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Huawei P20 Pro Camera Impresses

by Bob Raikes

Huawei’s Consumer Business Group announced the P20 Series smartphone which features the world’s first Leica triple camera. There are two versions with 5.8″ (P20) and 6.1″ (P20 Pro) displays, both with 1080 x 2244 …

Tags:Cameras| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Camera Impresses DxOMark

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has launched its Mi Mix 2S Android smartphone that is based on a 5.99″ IPS LCD with 1080 x 2160 resolution (18:9) and using Gorilla Glass 4. The processor is a Snapdragon 845 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 12| Xiaomi

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Apple to Launch Foldable OLED Smartphone in 2020?

by Andrew Fenn

Apple may be working towards a 2020 launch for its own foldable OLED smartphone, according to Wamsi Moham, an analyst with Merrill Lynch, who met with the company’s suppliers in Asia recently. Moham reports …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 12

DSCC Releases Latest OLED Forecast

by Damir Lokas

DSCC released the forecast slides for the Q1’18 issue of its Quarterly OLED Shipment and Fab Utilization Report and said that it has revised the outlook for 2018 down by 22%, but still expects …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 11

IDC: APeJ Mobile Spending Expected to Be Over $540.7 Billion in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Spending on mobility solutions in the Asia Pacific excluding Japan region (APeJ) is expected to grow 5.3% year-on-year in 2018, reaching more than $540.7 billion, according to IDC. This growth is expected to continue …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 11

iPhone X Successor Might be Cheaper Thanks to Reduced BOM

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes Research, the 5.9″ successor to the iPhone X will see more than a 10% reduction in its manufacturing bill of materials, which could position it as the cheapest of the three …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Good Enough!

by Norbert Hildebrand

How often have you heard or said ‘Good Enough’ in your life? To your friends, colleagues, family, etc. ‘good enough’ may mean something completely different than it does for you. Nevertheless, everyone uses this …

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LG’s Next Flagship Smartphone Returning to LCD Roots?

by Andrew Fenn

A variety of sources across the internet are reporting that LG’s next flagship smartphone, the G7, will not follow in the footsteps of the iPhone X or the company’s own V30 handset and use …

Tags:LCD Panels| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Apple to Release the Biggest, Most Expensive iPhone This Year?

by Andrew Fenn

Apple may release a 6.5″ OLED iPhone X Plus this year with a price tag of $1,400, according to Forbes. This will be the biggest iPhone yet, eclipsing the screen of the iPhone X …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Apple to Add 250-270 Million Flat Panels to its Basket in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

It has been estimated that Apple will purchase between 250 and 270 million flat panels for iPhone devices in 2018. Digitimes made the claim, citing unnamed sources from the Taiwan panel industry. Breaking the …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Qualcomm and the Advent of 5G Cell Networks

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, 5G is at the root of the recent headlines of the US Treasury Dept. scuttling a “$121B hostile Chinese takeover bid” (to the Singapore-based Broadcom) of mobile chip maker, …

Tags:5G| Chip Technology| Networks| Security| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Samsung Introduces Authorised Smartphone Repair Service Across US

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has launched a same-day repair service for Galaxy smartphone owners across the United States. Customers can now bring their Galaxy devices to more than 300 Samsung Care-authorised uBreakiFix service locations for same-day support, …

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