LG Outpaces Samsung’s Q1 Results for First Time in a Decade
by Emory Kale
A drop in sales YoY for the first quarter didn’t dampen good news on profits. TVs are expected to help second quarter earnings.
Tags:LG
Samsung’s YoY Guidance for Q1’23 Means a 98.6% Drop in Profits, 19.3% Drop in Sales
by Emory Kale
Samsung holds significant power over South Korea’s economy and is looking at financial results that it has not experienced in over a decade and a half.
Tags:financials| Samsung
TCL Raised Margins on Displays and Grew Market Share in 2022
by Emory Kale
The company has seen significant improvements in the shipment of TCL smart screens with larger sizes, quantum dot/MiniLED, and high refresh rates.
Tags:financials| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TCL
JDIT-K Announces Rebranding of Industrial Display Products to JDI Logo
by Emory Kale
As of 1st February 2023, all new products and packaging previously identified with a KOE logo started transitioning to using a JDI logo.
Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| KOE
Jon Peddie Research Welcomes Karl Guttag as Senior Analyst
by Emory Kale
He has 40 years of experience in graphics and image processors, digital signal processing (DSP), memory architecture, display devices (LCoS and DLP), and display systems including heads-up displays and near-eye displays.
Tags:Augmented Reality| research| VR
South Korea’s Smartphone Market Declines in 2022: Top 10 Models All See Reduced Market Share
by Emory Kale
The domestic smartphone market in South Korea declined by 6% in 2022 compared to the previous year, due to inflationary pressures and increased economic uncertainty, as well as poor sales of flagship models. Samsung’s …
Tags:Apple| Counterpoint| Samsung| Smartphones
LG Display’s Ambitious Plans for OLED Production Delayed Due to Economic Factors
by Emory Kale
In 2019, LG Display was preparing for the installation of new production lines for 6th generation OLEDs in Paju, with plans to increase production capacity to more than 700,000 sheets per year. The company …
Tags:Investment| LG Displays (LGD)| Manufacturing| OLED| SDC
Retro Gaming Handheld Goes OLED
by Emory Kale
When it comes to OLED displays in gaming, I was interested to find that the Anbernic RG405M handheld gaming device is now available for purchase at $167.99 on the company’s website. They offer it …
Tags:Gamer| Handhelds| OLED
Samsung Test Runs Making MacBook Air OLED Panels
by Emory Kale
This is not necessarily an indication of actual production plans, but Samsung Display is reportedly developing OLED panels for the 13.3-inch Apple MacBook Air, while LG Display is working on OLEDs for the upcoming …
Tags:Apple| macbook| OLED| Samsung
Oppo’s Fed Up With German and UK Smartphone Markets
by Emory Kale
Facing a legal battle with Nokia and a sharp drop in regional smartphone sales, the company may need to take a break from the Europeans and regroup in 2023.
Tags:Huawei| Nokia| Oppo| Patents
Front Desk Displays: The Sentry Tower 3-In-1 Kiosk
by Emory Kale
The Sentry Tower is a 55-inch freestanding touch screen display designed to serve as a digital receptionist, advanced digital communications platform, and digital visitor check-in system. The product is suitable for installation in locations …
Tags:Digital Signage| kiosk
Samsung Going Top-Down to Dominate OLED TV Market
by Emory Kale
Looking at the high-end of the OLED TV market, and it is just Samsung, LG, or Sony. Samsung is being extra aggressive in winning market share, looking to solidify its position by using the …
Tags:Hisense| LG| MiniLED| QD-OLED| Samsung| sony| TCL| WOLED
