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Samsung Announces Galaxy XCover 5, the Newest Durable and Advanced Smartphone Built for Tough Environments

by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics revealed the new Galaxy XCover 5, a rugged yet sophisticated device designed to handle demanding jobs while meeting the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce. Engineered for the field and factory, the …

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Global smartphone shipments to grow 50% in 1Q21

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes Research is forecasting that smartphone sales will be up 50% year on year to 340 million units in Q1 2021 with sales of Apple handsets going well (forecast at >60 …

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Red Magic 6’s screen to exceed 144Hz refresh rate

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GSMArena reports that smartphone maker, Nubia, plans to release a Red Magic smartphone with more than 144Hz refresh. The site said that the Red Magic 5 was the first to offer …

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Huawei unveils new foldable phone despite US crackdown

by Bob Raikes

What They Say As expected, Huawei has launched its Mate X2 foldable smartphone which has an in-folding design using panels from BOE, according to Nikkei. The 8.01″ inside screen is backed up with a …

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Samsung Developing Foldable OLED Panels for Oppo, Xiaomi and Google

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec in Korea reports that Samsung Display is developing foldable OLED panels for new in-folding smartphones from Oppo, Xiaomi and Google. The report said that the Oppo is a 7.7″ …

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LG Denies Rumours on Scrollable Phone, but Doesn’t Confirm it, Either

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG has denied a report in the Yonhap News that it has decided to cancel its rollable smartphone project. However, neither did it confirm the project and merely said that it …

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Hinges for Z Flip2 and Z Fold3 in Planning

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GSMArena reported that S-Connect – identified as the maker of hinges for Samsung’s foldable phones – has said that it will start mass producing the hinges for the Galaxy Z Flip2 …

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Top Phone Makers’ Foldable Smartphone Plans

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Korea Herald said that ‘according to industry sources’, Samsung, Apple and Huawei are planning new foldable devices. The Mate X2 from Huawei is due to be launched at MWC Shanghai, …

More Than 75% of All Streaming Time in Q4 Was on Big Screens

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Despite the long term trend towards consumption of video on mobile devices, Conviva’s State of Streaming Q4 2020 report shows 75% of all viewing time via connected devices was watched on …

Flexible OLED Display Driving Next Generation Smartphones

by Sweta Dash

The smartphone market has slowed down considerably in recent years. It was expected to recover in 2020 with 5G product introductions but the pandemic impacted both supply and demand side in the first half …

Anandtech Finds New Samsung OLED is Remarkably Efficient

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Anandtech has got its hands on a new Samsung S21 Ultra and had a deep dive into the power consumption in various modes, compared to previous Samsung devices. The blog found …

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Report: Apple Testing In-Display Fingerprint Sensor for iPhone

by Bob Raikes

What They Say PC Magazine, quoting the WSJ, reports that Apple is looking closely at using an under display fingerprint sensor that uses optical technology, rather than the ultrasonic technology used in the Galaxy …

Tags:Apple| Fingerprint Recognition| Qualcomm| Smartphones