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Digitimes: Chinese Smartphone Shipments Grew 20% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research has released new data indicating that shipments of smartphones from China-based vendors increased by 20% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2018, up to 176 million units. The publication also surmises that …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Samsung Teases Next Week’s Galaxy Note 9 Launch Event

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has teased the forthcoming reveal of its Galaxy Note 9 phablet, with a series of short videos highlighting the common struggles that smartphone users face every day, including short battery life, running out …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 29

DSCC Smartphone Display Cost Report Highlights Profitable Rigid OLED Business

by Andrew Fenn

DSCC has released its OLED Smartphone Cost Report for the second quarter of 2018, highlighting a number of issues in the market. The report illuminates the huge impact of fab utilisation on fixed costs …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Xiaomi’s South Korean Presence “Heaping Pressure” on Samsung

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes, Xiaomi’s expansion into the South Korean smartphone market is “heaping pressure” on Samsung. The company recently launched its Redmi Note 5 handset in the region, priced at KRW 299,000 (about $265). …

Tags:Korea| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Samsung Sells 2 Million Galaxy J8 and J6 Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung India’s recently launched Galaxy J8 and J6 smartphones have become hugely popular, with sales crossing the 2 million unit level in the country, the company has announced. The J8 features a 6″ display …

Tags:India| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Huawei Boss Announces 2018 Shipment Target at Nova 3 Launch

by Andrew Fenn

Speaking at the launch of its Nova 3 smartphone in Shenzhen, China, Huawei CEO Richard Yu revealed that the company has shipped 100 million handsets so far this year and aims to ship another …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 28

TCL Launches “Reimagined” Smartphone Portfolio with Alcatel 5V

by Andrew Fenn

TCL Communication has launched the Alcatel 5V, which the company describes as the flagship of its reimagined smartphone portfolio. The device features a 6.2″ LCD display in a notch design, with a 720 × …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TCL| Vol 24 - Issue 28

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ZTE to Pay Nine-Figure Escrow Deposit to Resume Business with US

by Andrew Fenn

It was recently revealed that ZTE is in the process of making a deal with the US administration to enable the company to resume business with US component manufacturers. In a statement posted to …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27| ZTE

Gartner: Increasing PC Prices Will Lead to Flat Growth of Device Shipments in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — are on pace to record 0.9% growth to reach 2.28 billion units in 2018, according to Gartner. The PC and tablet market is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Exclusive Supplier of LED Chips for 6.1″ iPhone Backlight Revealed

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources have revealed that Japanese chemical engineering and manufacturing company Nichia will be the sole supplier of 0.3t LED chips for the backlighting of the new 6.1″ LCD iPhone believed to be launching …

Tags:LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Samsung Opens New Smartphone Manufacturing Plant in India

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has opened a new 129,000m² smartphone manufacturing facility in the Indian city of Noida, just outside Delhi. This new plant will produce up to 120 million Samsung smartphones every year, covering the company’s …

Tags:India| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27