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by Bob Raikes
Reports from the Economic Daily News in China say that Apple’s production plans for the expected OLED-based iPhone 8 are delayed, with shipment not starting until November. Two new lower end iPhone 7 and …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Bob Raikes
It seems to have been a week with a number of anniversaries. I spent a couple of days at Leti in Grenoble this week, as it celebrated 50 years of R&D in microelectronics and …
Tags:Editorial| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24
by Bob Raikes
In a detailed analysis, Apple Insider has speculated that Apple might be planning to use glass – probably Gorilla Glass 5 – on the back of the next iPhone. It’s some years since the …
Tags:Glass| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 15
by Isaac Oburu
In terms of shipments, the iPhone 6s from Apple bested all competitors for sales in 2016, according to new analysis from IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. If looking …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Samsung| Smartphones
by Alan Spencer
According to IHS Markit, sales of Apple iPhone 6s beat all competitors in 2016. In the last quarter of 2016, the latest iPhone 7 was the best-seller, followed by the iPhone 7 Plus. This …
Tags:Apple| IHS Markit| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 11
by Bob Raikes
Taiwan sources have said that the next 5.8″ iPhone will use a glass chassis with a stainless steel frame, while the 4.7″ will use an aluminium chassis. The decision on the 5.5″ is yet …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06
by Alan Spencer
An Indian government official has told a news agency that Wistron will start manufacturing for Apple in Karnataka by the end of April 2017. Apple has yet to officially confirm the plan. Karnataka is …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Capacity| Vol 24 - Issue 05
by Bob Raikes
We have seen reports in the Taiwanese press based on un-named ‘sources in the supply chain’ that Samsung Display will be the only supplier for AMOLEDs for Apple’s adoption of the technology. It identifies …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01
by Bob Raikes
Reports in the WSJ suggest that Apple has been testing more than ten different prototypes for its next smartphone and that at least one of these has a curved OLED, like the Samsung Galaxy …
Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48
by Bob Raikes
Well, it wasn’t April Fools day, but we doubt, anyway whether anybody would have actually been fooled into attacking their iPhone as shown in this video. (Funnily enough, because of a defect in my …
Tags:Back Panel| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38
by Yvette Raikes
According to Digitimes, Apple’s order for iPhone parts and components for Q4 2016 are between 20% and 30% higher than expected. Touch panel orders have been shared between TPK and GIS, but order fulfillment …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38
by Norbert Hildebrand
In a recent infographic published by Statista, a survey was shown that indicates that the most desired feature of a new smartphone is longer battery life. The infographic is based on a US consumer …
Tags:iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 38
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