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Samsung, BOE and LG Display Place on the Podium for AMOLED Market Share

by Shawnee Blackwood

In 2022, shipments of small-to-medium size (9.0-inch and smaller) AMOLED experienced a decrease of 6% due to reduced smartphone demand resulting from global inflation. Samsung continued to hold its position as the top manufacturer …

Tags:BOE| Everdisplay| LG Display| LTPO-AMOLED| LTPS-AMOLED| Samsung| Smartphones| Visionex

Right to Repair, A New Channel of Opportunity for Display Manufacturers

by Omid Rahmat

The European Commission (EC) is implementing a new set of rights and tools to make repair services more accessible and convenient for consumers. These initiatives include a right for consumers to request repair from …

Tags:Digital Signage| Right to Repair| Smartphones| TVs

Samsung Releases A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G

by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G, two new additions to the popular Galaxy A series. The Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G deliver stunning images with clear …

Tags:Samsung| Smartphones

Keep Your Good Eye on Pixelworks’ X7 Visual Processor

by Omid Rahmat

Pixelworks has been getting some design wins for its V7 visual processor. The chipset is incorporated in the OnePlus Ace 2 and it may have helped the newly released Honor Magic5 Pro take Apple’s …

Tags:Apple| DXOMARK| Pixelworks| Smartphones

Tecno Launches Premium Foldable Phantom V Fold

by Artem Alekseenko

Tecno’s premium sub-brand, Phantom, launched a new flagship smartphone, the Phantom V Fold, marking the brand’s emphatic entrance into the foldable device market. The phone delivers an immersive visual experience through an optimally sized …

Tags:Foldable Devices| Smartphones| TECNO

Will Corporate IT Buy More Displays Than Consumers

by Omid Rahmat

During an analyst meeting discussing year-end results, Universal Display executives coyly admitted that investments in IT may help to fuel display sales in 2022. So, are business buyers ever going to surpass consumers in …

Tags:business| Consumer Confidence| Market Data| Smartphones| tablets

Qualcomm’s Q4 Hit Hard by Weak Handset Demand

by Andy Patrizio

For Q4 2022, Qualcomm reported revenue of $9.46 billion compared to $10.7 billion in the same quarter of 2021, representing an 11.6% decline in revenue. Handsets, the company’s largest unit, is blamed for the …

Tags:Financial Data| Market Data| Qualcomm| Smartphones

MediaTek’s Helio G36 for Entry Level Smartphone Gaming

by Omid Rahmat

It seems like the company was promoting its wares for the Indian market by announcing to the local press the Helio G36. The chipset is targeted at the affordable smartphone market. The G Series …

Tags:G Series| Game Playing| Mediatek| Smartphones

A Generational Rejection of Boomer TVs

by Omid Rahmat

The people who make TVs are, for the most part, boomers. The people who watch TV are not. Yet, it is the boomers who represent the majority of people who want non-boomers buying TVs. …

Tags:Market Data| Samba TV| Smartphones| Streaming Video| TVs (TV Sets)

How Rambus is Driving MIPI Performance for Mobil Displays

by Omid Rahmat

The continuing expansion of display performance requirements in mobile applications demands that a hybrid of software and hardware solutions come together to address the bandwidth requirements. Rambus is offering a platform to get to …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Codecs| Mipi| Rambus| Smartphones| VESA