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Insta360 Nano Creates Low-Cost VR

by Tom Allen

A small 360° camera has been invented as an addon for the iPhone 6 family. The Insta360 Nano can shoot and live-stream both 3040 x 1520 video (for VR) and stills from the phone. …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Apple’s OLED Capacity Will Take Half of G6 Equipment Orders

by Tom Allen

UBI Research has predicted that Apple’s rumoured adoption of OLED technology in the next iPhone will lead to $13 billion of production equipment orders by 2020. The firm estimates that Apple’s orders will take …

Tags:Apple| Capacity| iPhone| Manufacturing| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Supply Chain| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Apple Appeals Against Chinese Sales Ban

by Tom Allen

The Beijing Intellectual Property Bureau has ruled that Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus copied the design of a handset made by a Chinese firm, and has banned their sale in the city. A …

Tags:Apple| China| iPhone| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 24

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Apple Will be World’s Top OLED Customer

by Tom Allen

UBI Research has predicted that Apple will become the world’s largest OLED customer. UBI president Lee Choong-hoon expects a new curved-screen iPhone to take a 30% iPhone market share in 2018, rising to 80% …

Tags:Apple| Display Supply & Demand| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Apple’s Face Off with China

by Steve Sechrist

In the great scheme of things, Apple was banking on the tried and true iPhone cash cow to dominate the world’s number two market for wireless devices, China. But things didn’t work out that …

Tags:Apple| China| iPhone| Market Data| Market Shares - Brands| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Apple’s 13-Year Growth Grinds to a Halt

by Tom Allen

Apple reported Q2’16 net profit of $10.5 billion, down 23% YoY from $13.6 billion. Turnover was $50.6 billion, down 13% YoY from $58 billion. The company experienced the first ever decline in iPhone sales …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 16

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Apple Cuts Production on Low Demand

by Tom Allen

Japan’s Nikkei newspaper says that Apple has cut iPhone production, due to weak sales of the flagship iPhone 6S/6S Plus and rising inventory levels. 6S production was apparently reduced by 30% in calendar Q1’16. …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Apple Moves Touch On with Pressure

by Phillip Wright

With the introduction of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple has provided users with a force sensing touch user interface enabling new input modalities that also incorporate haptic feedback. I recently briefly assessed …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Smartphones| Touch Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 14

iPhone SE is Amalgam of Three Generations

by Tom Allen

In a teardown, IHS has revealed its early estimate of the production cost of Apple’s iPhone SE. The firm estimates that the handset costs about $160 to build; the entry-level US version, with 16GB …

Tags:Components| IHS Markit| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 23 - Issue 13

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AMOLED Screen, Glass Chassis for iPhone Redesign

by Tom Allen

Ming Chi Kuo, a prominent Apple analyst at KGI Securities, has said in a note to investors that the company will ‘radically’ redesign the iPhone 7. As previously reported (iPhone 7 Case Suggests No …

Tags:AMOLED| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 12

FBI Breaks iPhone Encryption

by Tom Allen

The FBI has cracked the encryption on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists last December, without assistance from Apple (Apple Refuses to Compromise Security). An unnamed third party – said …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 12