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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 27

by Milos Pavlovic

HTC‘s One M9+ smartphone is now available to pre-order in the UK, confirming a story that we published last month (Rumour: HTC’s M9+ Coming to Europe). China’s Meizu has introduced its newest flagship, the …

Compal Retains Goals, Revises Forecasts

by Tom Allen

Photo: DigitimesCompal president Ray Chen has said that the company’s shipment goals are unchanged from those set in early 2015. However, they are ‘very challenging’. Notebook and tablet forecasts have been adjusted for YoY …

Deutsche Bank Conservative With Samsung Prediction

by Tom Allen

Deutsche Bank has forecast 45 million unit sales for Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones this year – compared to Samsung’s own prediction of 70 million units (Samsung Expects Big Things of S6). …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Canonical Continues ‘Different’ Sales Methods

by Tom Allen

A smartphone from Chinese maker Meizu has been launched in Europe – in a slightly unusual way. Rather than standard channel sales, people interested in the MX4 Ubuntu Edition (yes, it runs an unusual …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Lattice Provides IR Control to ZTE

by Tom Allen

Lattice Semiconductor has announced that its iCE40 LM field-programmable gate array is being used in ZTE’s Star 2 flagship smartphone. The chipset is used to perform IR remote control and sensor hub functions.

Samsung AMOLEDs Approach LCD Efficiency

by Tom Allen

Anandtech has posted an article analysing the varying power consumption levels of Samsung’s AMOLED displays, in the Galaxy S4, S5, S5 LTE-A and S6. A white image (forcing the OLED display to draw the …

OnePlus Shares More Info in Dribs and Drabs

by Tom Allen

China’s OnePlus has teased more information about its upcoming smartphone (OnePlus Plans Second Exclusive Handset), the OnePlus Two. On Twitter, the company announced that the phone would use a USB-C connector, incorporating special features …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Samsung Prepares for S7 in 2015

by Milos Pavlovic

Sources in Asia say that Samsung is preparing to compete with Apple’s next iPhone – expected in the second second half of 2015 – by pushing R&D on its next Galaxy flagship. The so-called …

Mobile Panel Market Remains Slow

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has released panel data for June, when prices continued to fall. Market demand for notebooks is still weak. Consumers are deferring purchases, preferring to wait for Windows 10 and Intel’s Skylake chips. …

Medion Reaches Online Retailers

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Medion (owned by Lenovo) has said that it wants to extend distribution of its smartphone line, with online retailers such as Amazon and Cyberport. Retailers can now take and sell smartphones from the …

Tags:Distribution| Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Vodafone Lowers Cost of Premium Features

by Tom Allen

UK mobile operator Vodafone has released an own-brand Android smartphone, which competes with rivals with an ultra-low price point for its size. The Smart Ultra 6 is a 5.5″ smartphone with 1920 x 1080 …

Rumour: HTC’s M9+ Coming to Europe

by Tom Allen

An HTC developer, known as LlabTooFeR, sent a tweet this month claiming that a larger version of HTC’s One M9 would go on sale in Europe in Q3. The One M9+ will be sold …

Tags:Europe| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26