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Oppo Ahead of Apple in India

by Bob Raikes

The Economc Times reports that Oppo of China has claimed on the basis of data from GfK, that the value of its business in India was more than that of Apple in August at …

Tags:India| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 39

BlackBerry To Drop Smartphone Design and Build

by Bob Raikes

Blackberry has said that it no longer plans to make its own handsets, as we suggested after comments in early August. (Blackberry Moves Towards Pure Software) Unique products will continue to be offered, but …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Xiaomi Top of the Range Phone is Only FullHD

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has launched new smartphones at the top of its range. The Mi 5s has a 5.15″ FullHD pixel IPS display driven by a Snapdragon 821 CPU and with 3GB (+64GB flash) or 4GB …

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Foxconn to Make Phones for OnePlus3 in India

by Milos Pavlovic

The Commercial Times in Taiwan has revealed that Foxconn Electronics will begin to manufacture OnePlus 3 in India beginning Q416.

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Samsung Galaxy On8 Released in India

by Milos Pavlovic

Samsung has released the Galaxy On8 in India. It has a 5.5″ Super AMOLED display with FullHD resolution. The chip has an octa core CPU (unidentified at the time of writing) with a clock …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 38

US Consumers want Longer Battery Life and a Headphone Jack in their Smartphones

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

Witsview Says Record Prices for Low End Phone Panels

by Milos Pavlovic

Witsview said that prices of LCD panels for smartphones have hit new highs because of high demand for lower end smartphones and the analysts said that prices are up to record levels, with 4″ …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Huawei to Start Making Phones in India

by Isaac Oburu

Huawei and EMS provider Flex will start producing phones in India according to Evertiq. The phones will be produced at Flex’s assembly near Chennai.

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First MediaTek-Powered Smartphone Introduced by Sprint

by Milos Pavlovic

Mediatek said that its Helio P10 chip is being used in the LG X Power smartphone, and is now being sold by Sprint in the US – the first phone to use processors from …

ZTE Boosts its IFA Presence

by Bob Raikes

ZTE had a significant presence at IFA for the first time as it promotes its brand in Germany, where it has been selling its phones since 2012. ZTE’s IFA Booth was its first big …

Huawei Adds Good Looking Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

Huawei had an impressive booth and was focusing on its mobile phone and tablet as well as its back end and cloud technology. The Nova and Nova+ are both new smartphones. We were, apparently, …

AGC Releases Newest Chemically Strengthened Specialty Glass for Mobile Devices

by Bob Raikes

AGC Asahi Glass (AGC) has announced a new, stronger lineup of its Dragontrail series of chemically strengthened glass used globally in smartphones and tablets. Called Dragontrail Pro, the new line features a rounded edge …