Display device

1 . A display device comprising, in a display area where an image is displayed, a plurality of pixels that emits light, the plurality of pixels including:

a plurality of high-density pixels provided at a high density in the display area; and

a plurality of low-density pixels provided at a lower density than the plurality of high-density pixels in the display area, wherein:

the plurality of low-density pixels includes a first low-density pixel that emits light of a first color, and a second low-density pixel that emits light of a second color that has a longer peak wavelength than does the light of the first color,

the plurality of high-density pixels includes a first high-density pixel that emits light of the first color, and a second high-density pixel that emits light of the second color,

either the first low-density pixel is smaller in area than the first high-density pixel, or the second low-density pixel is smaller in area than the second high-density pixel,

the plurality of low-density pixels includes a patterning layer that is patterned individually in each of the plurality of low-density pixels,

the plurality of low-density pixels includes a plurality of mutually adjacent low-density pixels,

in the plurality of mutually adjacent low-density pixels, the patterning layers have edges separated from each other, and

the display area is surrounded by a frame area including a plurality of dummy pixels that does not emit light, that includes a dummy layer containing a same material as the patterning layer, and that is provided at a lower density than the plurality of high-density pixels.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein adjacent low-density pixels of the plurality of low-density pixels are separated by a minimum distance that is longer than a minimum distance by which adjacent high-density pixels of the plurality of high-density pixels are separated.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of high-density pixels includes a patterning layer that is patterned individually in each of the plurality of high-density pixels, and

the patterning layer that is patterned individually in each of the plurality of low-density pixels is provided in a formation area that is smaller in area than a formation area in which the patterning layer that is patterned individually in each of the plurality of high-density pixels is provided.

4 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first low-density pixel and the second low-density pixel are equal in area.

5 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of low-density pixels has a different shape in a plan view than each of the plurality of high-density pixels.

6 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display area includes at least one low-density region where the plurality of low-density pixels is provided.

7 . The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one low-density region comprises a plurality of low-density regions separated from each other.

8 . The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one low-density region is provided in a center of the display area.

9 . The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one low-density region is provided on an edge of the display area.

10 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the patterning layer is either a charge transport layer or a light-emitting layer.

11 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of dummy pixels has a same array pattern as the plurality of low-density pixels.

12 . A display device comprising, in a display area where an image is displayed, a plurality of pixels that emits light, the plurality of pixels including:

a plurality of high-density pixels provided at a high density in the display area; and

a plurality of low-density pixels provided at a lower density than the plurality of high-density pixels in the display area, wherein:

the plurality of low-density pixels includes a patterning layer that is patterned individually in each of the plurality of low-density pixels, the plurality of low-density pixels includes a plurality of mutually adjacent low-density pixels, and in the plurality of mutually adjacent low-density pixels, the patterning layers have edges separated from each other, and

the display area is surrounded by a frame area including a plurality of dummy pixels that does not emit light, that includes a dummy layer containing a same material as the patterning layer, and that is provided at a lower density than the plurality of high-density pixels.

13 . The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the patterning layer is either a charge transport layer or a light-emitting layer.

14 . A display device comprising, in a display area where an image is displayed, a plurality of pixels that emit light, the plurality of pixels including:

a plurality of high-density pixels provided at a high density in the display area; and

a plurality of low-density pixels provided at a lower density than the plurality of high-density pixels in the display area, wherein:

the plurality of low-density pixels includes a patterning layer that is patterned individually in each of the plurality of low-density pixels, the plurality of low-density pixels includes a plurality of mutually adjacent low-density pixels, and in the plurality of mutually adjacent low-density pixels, the patterning layers have edges separated from each other, and

the display area is surrounded by a frame area including a plurality of dummy pixels that does not emit light, that includes a dummy layer containing a same material as the patterning layer, and that has a same array pattern as the plurality of low-density pixels.

15 . The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the patterning layer is either a charge transport layer or a light-emitting layer.