Micro LED smartwatches stall as costs remain a fatal hurdle

Micro LED has reached mass production in several end markets, but in smartwatches it still loses to OLED on cost. Garmin's new fenix 9 has returned to an OLED panel instead of Micro LED.

• Garmin fenix 9 switched back to OLED from Micro LED
• Micro LED is already in mass production in other segments
• High cost remains the main barrier for Micro LED watches
• The technology keeps competing with OLED