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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

Creator of Jelly Phone Acknowledges Its Shortcomings

by Andrew Fenn

Unihertz, the company behind the Jelly phone, claimed to be “the world’s smallest 4G phone”, has gone on record, talking to the BBC about the smartphone’s failings. The Jelly device has been criticised for …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Vivo X20 Handsets Use OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Vivo has released two new handset, the X20, that uses a 6.01″ 1080 x 2160 (18:9 aspect ratio) Super AMOLED that covers 79.5% of the front of the phone and the X20 Plus that …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

$200 Price Drop for Essential Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Essential has dropped the price of its first smartphone by $200, bringing it down to $499 off-contract. The price drop has been implemented by the company to improve consumer word-of-mouth and perceived value, and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Google Investigating Pixel 2 XL OLED Burn-In Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s newest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are still hot off the assembly line, but early adopters of the Pixel 2 XL are already reporting issues of burn-in and image retention …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Foxconnto Ship 2-3 Million iPhone X Handsets Ahead of Release

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn will ship 2-3 million iPhone X handsets ahead of the smartphone’s official release on November 3rd, according to Economic Daily Report. EDR states that analyst Ming-chi Kuo of KGI Securities has predicted that …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Vivo Releases X20 in Hong Kong, Announces Further Expansion

by Andrew Fenn

Vivo has entered the Hong Kong smartphone market for the first time, with the launch of its new X20 handset. (Vivo to Lead With Qualcomm Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor) The company has also announced its …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10 to Release in November

by Andrew Fenn

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has teamed up with Porsche Design to create a new high-end smartphone, the Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10. (Huawei Mate 10 Uses LCD, Mate 10 Pro uses OLED) The Porsche …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40