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Falling White-Box Shipments Affect Supply Chain

by Vanessa Browning

As large vendors produce more low-cost smartphones, international shipments are falling for Chinese white-box handset manufacturers. Asian sources say that the component orders placed by white-box vendors are falling because of the shift in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Silicon Image Surprises Us with SiBeam Move

by Vanessa Browning

This reporter went along to Silicon Image not expecting to see much as somebody else was covering the new Super MHL interface. However, we found a lot of interest! First, we looked at the …

New Price Point Achieved for Lumia Series

by Vanessa Browning

Microsoft showed off a low-cost feature phone at CES (since 2013, the company has made its biggest announcements at its own events), and has now revealed two affordable Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones: the Lumia …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Windows

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 3

by Tom Allen

Consumers in India, who might struggle to afford Samsung’s AMOLED smartphones, are now being offered a lower-cost option in the form of Micromax‘s Canvas Hue. The 5″ device has an AMOLED display (1280 x 720), …

Microsoft Lumia 435 and Lumia 532: the most affordable Lumia devices to date

by Helen Vince

Microsoft Corp. has announced the Microsoft Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 smartphones, the most affordable Lumia devices to date. Offering the latest Windows Phone 8.1 capabilities at an incredible price, both Lumia 435 and …

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Too Much from Lenovo….

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo had a huge range of new products at CES, but was not showing publicly on the show floor. Fortunately, we have friends in high places and we were able to meet the company …

Huawei Reports Slower Growth

by Helen Vince

Chinese phone maker, Huawei, reported a slowdown in growth last year as the company begins to increase investment in its smartphone business. Huawei said that it expects its operating profit to be between $5.46 …

Prestigio Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone

Prestigio Goes Quad-Core

by Tom Allen

The Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone, from Prestigio, is a 5.5″ model with a large, 3,000mAh battery. Protected by Gorilla Glass 3, the display has 1280 x 720 resolution and uses an IPS panel. A 1.3GHz …

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment

by Tom Allen

Li Dongsheng, TCL’s CEO, greeted the assembled journalists at the company’s press conference. The room was quiet when we arrived as most of the press was queueing for its lunch – although TCL had …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 4

by Vanessa Browning

Two new touchpanel PCs have been launched by Advantech. The 12.1″ TPC-1251T and 15″ TPC-1551T units feature Advantech’s iDoor modular design; customers can use this to add desired functionality without adding unnecessary hardware and costs. The modules …

Samsung Combats Android With Windows

by Tom Allen

In a bid to reduce its reliance on Android, Samsung will release several affordable handsets based on Windows Phone 8.1 this year. The news comes from The Korea Times, whose source – a Samsung …

Samsung Galaxy A7 is (Finally) Official

by Vanessa Browning

The Galaxy A7 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44), a thin smartphone challenging the iPhone 6, has been revealed by Samsung. Featuring a metal body and 5.5″ AMOLED display, the phone will be available …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 03