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Samsung To Boost Foldable, but LG still Hesitating on Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reported that Samsung wants to boost the sales level of its folding smartphones to around the level of its Note series of smartphones at over 10 million handsets per year. …

Tags:Foldable Devices| LG Electronics (LGE)| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Samsung| Smartphones

Android Authority Like the Huawei Mate X2

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Android Authority reviewed the new Huawei Mate X2 foldable smartphone and was very impressed. It likes the fact that when folded, the phone has a traditional 21:9 aspect ratio with a …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Huawei| Smartphones

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Samsung Phones Boast 800 nits & HFR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung has launched three new A-series phones, the Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and A72 with European pricing at €349, €429 and €449 respectively. Displays are 6.5″ for the A52 models and …

Tags:Samsung| Smartphones

OnePlus 9 Leaks Display Details

by Bob Raikes

What They Say It’s due for a launch tomorrow (23rd March), but many of the details of the OnePlus 9 Pro have already been leaked. The display will be based on LTPO with 2560 …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| LTPO TFT| Smartphones

Telekom launches the first XR glasses on the German market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Invidis reported that Telekom of Germany has started to sell the Nreal Light XR glasses. The glasses weigh 106 gms (3.75oz) and uses 1080P displays. There are ‘gotchas’, however. For now, …

Tags:5G| Augmented Reality| Germany| Mixed Reality| Smartphones

Qualcomm struggles to meet chip demand for Samsung

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Reuters reports that Qualcomm is ‘struggling to keep up with demand’. Samsung is said to be short of enough APUs for its mid-range and low end smartphones. Qualcomm is said to …

Tags:Qualcomm| Samsung| Semiconductor Market| Smartphones

ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces ROG Phone 5 Series

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Asus launched the latest ROG gaming phone, the Phone 5 Series. The phone uses a 144Hz Samsung AMOLED with 1080 x 2448 and 300Hz touch sampling as well as Delta-E <1 …

Tags:Asus| Game Playing| OLEDs| Smartphones

Apple slashes planned iPhone 12 mini production for 1H

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reported that Apple plans to ‘slash’ its production plans for iPhone 12 mini in the first half of 2012, although it still has an annual target of 230 million for …

Tags:5G| Apple| Smartphones

Links for w/c 22nd March 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Hisense TVs Certified WiSA Ready, WiSA’s Interoperability …

Tags:5G| audio| Dolby Vision| OLEDs| Repair| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)| xBox

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Links for w/c 8th March 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Samsung Taiwan to provide commerical displays for …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| LFD - Large Format Display| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Smartphones| sony| TVs (TV Sets)

Oppo Rollable Concept Demonstrated

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The BBC had a look at a rollable smartphone concept developed by Oppo. The broadcaster said that there is a crease, but it’s not visible in use. The smartphone is said …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Smartphones