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Galaxy S8 Total Build Costs Higher Than Previous Models

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, the new Samsung Galaxy S8, with 64GB of NAND flash memory, has a material cost of $301.60. This is much higher than for previous versions of the company’s smartphones and …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 24 - Issue 16

QLED Category Advances

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung has been a proponent of using the QLED name to represent a display category – namely, displays that integrate quantum dots in any architecture whether photoluminescent or electroluminescent. This desire got a boost …

Tags:Hisense| Large Display Monitor| QLED| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TCL| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Controversy Arises over S8/S8+ Displays

by Bob Raikes

A controversy has developed in the Korean press about the performance of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones as some customers are saying that the displays have a reddish tint. Steve wrote about the …

Tags:Colour Quality| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Samsung and Amazon Propose HDR10+

by Bob Raikes

Samsung and Amazon Video have announced a development of the HDR10 specification to HDR10+ which will add dynamic metadata to the base HDR10 approach. The metadata can be supplied at a frame-by-frame or scene-by-scene …

Tags:Amazon| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 15

A Fab by Any Other Name….

by Bob Raikes

OLEDNet, the blog run by UBI Research has said that it believes that Samsung will make its next OLED plant, the A4 line of a G7 line, based on Samsung’s naming system, which tends …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Now There are Four… as ZTE Pushes Smartphones in USA

by Steve Sechrist

Strategy Analytics updated its smartphone US market tracking, reporting strong growth for smartphones from the China-based ZTE brand. The company is now in fourth place in the USA market, edging out domestic Chinese competitor, …

Tags:Apple| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 15| ZTE

Can the Magic of OLED Displays Bring Strong Growth to Smartphones?

by Sweta Dash

OLED display hit its shining moment in last few weeks with the introduction of Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ smart phones. Samsung’s latest smartphone models have received rave reviews in the industry especially for …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Samsung Delays Bixby Voice

by Alan Spencer

The Samsung Bixby voice assistant is not being shipped with the Galaxy S8 as originally planned. The digital assistant, which was announced last month, is a bit different than Siri or Google Now, as …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 15

CE Companies Move Away from CE

by Bob Raikes

Our front page story this week is about Toshiba and its travails. It’s not the first of the big Japanese CE companies to get into trouble, most of them have been in trouble over …

Tags:Automotive| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Samsung| toshiba| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Samsung To Reveal QLED Alliance?

by Bob Raikes

The Investor in Korea reports that Samsung is holding an event with TV makers and retailers in Beijing to highlight its quantum dot technology and (mis-)use of the QLED terminology. The company has previously …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| QLED| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Samsung Expects Good Profits in FY17 Q1

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Samsung Electronics announced its earning guidance for FY17 Q1 with consolidated revenue of approximately KRW 50 trillion ($43.7 billion) and operating profit of KRW 9.9 trillion ($8.7 billion). The consolidated revenue was almost the …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 14