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Newest Build Brings Improvements to Google Pixel XL 2 Display

by Andrew Fenn

LG and Google have improved upon the Pixel 2 XL’s OLED display, which has been marred with issues since its release last year, according to the OLED-A. The publication says that, as of the …

Tags:Google| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21

HMD Announces Updated Nokia Smartphone Range

by Andrew Fenn

Nokia’s smartphone business HMD has announced updates to three of its models — Nokia 2.1, 3.1 and 5.1 — all running Android Oreo, with support for Google’s Android One programme and prices starting from …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Xiaomi Opens New Retail Store in Europe

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi has opened a bricks-and-mortar store in Paris, France. The store sells smartphones and accessories, including speakers, while an on-site showroom displays products that aren’t available yet, which isn’t just limited to smartphone products …

Tags:France| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21| Xiaomi

Report: Essential Has Cancelled New Smartphone and Is up for Sale

by Andrew Fenn

Essential Products, the smartphone startup headed up by Android founder Andy Rubin, has cancelled development of its next smartphone and is reportedly going up for sale. Rubin downplayed the reports in a tweet but …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Taiwan Smartphone Sales Decline for Fifth Consecutive Month

by Andrew Fenn

Sales of smartphones in Taiwan have declined for the fifth consecutive month, Digitimes Research said, citing data from local retail channels. Smartphone sales apparently fell to 490,000 units in April 2018. In terms of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 20

OnePlus Releases Its New Flagship Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

The new OnePlus 6 smartphone began shipping this week and most of the rumoured specs we reported on early last month have turned out to be true. (OnePlus 6 Uses the Same Processor as …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Vivo Releases iPhone X Lookalike Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Vivo’s newly-released X21i smartphone features a 6.28″ Super AMOLED 1080 x 2280 resolution display with an iPhone X-esque notch, a 19:9 aspect ratio, an ~85% screen-to-body ratio and 402 pixels per inch. It runs …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 20

LG G7 ThinQ Releases in South Korea at the End of May

by Andrew Fenn

The rollout of LG’s newest smartphone kicks off this week in its home market of South Korea with key markets in Asia, the Americas, and Europe to follow shortly thereafter. Officially announced two weeks …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Samsung Receives Environmental Leader Award

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has received an Environmental Leader 2018 Project of the Year Award winner for its Galaxy Upcycling programme. The award honours the programme’s use of a product’s materials throughout its entire lifecycle. The programe …

Tags:Environment| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Apple and Samsung Patent Fight Resumes

by Bob Raikes

Apple and Samsung are in court again in another battle in the ongoing war over five patents. This is the third court case and the war has been going on since 2011. The key …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 19

3D dynamic modeling is the basis for 3D video calling

Oppo Demonstrates 5G Video Call Demo Using 3D Structured Light Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Oppo Global Research Institute has announced that it has demonstrated 5G video calling using 3D structured light technology. The demonstration used a customised Oppo R11s smartphone with an integrated structured light camera, collecting the …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| 5G| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Asustek Predicts Significant Growth for Smartphone Business in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes, Asustek CEO Jerry Shen has predicted that the company’s smartphone shipments will see a quarter-on-quarter growth of between 25% and 35% during the second quarter of 2018, driven by sales of …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 19