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by Bob Raikes
Samsung has added an ‘Active’ version of its Galaxy S8 smartphone that uses a 5.8″ display and using a raised metal surround to protect its ‘shatter resistant’ display which was tested against 21 of …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 29
by Andrew Fenn
Samsung has added a flat edition of its Q8 model of QLED LCD TV to its European catalogue, meaning that its entire high-end product range now comes in flat and curved options. The Q8F …
Tags:Curved Displays| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 29
by Bob Raikes
We struggled to find a front page story this week for LDM, although we probably had too many for MDM. However, we managed to find something! While the switch to OLED is gathering momentum …
Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 28
by Andrew Fenn
Flip phones are about to make a comeback, albeit only in China, with the Samsung Leader 8. This modern take on the classic flip style features two 4.2″ Full HD Super AMOLED displays on …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 28
by Milos Pavlovic
ET News of Korea has reported that Samsung will use its Y-Octa flexible technology to the Galaxy S9 in 2018 and has said that there will be 5.77″ and 6.22″ versions. The paper said …
Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 28
by Sweta Dash
This year, smartphone displays with 18:9 aspect ratio have been empowering new flagship products from top brands such as LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics. Apple is also expected to adopt this new format display …
Tags:Aspect Ratios| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LG Displays (LGD)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 28
by Bob Raikes
We had our annual publishing break last week, and it looked as though we timed it well, with two big supply chain announcements from Foxconn and LG Display and with huge profits from Samsung, …
Tags:Editorial| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OLED Fabs| Samsung| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Jasmine Kang Sodha
Samsung announced FY17 Q2 results with revenues of KRW 61.00 trillion ($54.3 billion) and operating profit of KRW 14.07 trillion ($12.5 billion), resulting in a margin of 23%. Revenues jumped by 20% on a …
Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Bob Raikes
Samsung Electronics today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. Samsung’s revenue for the quarter was KRW 61.00 trillion, an increase of KRW 10.06 trillion YoY, while operating profit for …
Tags:Samsung
by Milos Pavlovic
We have previously reported that Samsung plans a launch of the Galaxy Note 8 in New York in August and the date has been set for August 23rd. (Note 8 in August in New …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Andrew Fenn
Samsung’s German division has announced that Senior Vice President, Il-Kyung Simon Sung, is to replace Sungwan Myung as President and CEO with immediate effect. Myung recently made the move to head up the company’s …
Tags:HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Chris Chinnock
Last week, the first commercial DCI-compliant theater screen opened using LED instead of projection technology. The LED screens were supplied by Samsung for the high-end Lotte Cinema World Tower complex in Seoul. A 2K …
Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| LED| LED Cinema| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 27
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