED panel, using eyetracking combined with diffractive beamsteering. This technique employs microscopic structures to direct light precisely toward a user's eyes, creating glasses-free 3D depth effects that appear to float above or recede into the screen. According to the leak, a patented algorithm would enable users to tilt the device for a 360-degree view around objects in compatible videos. Standard 2D content would retain full 4K resolution, with the holographic mode activating only for specific media, avoiding the image quality trade-offs seen in past 3D phones like the Nintendo 3DS or HTC Evo 3D.

Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology has published related research since 2020, including slim panels capable of 4K holographic video at 30 frames per second. Schrödinger, who has...