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UK Police Force Adopts Platform for Video Evidence

by Bob Raikes

The Cumbrian police force in the UK has adopted Axon’s system for the submission of pictures and videos relating to crimes and based on the evidence.com platform. Axon Citizen for Officers enables police forces …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Apple

Korean Report Quantifies iPhone Display Orders

by Bob Raikes

We reported on forecasts from Nikkei on Apple’s plans and now ‘The Bell’ in Koreea has said, quoting Samsung Display as a source, that Apple expects to sell 70 million 6.46″ panels and around …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 24

More Details on Oppo Find X — Including Motorised Camera Module

by Andrew Fenn

More details of the recently-announced Oppo Find X‘s camera emerged this week, following its live launch event in Paris, revealing that the device features an unusual solution to the contentious issue of the notch …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Blackberry Keyboard Phone is Upgraded

by Bob Raikes

TCL has launched the latest Blackberry phone, the Key2, which has a mechanical keyboard and is an update to last year’s Blackberry KeyOne (TCL Promotes Alcatel and Blackberry Brands). The new version has a …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TCL| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Vivo Launches Bezel-less OLED Smartphone Series

by Andrew Fenn

Vivo has launched Nex, its bezel-less OLED smartphone series. The Vivo Nex S features a 6.59″ Super AMOLED display with a 91.24% screen-to-body ratio, a 1080 x 2316 resolution and 388 pixels per inch. …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Downturn in Smartphone Panel Market Highlights Performance of LTPS LCD

by Andrew Fenn

According to Sigmaintell Research, 418 million smartphone panels were shipped globally during the first quarter of 2018, a decrease of 11% compared to the same period last year. The weakness of global smartphone sales …

Tags:LTPS TFT| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Google to Release Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL in October 2018?

by Andrew Fenn

Google is planning to release its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones in its usual launch month of October, if the rumour mill is to be believed. Leaked images of the Pixel 3 …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Report: Dell and Microsoft Working on Windows 10 Foldable Mobile Devices?

by Andrew Fenn

Rumours of a foldable mobile device running Windows 10 being developed by Microsoft have reignited, after a code string in a Windows 10 SDK was found to refer to “Andromeda”, the codename of the …

Tags:Dell| Flexible Displays| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Ultra HD LCD Display for LG’s Next Flagship Smartphone?

by Andrew Fenn

Twitter leaker, Ice Universe, has revealed that LG may incorporate an Ultra HD LCD screen in its next flagship smartphone, which he referred to as the “LG G8”. It isn’t clear whether Ice Universe …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Samsung Supplying Largest Ever Smartphone Display to Huawei

by Andrew Fenn

According to The Bell, Samsung Display will supply a 6.9″ OLED display for a forthcoming smartphone from Huawei, as reported by The Investor. Panel shipments are expected to commence during the third quarter of …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung Display| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star to Launch Globally Later this Month

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has revealed its new Galaxy A8 Star smartphone, due for worldwide release later this month. The dual-sim smartphone features a 6.3″ Super AMOLED display with a 1080 x 2220 resolution, an 80.6% screen-to-body …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 23

IHS: iPhone X Led Global Smartphone Unit Shipments in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

As global smartphone shipments reached 345.5 million units in the first quarter of 2018, Apple iPhone X was the leading model, with 12.7 million units shipped. According to IHS Markit, iPhone 8 ranked second, …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 22