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IHS: Under-Display Fingerprint Sensors to Top 100 Million Units by 2019

by Andrew Fenn

Smartphone brands are expected to increase their adoption of under-display fingerprint sensors, which allow phones to have full-screen displays with an invisible fingerprint feature, according to IHS Markit. Shipments of smartphones using these sensors …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Chinese Smartphone Makers to Use LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese reports have identified Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi are planning to use LCDs with miniLED backlights for smartphones in the second half of this year. The LED Inside blog reports that Refond, a Chinese …

Is This the Lite Version of the Samsung Galaxy S9?

by Andrew Fenn

Information regarding a new Samsung smartphone has surfaced on Twitter. Images and specifications were leaked by a user by the name of Ice Universe. The individual’s profile doesn’t link them to any particular company …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Samsung Introduces Mid-Range J7

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has a new mid-range J7 smartphone that is available in single or dual SIM versions. The phone uses a 5.5″ AMOLED with 720 x 1280 (16:9 – 267ppi). The phone is built around …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 15

More Confirmation of iPhone Plans

by Bob Raikes

Widespread reports are confirming the rumours that the next iPhone range will have 5.85″ and 6.45″ OLEDs and a 6.1″ LCD (Another Analyst Predicts Three New iPhones for 2018). Samsung Display has been reported …

Touch ID Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Samsung

by Andrew Fenn

A South Korean start-up called First Face has filed a lawsuit against Apple and Samsung, according to Business Korea, claiming that the two smartphone giants infringed original patents for fingerprint-based authorisation technology dating back …

Xiaomi Blackshark Gaming Smartphone Features Pixelworks Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Pixelworks, a provider of visual processing solutions, has announced that Xiaomi Blackshark’s first flagship gaming smartphone incorporates its video and display processing technology. Driven by the company’s third-generation Iris chipset and the Snapdragon 845 …

LG Announces May Date for Official G7 Smartphone Reveal

by Andrew Fenn

LG has announced that it will formally unveil its premium LG G7 ThinQ smartphone on May 2nd in New York City, United States and May 3rd in Seoul, South Korea. The company will host …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 15

IHS Teardown Reveals Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Bill of Materials

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit’s teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has revealed it has a bill-of-materials cost of $375.80. Of this amount, the device’s 6.2″ Super AMOLED display—featuring a 2960 x 1440 resolution, 529 ppi …

iFixit Teardown Reveals OIS on All Huawei P20 Pro Cameras

by Andrew Fenn

Ifixit’s teardown of the Huawei P20 Pro has revealed that optical image stabilisation (OIS) hardware is present in all three of the device’s cameras, something that wasn’t clear initially. (Huawei P20 Pro Camera Impresses) …

Smartphone-Powered AR Headset “Ghost” Launched on Indiegogo

by Andrew Fenn

Ghost is a new AR headset powered by smartphones. The device features a slot at the top for compatible handsets, with a visor below that the wearer looks through to see the real world …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Gionee Denies Spending Over $950 Million on A-List Endorsements

by Andrew Fenn

According to China-based publication Caixin, the VP of smartphone maker Gionee, Yu Lei, has been forced to take to social media to deny reports that the company directly caused its current financial problems. While …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 14