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DXOMark Explores Smartphone Camera Evolution

by Andrew Fenn

DxOMark has just published a comprehensive overview of smartphone camera technologies and their impact on image quality measurements from 2012 to today. In the article, the company looks at the evolution of both photo …

Tags:Back Panel| Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Archos Previews Core Range of Bezel-less Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

With the launch of the Archos Core 55S, 57S and 60S models, the company is making smartphones with bezel-less screens accessible to as many people as possible. Archos’ new smartphones offer 18:9 displays in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 05

IHS: Chinese Panel Makers Catching Up in LTPS LCD Panel Shipments for Mobile

by Andrew Fenn

Total shipments of mobile phone displays, including TFT LCD and AMOLED panels, reached 2.01 billion units in 2017, up 3% from 2016, according to preliminary estimates from IHS Markit. In the growing mobile phone …

Tags:BOE| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LG Displays (LGD)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Tianma| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Apple Offering Free Repairs for iPhone 7 with Service Bug

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has determined that a small percentage of iPhone 7 devices may show “No Service” in the status bar, even if cellular coverage is available, due to a component failure. The affected units were …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 05| warranty

The Smartphone Market at an Inflection Point

by Bob Raikes

We’ve been trying to clear the decks, finalising some bits and pieces from CES, getting the BETT report done and trying to get ahead for ISE next week. This is one of our biggest …

Tags:Apple| Editorial| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Unconfirmed Sources Tease Vivo’s Next Flagship Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Unconfirmed reports coming out of China have teased what could be Vivo’s 2018 flagship smartphone, the Xplay 7. According to various rumours, the new handset will have 10GB RAM and an Ultra HD display, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Apple Cuts iPhone X Production by 50% Due to Low Sales

by Andrew Fenn

Apple will halve its iPhone X production output, due to lower-than-expected sales in key markets during the 2017 holiday season according to Nikkei and Bloomberg. The company has informed its suppliers that it will …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Honor 7X Tops Amazon Best Seller List in Three Days

by Andrew Fenn

Honor has announced that its two flagship smartphones are off to a successful start in the US. The company’s 7X smartphone became a bestseller on Amazon, while its View10 handset won industry-wide recognition at …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 03

UXS: Edge-to-Edge Smartphone Displays Compromise User Experience

by Damir Lokas

Bezel-less and edge-to-edge designs are rapidly becoming the norm, allowing OEMs to squeeze larger displays into a more compact form factor. However, optimising one-handed usability and adding value through smart implementations of edge interactions …

Tags:HMI| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 25 - Issue 03

NRF: Mobile Computing for Retail

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G1 in a mobile POS cradle with a credit card reader. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Panasonic was at NRF showing its Toughbook mobile computers and tablets. Jeffery Pinc, the Panasonic rep I talked …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NRF 2018| Retail| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Qualcomm Smartphone AP Shipments Predicted to Decline in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm’s smartphone application processor (AP) shipments will decline slightly in 2018, according to Digitimes Research. The decline is attributed to the increased adoption of smartphone vendors’ own in-house developed APs. These chips are expected …

Tags:Application Processors| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 03