We continue to see the Galaxy A57 in leaks. This newcomer will apparently use a flexible OLED panel for the first time. And the screen is not being manufactured by Samsung’s display division. They might outsource the display production to CSOT in China.
The reason why the company might consider flexible OLEDs for this phone is to shrink the bezels and make them uniform. That’s a common practice. But the more curious part of this news is that Samsung is outsourcing production to third-party display manufacturers.
CSOT isn’t the only OLED screen maker they’ve reached out to for Galaxy A57’s display. There are more manufacturers in the fold, but not Samsung’s own display division. They are presumably busy mass-producing the screens for the Galaxy S26 series right now. For the most accurate and current Samsung mobile prices, you should visit here.
There’s also a confirmation in TheElec’s report that Samsung will try to offload some of its flexible OLED production to CSOT for the basic Galaxy S26 FE. The Galaxy A57 isn’t the only one on the CSOT’s target quota.
You’ve probably heard it before that Samsung is now taking active steps to outdo the Chinese brands. We assume this new plan might be one of those steps. CSOT has been making flexible OLED panels for Chinese devices that cost less than $200. So why can’t Samsung do the same?
Samsung should’ve switched to flexible OLED years ago for its $500 Galaxy A series. But the company has been asleep at the wheel. The last Galaxy A56 model used rigid OLED, and you can tell the bezels aren’t uniform and quite thick as well, relative to other Chinese phones in the range.
TheElec is usually accurate with this sort of information, so we are giving it the benefit of the doubt. Other information can be found in previous leaks, like the potential Exynos 1680 chip for the Galaxy A57 and built-in 45W fast charging. There’s probably a 13MP ultrawide and 50MP main unit on this handset. We’ll keep you in the loop for more developments. Stay tuned.