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LG Stalled on Rollable Phone and Sells only 10 Rollable TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say An unconfirmed report in the Korea JoongAng Daily said that LG has only sold ten 65″ rollable OLED TVs in Korea in the last quarter of 2020. The sets, in the …

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Huawei unveils new foldable phone despite US crackdown

by Bob Raikes

What They Say As expected, Huawei has launched its Mate X2 foldable smartphone which has an in-folding design using panels from BOE, according to Nikkei. The 8.01″ inside screen is backed up with a …

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Samsung Developing Foldable OLED Panels for Oppo, Xiaomi and Google

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec in Korea reports that Samsung Display is developing foldable OLED panels for new in-folding smartphones from Oppo, Xiaomi and Google. The report said that the Oppo is a 7.7″ …

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LG Denies Rumours on Scrollable Phone, but Doesn’t Confirm it, Either

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG has denied a report in the Yonhap News that it has decided to cancel its rollable smartphone project. However, neither did it confirm the project and merely said that it …

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Hinges for Z Flip2 and Z Fold3 in Planning

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GSMArena reported that S-Connect – identified as the maker of hinges for Samsung’s foldable phones – has said that it will start mass producing the hinges for the Galaxy Z Flip2 …

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Top Phone Makers’ Foldable Smartphone Plans

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Korea Herald said that ‘according to industry sources’, Samsung, Apple and Huawei are planning new foldable devices. The Mate X2 from Huawei is due to be launched at MWC Shanghai, …

Xiaomi foldable phone prototype leaks in spy photos

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GSMArena posted some ‘spy shots’ of a foldable smartphone from Xiaomi. The shots make the fold area look very visible. What We Think I have generally been very impressed with Xiaomi …

Ten Predictions for the Display Industry in 2021

by Bob O'Brien

To start off 2021, I will continue a tradition started two years ago of laying out some predictions for the year. I consulted with my DSCC colleagues for both topics of interest and for …

Samsung’s foldable smartphone wins 2020 Nikkei products award

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei gave an award to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip for being recognised as one of 2020’s ‘Nikkei Superior Products and Services’. A total of 36 products were presented with Awards. …

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Samsung Electronics Pauses Efforts to Develop Foldable Glass

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Business Korea reports that Samsung has temporarily stopped its project to make its own foldable glass. The decision was made that it was likely to be more competitive if it focussed …

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Samsung Dominating Foldable Smartphone Market, Big Changes Coming in 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC put out its new forecast report that foldable panel shipments will hit 3.1 million units, with revenue rising 394% to $462 million, but below earlier expectations because Huawei could not …

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Oppo Shows Unusual Flexible Smartphone Concept

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Oppo has shown a concept phone based on a folding design, the Oppo X Nendo, a collaboration with the design company Nendo of Japan. There are three hinges and the device …

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