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LG rollable smartphone Explorer is ‘Project B’

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LetsGoDigital has produced some CAD renders of an LG rollable smartphone concept that was outlined by LG Electronics in a patent application for a smartphone using a rollable display. The device …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLEDs| Patents| Smartphones

Global smartphone shipments improve in 3Q20

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Global smartphone shipments fell by slightly over 6% on year in the third quarter of 2020, improving significantly from the previous two quarters as demand for smartphones outside the China market …

Tags:5G| Smartphone Market| Smartphones

Video leak shows off TCL’s rollable smartphone screen tech

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GizChina spotted a video showing a rollable OLED prototype from TCL that rolls out from 4.5″ to 6.7″ and is said to be able to survive 200K operations. What We Think …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Smartphones| TCL

Huawei Mate 40 Pro Spec is Leaked

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The details of the new Huawei Mate 40 series have been leaked with the P40 Pro reported to be using a 2772 x 1344 ‘waterfall’ display and an in-display fingerprint sensor. …

Tags:Huawei| Smartphones| TSMC

Displaymate Looks at OnePlus 8T

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Dr Ray Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies reviewed the display on the OnePlus 8T smartphone and found that it is a very good display with up to 1,090 cd/m² peak brightness. Like …

Tags:OLEDs| Samsung Display| Smartphones| Testing| Visual Quality

Apple unveils iPhone 12 series

by Bob Raikes

What They Say After months of speculation, and slightly later in the year than before, Apple finally announced the iPhone 12 series. The 6.1″ iPhone 12 and the 5.4″ iPhone 12 mini get the …

Tags:Apple| Corning| Glass| iPhone| Smartphones

Qualcomm to Supply Branded Gaming Smartphones?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Qualcomm is working with Asus to develop gaming smartphones based on its forthcoming Snapdragon 875 APU that may be sold under its own brands. What We Think I’m not convinced that …

Tags:Asus| Game Playing| Qualcomm| Smartphones

My Experience with the Galaxy Z Flip

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Display market research specialist, Ross Young, has got hold of a Galaxy Z Flip (not the Flip 2) on a special deal and gives his thoughts on the product. He was …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Samsung| Smartphones