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US Startup Has 3.3″ “Secondary Smartphone” Device

by Andrew Fenn

A San Francisco-based startup has launched Palm, described by The Verge as “a sidecar for your smartphone”. The smartphone is made with Gorilla Glass and has a 3.3″ LCD display with a resolution of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Samsung Mobile CEO: Foldable Smartphone Not “A Gimmick Product”

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh mentioned the company’s long-awaited foldable smartphone again at the recent launch event for the Galaxy A9, remarking, “…it may be a niche market, but definitely, it will expand. I’m …

Tags:Foldable Devices| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Displaymate: Pixel 3 XL Display Tops Best Display Metrics

by Steve Sechrist

The Google Pixel 3 XL’s new 6.3-inch AMOLED flexible display with diamond sub-pixels makes the grade by meeting and exceeding existing top performance benchmark records. So says DisplayMate’s Dr. Ray Soneira, who has established …

Tags:AMOLED| display technology| Shoot Outs| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Google Launches Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL — Pre-orders Now Open

by Andrew Fenn

Right on schedule, pre-orders are now available for the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, following the couple’s official launch event earlier this week. The standard Pixel 3 features a 5.5″ P-OLED display …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Samsung Launches Galaxy A9 — With Quad-Lens Rear Camera

by Andrew Fenn

Rumours of a new Samsung Galaxy A-series smartphone with a quadruple-lens primary camera have come to fruition, with the official announcement of the Galaxy A9 at a launch event on October 11th. The device …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Absen P Lite

LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #39

by Milos Pavlovic

Absen has launched a new range of LED displays for rental under the ‘PL Lite’ brand in APAC and Latin America. The displays are available in 2.5, 2.9, 3.9 and 4.8mm pixel pitch. The …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| sharp| Smartphones| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 25 - Issue 39

LG, Samsung and Vivo Launch iPhone XR Rivals in Taiwan

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources recently informed Digitimes that LG, Samsung and Vivo are all launching multiple new smartphone models to rival the iPhone XR in Taiwan, in an attempt to maintain their respective market shares in …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Features a Rigid OLED Display

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi recently launched its Mi 8 Pro smartphone globally. The device features a 6.21″ AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 × 2248 pixels, 402 ppi, HDR10 and a screen-to-body ratio of about 84%. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39| Xiaomi

Vivo Launches V11i in India Under a Slightly Different Name

by Andrew Fenn

Following the launch of its V11 Pro smartphone in India last month, known simply as the V11 outside India, Vivo has also released the slightly smaller V11i there too — where it will be …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Nokia 7.1 Available to Pre-order Now in the US

by Andrew Fenn

HMD has launched the new Nokia 7.1 smartphone, featuring a 5.84″ LCD display with a resolution of 1080 × 2280, an aspect ratio of 19:9, 432 ppi, HDR10 and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Honor Launches New “Best-in-Class” Smartphone in Europe

by Andrew Fenn

Honor has revealed what it’s calling a “best-in-class” smartphone, the Honor 8X. The handset features a 6.5″ LCD display with a resolution of 1080 × 2340, an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, 396 ppi and …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Sharp Officially Announces First Smartphone with Flexible OLED

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp has formally announced its first smartphone to feature a flexible OLED display, the Aquos Zero, which will ship in Japan and Taiwan during the fourth quarter of 2018. The company first teased the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39