Xiaomi Chooses Synpatics
by Tom Allen
Xiaomi is using Synaptics’ Clearpad touchscreen and display driver solutions for its Mi Note and Note Pro smartphones.
Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Synaptics| Vol 22 - Issue 26| Xiaomi
Regulator Shares Samsung Specs
by Tom Allen
Samsung’s Galaxy A8 smartphone, which has been the subject of rumours for several months, has appeared at China’s TENAA regulatory commission. The phone will be shipped with a 5.7″ AMOLED display (1920 x 1080). …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26
Wiko’s Dramatically Cuts Resolution
by Tom Allen
Wiko’s Rainbow smartphones are offered in white, black, green red or blue.French manufacturer Wiko has followed its Rainbow smartphone with a ‘concentrated version’ called the Rainbow Lite. It is an entry-level model (the tag …
Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26
Nokia Plans Smartphone Return
by Tom Allen
Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia, has said that he wants to resurrect the brand’s name on smartphones. Speaking to Germany’s Manager Magazin, Sureev said that Microsoft will lose control of the brand name in …
Tags:Licensing| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26
Fairphone Brings Desktop Modularity to Your Pocket
by Tom Allen
Dutch company Fairphone is a phone maker with a difference. The company’s self-named smartphone uses ethically-sourced materials and is designed to have a long lifespan: it is modular, but in a different vein to …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Netherlands| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26
Cumbria Police Lower Admin Time With Samsung
by Tom Allen
Around 1,500 police officers in Cumbria (UK) have been issued with a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 device, as part of an effort to modernise policing in the area. The move is part of a …
Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 26
Gigaset to Enter High-End Market at IFA
by Tom Allen
Landline phone maker Gigaset has announced plans to enter the smartphone market. It hopes to compete with Samsung and Apple on high-end units. An Android smartphone range will be launched in multiple global markets, …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 26
Huawei Adds Russian Distributor
by Helen Vince
Huawei has entered into an agreement with Elko in Russia, which will see the distributor offer Huawei smartphones and tablets throughout the country.
Tags:Distribution| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 25
Huawei ‘Confirmed’ as Google Partner
by Tom Allen
There have been repeated rumours that a Chinese maker would build Google’s next Nexus smartphone, and now Huawei has won that honour. A source, apparently a Huawei UK employee, has told IB Times that …
Tags:Google| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 25
Inking Up With HTC
by Tom Allen
HTC has a history of redesigning its high-end smartphones, adding elaborate images with famous artists. The latest is the HTC One M9 Ink, designed in collaboration with supermodel Jourdan Dunn and artist Cally-Jo Pothecary …
Tags:Back Panel| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 25
Sharp Begins In-Cell Mass Production
by Tom Allen
Sharp has begun to mass-produce in-cell touch displays for smartphones. They are being produced at Sharp’s Mie Plant No. 3, using LTPS technology. The company is considering expanding production to its Kameyama Plant No. …
Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| sharp| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 25
JDI Looks to Premium Panels
by Tom Allen
Japan Display aims to hold a market share between 30% and 40% in high-end smartphone panels by 2020. The news comes from JDI COO Shuji Aruga, quoted by Taiwanese media. JDI also intends to …
Tags:Automotive| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Market Shares - Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Reflective Display| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 25
