LG introduced today a 5" Full HD LCD panel for smartphones – the highest resolution mobile panel to date. Though many LCD makers including Toshiba and Samsung have promised and shown prototypes of 1080p smartphone display, but LG will be the first to actually ship a 1080p smartphone panel. LG has already started sampling the new 5-inch full HD display.

LG’s 5-inch Full HD LCD panel is based on AH-IPS (Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching) technology features 440ppi and 1920x1080 resolution, providing for the first time Full HDTV quality on a smartphone. With 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, the panel is also 0.5 inches larger, 2.2 times denser in pixels, and 1.3 times more advanced in ppi than the preceding 4.5" panel at 329ppi and 1280x720.

The 5" Full HD LCD panel from LG Display is expected to be released during the second half of this year, and will be on exhibit for the first time at SID 2012 Display Week in Boston starting June 4.