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2017 iPhone Will Sport Curved Display

by Tom Allen

A source ‘familiar with Apple’s plans’ has told Japan’s Nikkei that the company will launch three iPhones next year – the most premium with a curved 5.5″ or larger OLED display. The other two …

Tags:AMOLED| Curved Displays| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 33

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 33

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeFlir Systems‘ Cat S60 smartphone, which we saw at MWC 2016, has now been launched. It is being distributed in the UK by Southwest Technology Solutions and costs £425 ($560). The new …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Rugged Displays| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Smartphone Orchestra Plays Music Through Thousands of Phones

by Tom Allen

The Lowlands music festival in the Netherlands hosted the first edition of the Smartphone Orchestra this month. Attendees used their phones to collectively play a single piece of music, composed ahead of time for …

Tags:audio| Back Panel| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| Netherlands| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 33

ZTE Readies Products for IFA

by Tom Allen

ZTE will launch new Nubia smartphones just before IFA this year. Nubia co-founder Felix Fu will speak at an event at the Humboldt Carré on Behrenstraße, Berlin, on the 31st August. Nubia will be …

Tags:Events| IFA 2016| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 33| ZTE

LG Prolongs Battery Life in Mid-Range

by Tom Allen

With the LG X Power, LG aims to solve one of the biggest smartphone complaints: battery life. The phone, as its name suggests, is designed to last more than a single day on one …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Exertis Could Add Alcatel to its Portfolio

by Isaac Oburu

Exertis’ mobility division has been holding talks with Alcatel to distribute their handsets. The talks that started two months ago have reached an advanced stage. Since 2008, Exertis has been distributing handsets for Acer, …

Tags:Exertis| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TCL| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Alcatel’s Value Phone Costs $30

by Tom Allen

Alcatel, a division of TCL, has unveiled a new smartphone exclusively for MetroPCS customers in the USA. The Alcatel TRU is a low-cost value smartphone with a large display. The 5″ screen of the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TCL| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Kantar Worldpanel ComTech: iOS Returns to Growth in the US

by Isaac Oburu

The latest sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that iOS returned to growth in the US, accounting for 31.8% of smartphone sales in the second quarter of 2016, a 1.3 percentage point increase …

Tags:iOS (Apple)| Smartphones

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 32

by Tom Allen

Doogee of China has launched a new handset called the T5, aka ‘the Businessport Phone’. It is IP67-compliant, with a 5″ display (1280 x 720) and 4,500mAh battery with fast charging. Doogee claims that …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 32

LG V20, World’s First Smartphone With Quad DAC For Best In Class Audio

by Isaac Oburu

LG Electronics (LG) announced that its forthcoming flagship smartphone, LG V20, will be the first smartphone in the industry to feature 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC (digital to analog converter) capabilities, bringing a superior audio …

Tags:Android| LG Electronics (LGE)| Smartphones