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37 Different Foldable Smartphones to Ship in 2023

by Emory Kale

Shipments are projected to rise 45% in 2023 to 18.6 million units as newer models with lower prices, and better displays contribute to growing interest among consumers for this form factor. Analysts at DSCC …

Tags:DSCC| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Samsung

Apple Unhappy About Needing Samsung Displays

by Omid Rahmat

Samsung so distrusts Apple—which is on a quest to find alternatives to Samsung’s displays—that it bars Apple engineers from Samsung factories, according to multiple former Apple employees. In one incident in 2017, Apple engineers …

Tags:Apple| OLEDs| Samsung

Samsung Testing Reliability of Waterdrop Hinge for Galaxy Z Fold 5

by Omid Rahmat

The bend, the crease, the fold, that’s where the real battle for foldable displays is happening. There are three components to the foldable display: the flexible panel, the mechanical hinge, and the display surface. …

Tags:Apple| Foldable Devices| OLED| Patents| Samsung| Xiaomi

Streaming Games to Your TV – The Devil’s in the Details

by Omid Rahmat

For TVs, cloud gaming is either the equivalent of switching from black and white to color, or the beginning of a nightmare of technical support and negative publicity for manufacturers and brands. So, imagine …

Tags:Android TV| Cloud Gaming| Gamer| Samsung

Foldable Display Market Sees First Decline

by Omid Rahmat

Shipments fell 48% QoQ and 26% YoY to 3.1 million units as the foldable smartphone market got overwhelmed by the launch of the iPhone 14 Series and worsening global economic conditions. It was the …

Tags:DSCC| Foldable Devices| Samsung| smartphone

Samsung Goes Big with 2023 Neo QLED 8K and 4K TVs, Rolling Out Now

by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics America announced availability of its 2023 Samsung Neo QLED 8K TV and Samsung Neo QLED 4K TV ultra-premium models that begin a phased roll out at authorized retailers nationwide this week. The next generation models join the …

Tags:8K| QLED| Samsung| UltraHD (4KTV)

Southeast Asia Entry-Level Smartphone Shipments Rise 28%

by Omid Rahmat

While 2022 saw a 13% YoY decline in smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia, budget-priced phone sales rose 28% QoQ in Q4. As for brand performance, Apple and Samsung sustained 2021 volumes while greater than …

Tags:Apple| Inifnix| Market Data| Oppo| Samsung| Xiaomi

Chip Makers Scramble for Federal Money

by Omid Rahmat

The CHIPS Act is creating a frenzy of activity around its over $200 billion in financial incentives and additional tax breaks. To stop China from becoming an advanced power in semiconductors and to maintain …

Tags:Intel| Manufacturing| Samsung| TSMC

LCD Panel Orders From TV Makers Increasing in Q2’23 by 8%

by Omid Rahmat

Demand from South Korean and Chinese TV makers is set to turnaround in the second quarter of this year despite weak demand in the first quarter, according to research by Omdia. In Q2’23, orders …

Tags:LCD Panels| LG Displays (LGD)| Samsung| TVs