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Samsung’s free TV service is coming to more Galaxy phones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung developed its TV Plus service to provide content to the brand’s smartTV systems. Now it has been rolled out to Galaxy Z Fold2, Z Flip, and original Galaxy Fold. The …

Tags:OTT Video| Samsung| Smartphones| Streaming Video

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iPhone 12 teardown showcases South Korean parts makers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei, in cooperation with Tokyo-based research specialist Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, stripped down an iPhone 12 and found that 26.8% of the value of the smartphone was accounted for by components from …

Tags:iPhone| Smartphones| Teardowns

iPhone 12 Pro Max OLED Display Technology Shoot-Out

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Ray Soneira has published his in-depth review of the iPhone 12 Pro Max display and found it to be at the leading edge of OLED (and other) smartphones. As usual, he …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Measurement| OLEDs| Smartphones

Oppo Will Have a Full CMS Next Year

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Oppo said in its technical event this week that its Find X3 series would support the DCI P3 colour gamut with 10 bit colour and that it would have a managed …

Tags:China| Colour Management & Processing| Smartphones

Oppo Updates OLED AR glasses prototypes

by Bob Raikes

What They Say As well as a prototype rollable smartphone, (Oppo’s X 2021 rollable concept phone expands in your hand), Oppo showed an update to prototype glasses shown last year. The Oppo AR Glass …

Tags:Augmented Reality| OLEDs| Smartphones

Oppo’s X 2021 rollable concept phone expands in your hand

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Oppo has shown the Engadget blog a rollable smartphone that can change from a landscape 6.7″ size to a squarer ‘tablet-like’ 7.4″ diagonal, with the software automatically compensating. It’s still ‘a …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Smartphones

Specs and features of Samsung’s Galaxy S21 smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say There has been a leak of information about Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones which are expected to be launched in January, a but earlier in the year than usual. The displays are …

Tags:Samsung| Smartphones| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

Touch or Touchless Touch?

by Bob Raikes

There is no question that, especially since the arrival of the iPhone and iPad, the use of touch displays as an interface has become ubiquitous. However, the technology is not without its drawbacks, especially …

Tags:Kiosks| Smartphones| Touch| Touchless Touch

LG Display to Expand OLED Supply to Apple

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec has said that LG Display is expanding its E6-1 and E6-2 lines to boost output by 25K/month additional substrates of LTPO (5K, then 10K in May 2021 and another …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| LG Displays (LGD)| LTPO TFT| OLED Fabs| Smartphones