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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

Ups and Downs Predicted for iPhone Panel Suppliers in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

iPhone display panel suppliers TPK and General Interface Solution (GIS) have announced their respective predictions for the second quarter of 2018. According to Digitimes, TPK has predicted operating losses, while GIS is expecting to …

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

New Sharp Smartphone Features Dedicated Video Camera

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp’s forthcoming Aquos R2 smartphone features a 16-megapixel camera dedicated solely to recording video, capable of capturing Ultra HD-quality video, with a wide-angle lens, a 135° field of view and electronic video stabilisation, alongside …

Tags:Dolby Vision| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 18

HTC Has a Positive Blip

by Bob Raikes

HTC has come to the end of eleven consecutive quarters of losses to hit a profit of NT$21.1 billion ($708 million) for Q1, following the sale of its smartphone ODM business to Google. (HTC …

Tags:Financial Data| Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Meitu Partners with British Museum to Launch Limited Edition Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

China-based mobile internet company Meitu has announced a limited edition of its V6 smartphone, a joint project with The British Museum, at the British House in Beijing. The V6 features a 5.49″ 1080p AMOLED …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 18

128GB and 256GB Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Coming to US

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will soon be available for US consumers in 128GB and 256GB storage options. The new handsets were made available for pre-order at the beginning of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 18