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Doogee Now 2nd Biggest Selling Smartphone Brand on AliExpress

by Andrew Fenn

The Doogee Mix 2 was the best-selling all-screen smartphone in the recent AliExpress 11.11 sale, generating revenue of $1.3 million. Doogee also entered the top two smartphone brands on AliExpress, second only to Xiaomi. …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Best Buy Offers Unlocked Nuu X5 for $160

by Andrew Fenn

Consumers in the US can currently get a great deal on an unlocked Nuu X5 Android smartphone, currently $159.99 at Best Buy. The X5 features a 5.5″ 1080p IPS LCD touchscreen, a 13-megapixel rear …

Tags:Best Buy| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Razer Phone Boosts Refresh to 120Hz

by Damir Lokas

Razer unveiled the Razer Phone, an Android smartphone that is designed for game play. The phone has a 5.72″ 2560 x 1440 (QuadHD) IGZO LCD display with 120Hz refresh rate and using an adaptive …

Tags:Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Razer| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Apple Fails to Dismiss $5 Million iOS 9 Lawsuit

by Andrew Fenn

Apple’s move to dismiss a putative class action lawsuit against the firm has been denied. A group with over 100 members filed a complaint against the tech giant back in 2015, claiming that the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 41| warranty

Epeat Hosting Sustainable Mobile Phone Webinar

by Andrew Fenn

Sustainable electronics firm Epeat will be running a webinar on Tuesday 7th November at 11am PST. According to the press release, the webinar will cover: How the EPEAT ecolabel works EPEAT’s environmental criteria How …

Tags:Back Panel| Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 41

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Apple and Samsung Widen Brand Lead in US

by Andrew Fenn

Parks Associates have released new research, revealing that Apple and Samsung have widened their brand lead over LG and Motorola in the US. LG now has a 9% brand share, lagging behind Samsung on …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 41

MDM Vol 24 #41 Round-up

by Bob Raikes

BLU, which claims to be the largest supplier of unlocked smartphones in the US, has done a deal with Sprint and launched the 5.2″ HD (1280 x 720) IPS smartphone. The IPS LCD display …

Tags:Asus| eMagin| Eyewear| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Apple Announces Consumer Repair Costs for iPhone X

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has announced the costs of repairs for its latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone X. In the event that the device’s Super AMOLED display is broken out of warranty, repairs will set consumers back …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Huawei Mate 10 Teardown Reveals BOM

by Bob Raikes

TechInsights has branched out from its policy of just publishing teardowns on Apple and Samsung Galaxy phones and has published a look at the Huawei Mate 10. (Huawei Mate 10 Uses LCD, Mate 10 …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Teardowns| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Ultra-Thin Cameras for Thinner Smartphones

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Everyone has seen one of those Apple iPhone ads, “Shot on iPhone 7.” (Or iPhone 6, 7+, 8 or 8+.) Gorgeous pictures shot by professional photographers blown up to billboard size or perhaps printed …

Tags:Cameras| iPhone| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 41

First Impression of iPhone X Champions AMOLED Screen

by Andrew Fenn

The first impressions of the iPhone X are starting to roll in—this one is courtesy of Steven Levy at Wired. Levy’s review of Apple’s next-generation smartphone was posted after he’d used the device for …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 41

iPhone X Sell-out Pushes AMOLED Screens

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it (…and anyone on-line at 12:15 AM PST last Friday did) the pre-order party for Apple’s newest iPhone X with 5.85-inch full edge-to-edge AMOLED screen sold out in the first …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 41