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MWC Not So Exciting for Displays

by Bob Raikes

Once again, MWC claimed a success with 107,000 attendees (including exhibitors, contractors and media) from 205 countries. The organisers said that 7,700 visitors were CEOs, up from 6,100 in 2017. There were 2,400 exhibiting …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

LG Goes OLED but Drops Dolby Vision

by Milos Pavlovic

LG majored on its new V30SThinQ smartphone at the show. The phone looks very competent and LG said it had focused on ‘ABCD’ – the audio, battery, camera and display. The audio side uses …

TCL Adds Mass Market 18:9 Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

TCL has both the Alcatel and Blackberry smartphone brands. At the show, the emphasis was on the Alcatel brand and there are there were three low end smartphone ranges introduced at the event, the …

Samsung’s S9 Launch Emphasis is on Camera

by Bob Raikes

Samsung held a big event in Barcelona to launch its Galaxy S9 and S9Plus. Even before the event, it was clear that the camera is one of the main changes as the title for …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

MWC 2018 Catch Up

by Bob Raikes

After the really big shows there are always a few items that ‘slip through the net’ at the time we finalise our show report, so we like to catch up so that as little …

Gartner: Worldwide Sales of Smartphones Recorded First Ever Decline in 2017 Q4

by Andrew Fenn

Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled nearly 408 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, a 5.6% decline over the fourth quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. This is the first …

Tags:Gartner| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Zeiss VR One Connect Heading for May Release

by Andrew Fenn

Zeiss is expected to release its Zeiss VR One Connect product in May, which enables interactive gaming using a mobile VR headset. Compatible with SteamVR, a large number of VR games will be immediately …

Tags:Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Strategy Analytics: Apple Raked in 51% of Smartphone Revenues in 2017 Q4

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone revenues hit an all-time high of $120 billion during the fourth quarter of 2017. Apple captured a record 51% global smartphone revenue share, accounting …

Tags:Apple| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 07

DSCC: OLED Revenues Establish New Record in 2017 Q4

by Andrew Fenn

Display Supply Chain Consultants has published OLED shipment, revenue and market share results for the fourth quarter of 2017. As expected, OLEDs enjoyed a record quarter, with a significant jump in panel shipments for …

HTC to Merge VR and Smartphone Divisions?

by Andrew Fenn

In the wake of the news that the president of HTC’s smartphone and connected devices business, Chialin Chang, has resigned with immediate effect, the rumour mill is in full swing, alleging that senior employees …

IHS: Half a Billion Devices with Wireless Power Technology Shipped in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Led by mobile phones, small appliances and wearables, shipments of consumer electronics devices enabled with wireless charging rose 40% in 2017, compared to the previous year. In all, nearly 500 million devices with wireless …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 06| Wireless Charging

Flexible OLED Display: the Savior for the Smartphone Market?

by Sweta Dash

Flexible OLED display technology is poised to dominate the next generation smartphone market with thinner, lighter, bezel less, immersive screens and differentiating form factors. AMOLED technology will enable the display to provide faster response …