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Swatch Will Definitely Make a Smartwatch

by Tom Allen

Swatch still plans to produce a smartwatch, says CEO Nick Hayek. At a recent shareholder meeting, Hayek said that the watch will be a connected device with remote-payment functionality. It will be launched in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …