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DisplayMate Gives Note 9 an ‘A+’

by Bob Raikes

Ray Soneira of DisplayMate has conducted one of his in-depth reviews of the display on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 which was launched globally last week (Samsung Unpacked 2018: The Galaxy Note 9 is …

Tags:DisplayMate| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 31

IFA 2018 Catch Up

by Bob Raikes

After major shows, there are always a few items that slipped by us at the time and we report some from IFA. Huawei impressed with its new Kirin 980 chip and the Honor sub-brand …

Tags:Huawei| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Statista Reveals Which Phones Emit the Least Radiation

by Andrew Fenn

Having already revealed the current phones which emit the most radiation, Statista has released a chart that looks at the opposite end of the scale. While conclusive longitudinal research on the effects of cell …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 33

ABI Teardowns Team Not Impressed with HTC U12+ Edge Sense 2 Tech

by Andrew Fenn

The recently released HTC U12+ features the company’s proprietary Edge Sense 2 technology, which the manufacturer says brings even more ways to interact with the phone by squeezing its lower sides or edges. According …

Tags:audio| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 33

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Oppo Announces R17 and R17 Pro Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

Oppo has officially unveiled two new R-series products — the R17 and R17 Pro. The R17 features a 6.4″ AMOLED display with a 1080 × 2280 resolution, 394 pixels per inch, a 19.9 aspect …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Samsung Unveils Its First Android Go Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has announced its first Android Go smartphone, the Galaxy J2 Core. The device features a 5″ LCD screen with a resolution of 540 × 960, 220 pixels per inch and an aspect ratio …

Tags:India| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Nikkei Says Samsung’s Galaxy Empire is “In Crisis”

by Andrew Fenn

A detailed report from the Nikkei Asian Review paints a gloomy picture for Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone business. The publication’s Kim Jaewon says that CEO Koh Dong-jin is under pressure to turn things around as …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Xiaomi Launches a Snapdragon 845 Smartphone for $300

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi has launched a new smartphone, the Poco F1, known in India as Pocophone. The device runs Android 8.1 and features a 6.2″ LCD display with a resolution of 1080 × 2246, 403 pixels …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 32| Xiaomi

Digitimes Research: Shipments of 5G Smartphones Won’t Pick Up Until 2021

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research says that shipments of 5G devices like smartphones, consumer premises equipment and Wi-Fi devices are unlikely to reach the one-million-unit mark until 2021, two years after initial shipments begin in 2019. The …

Tags:Forecasts| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Motorola Under Fire for Copying iPhone X with P30 Handset

by Andrew Fenn

Motorola has revealed its new P30 smartphone, which has been described as a “brazen”, “shameless” and “egregious” Android remake of the iPhone X. We’re not here to make a judgement as to whether that’s …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 32

NOA N10 Wins EISA Best Buy Smartphone Award

by Andrew Fenn

Croatian electronics company Hangar18’s NOA N10 smartphone has won EISA’s Best Buy Smartphone 2018-2019 award, the second consecutive year that a NOA device has received the accolade. Winners were chosen at an EISA press …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Sony Xperia XZ3 to Feature 48MP Camera and Flexible OLED Display?

by Andrew Fenn

Leaked images said to be of Sony’s forthcoming Xperia XZ3 smartphone have emerged online, while some reports have indicated that the device may feature a 48-megapixel primary camera. Indeed, Sony recently announced the development …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 31