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Smaller Zenfone Variant Appears in China

by Tom Allen

A new smartphone, rumoured to be the Zenfone 3, has appeared at China’s TENAA certification centre. The phone (model number: Asus Z00EDB) features a 5″ display (1280 x 720), compared to the Zenfone 2’s …

Tags:Asus| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Gionee Packs in Dual Batteries for Four-Day Lifetime

by Tom Allen

A new smartphone from Gionee has appeared in a TENAA listing in China. The M5 is the successor to the M3, featuring two batteries and four days of lifetime. The display is a 5.5″ …

Tags:Batteries| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

HTC Switches to AMOLED

by Tom Allen

China’s Economic Daily News says that HTC is to use AMOLED displays on a version of its One E9+ smartphone. The One E9sw will be launching in China with a 5.5″ display and 1.5GHz …

Tags:AMOLED| China| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Samsung Commits to Chinese Polariser Plant

by Tom Allen

The CEO of Samsung SDI, Namseong Cho, has signed an MOU to set up a polariser plant in Wuxi, China. Samsung will invest more than KRW200 billion ($180.3 million) in the project, which will …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Polarisers| Samsung| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 22

OnePlus 2 Will Have 64-Bit CPU

by Tom Allen

Specifications have begun to appear for the OnePlus (the Chinese brand) 2 (OnePlus Plans Second Exclusive Handset). According to Geekbench Browser, the phone will run Android 5.1 on a Snapdragon 810 processor, with 3GB …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 22

by Tom Allen

China’s Gionee has said that it will launch a new smartphone, the Elife E8, in June. The phone will be launched worldwide on the 10th. Most specs are simply rumours at this point, including …

Tags:AMOLED| China| Convertible PCs| E Ink| IGZO| Japan| Kyocera| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| sharp| Smartphones| Smartwatches| sony| USA| Vaio| Vol 22 - Issue 22| Yota Devices| ZTE

IHS Predicts 8k in 2018

by Tom Allen

Although UltraHD TV adoption continues to climb – with panel shipments forecast to reach 15% penetration this year, and 30% in 2018 – resolution continues to be pushed higher. In a new blog post …

Tags:China| IHS DisplaySearch| Japan| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Market Shares - Panels| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Google Looks to China for Nexus Partner

by Tom Allen

A Taiwanese supply chain source has said that several vendors are seeking to become the next partner for Google’s Nexus smartphone lines. These include Lenovo, Xiaomi, Huawei and LG. The source said that, as …

Tags:China| Google| Huawei| Lenovo| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 21| Xiaomi

Dlodlo’s 120g VR Headset Ready for Sale

by Tom Allen

Tongue-twistingly-named Dlodlo, of China, has announced a pair of VR glasses weighing 120g – said to be four times lighter than competitors’ models. The glasses have the ‘look and fit’ of sunglasses. The display …

Tags:China| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 21

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21

by Tom Allen

Kyocera‘s 12.1″ LCD module, the TCG121WXLPAPNN-AN20, is now being stocked by Data Modul. It has 1280 x 800 resolution, 500 cd/m² of brightness and a 750:1 contrast ratio, with 170° viewing angles. A 20-pin …

Tags:China| Japan| Kyocera| LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 21

BOE Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony

by Tom Allen

BOE has begun construction on its G6 LTPS LCD/AMOLED fab in Chengdu, China. The total investment is estimated at $3.54 billion and production is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2017. Small-sized …

Tags:BOE| China| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Production| Vol 22 - Issue 20

N1 (Finally) Leaves Chinese Borders

by Tom Allen

Nokia’s N1 tablet was launched in 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 46), but has been confined to China – until now. The tablet has now been rolled out to Taiwan, for NT$7,800 ($255) …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| tablets| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 20