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Leak Shows ‘Bezel-Less’ Oppo Phone

by Tom Allen

Chinese manufacturer Oppo has – apparently – made the bezels on its upcoming smartphone thinner than any we have seen before. So much so that ‘seen’ is a bit of a misnomer! Various websites …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Narrow Bezels| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Motorola Phone Fab to Open in May

by Tom Allen

A new Motorola production base in Wuhan, China will begin commercial operation on 11th May, according to local media. Current plans are for 16 million smartphones to be produced this year, at a value …

Mobile Panel Prices Trend Down in March

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has released its panel price data for March. Downward trends were seen in almost every market segment. Due to slow demand for notebook and tablet PCs, G5, G6 and G8 LCD fab …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 13

by Tom Allen

Acer‘s C910 Chromebook (Acer Iterates on 15″ Chromebook Design) has been released in the USA. The C910-54M1 has a 15.6″ display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, Core i5 processor and eight-hour battery life. It costs …

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge not good enough? How about 24k gold versions?

by Tom Allen

It seems that no flagship device – or any Apple product – can be launched these days without someone plating it in precious metal. Enter Goldgenie, which is offering the Samsung Galaxy S6 and …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Foxconn Manager Stole ‘Thousands’ of Smartphones

by Tom Allen

A senior manager at Hon Hai, known only by his surname (Tsai), has admitted to stealing thousands of smartphones from a factory in Zhengzhou and selling them privately in China. The thefts are estimated …

Sony to Reach Shipment Target

by Tom Allen

Taiwanese sources say that Sony Mobile Communications’ smartphones shipments rose more than 20% QoQ in Q4’14, to 11.9 million units. Combined shipments for Q1-Q3 in Sony’s fiscal year were 31.2 million units. More than …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Lower Partner Orders Expected From Sony

by Tom Allen

Industry sources in Taiwan expect Sony to lower its TV and smartphone orders to production partners in Taiwan. The prediction comes following continued low sales of these products. According to the sources, Sony has …

Smartphones Grab Ever-Larger Share of Smart Connected Device Market, says IDC

by Helen Vince

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, the combined total market of smartphones, tablets plus 2-in-1s, and PCs is set to grow from 1.8 …

Tags:IDC| PCs| Smartphones| tablets

Mobiles Continue to Outperform Other Device Market Segments in 2015

by Tom Allen

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles (ultrabooks of various form factors) and mobile phones) shipments will rise 2.8% this year, to 2.5 billion units according to Gartner. However, the computing devices (PCs and ultramobiles) category …

Lumia 430 Will be ‘Most Affordable’ Windows 10 Phone

by Tom Allen

A very low-cost smartphone has been introduced by Microsoft. The Lumia 430 is a Windows Phone with dual SIM slots, available for just $70. It is also ‘the most affordably-priced Lumia that will be …

Tags:Emerging Markets| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 13

O2 Goes to the Roots of Rugby for New Smartphone

by Tom Allen

A prototype smartphone for rugby lovers has been built – using grass from Twickenham Stadium. In an effort to boost its recycling credentials, O2 created the concept unit using tens of thousands of blades …