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DSCC Launches Quarterly Advanced Smartphone Features Report, Provides Share & Forecasts on 5G, Refresh Rate, Notch Type, Chipset, Touch, Cameras, Price Band and Much More

We have been encouraged by our smartphone supply chain customers to provide more insights on smartphone features beyond the display. We spent the past few months expanding our database of all AMOLED smartphone models to cover not just the display, but other key features and components as well. In total, we now have a database … Read more

Samsung Announces Global Availability of New Lifestyle Smart Monitor

Samsung Electronics announced the global availability of its all-new Smart Monitor, an innovative, do-it-all screen that brings together an unprecedented suite of features for work, learning and entertainment in a single display. Designed to meet the new needs of today’s consumers, who are now working, learning and consuming entertainment at home, Samsung Smart Monitor incorporates … Read more

iPhone 12 mini Teardown

What They Say iFixit had a close look at the iPhone 12 minis – one from the US and one from the EU. The site found that there are many shared components with bigger models. However, the battery is smaller and the handset won a 6/10 repairability rating. What We Think The site reported that … Read more

Atomos Gets Some Neons to Market

What They Say Atamos said that its 17″ and 24″ Neon HDR monitor recorders will start shipping this month. The 31″ and 55″ versions are still under development. The monitors use FALD technology and the 17″ is FullHD, while the 24″ supports full DCI 4K resolution and they both have 1,000 cd/m² peak brightness. There … Read more

Irish OLED Intellectual Property Company Solas OLED Prevails in Patent Infringement Action in Germany

Solas OLED Ltd, a leading Dublin, Ireland-based licensor of technology focused on the OLED market, announced that it has prevailed in its patent infringement action in Germany against LG Display Co., LG Display Germany GmbH, LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics Deutschland GmbH, and Sony Europe B.V. In a detailed, 43 page decision issued on November … Read more

Touch or Touchless Touch?

There is no question that, especially since the arrival of the iPhone and iPad, the use of touch displays as an interface has become ubiquitous. However, the technology is not without its drawbacks, especially at a time of concern over disease transmission. The region that I first heard of as resisting touch applications was Japan. … Read more

Dedicated AR Headset Forecast by Device Type 2013-2025

What They Say Strategy Analytics expects the dedicated AR headset market to be worth over $18 billion and grow to an installed base of 57 million units by 2025. Slot-in, smartphone-based AR accounts for the majority of shipments and users today, but binocular AR units will become increasingly important and the market evolves toward devices … Read more