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Google Has a Busy Week

by Bob Raikes

Google had a busy week with the release of the new Pixel 2, new members of the Google Home voice systems and a new Google Pixelbook. Both models have OLED displays with the 6″ …

Vivo to Lead With Qualcomm Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor

by Andrew Fenn

Chinese smartphone vendor, Vivo, has announced that it will be the first in the industry to implement Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors, a new ultrasonic under-display authentication solution capable of detecting fingerprints through OLED panels up …

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LG V30 P-OLED Display Underwhelms in South Korea

by Andrew Fenn

LG announced its brand new premium smartphone, the V30, back in August, and is currently in the process of rolling it out to various regions. (LG Short on New TVs, but Plenty to Show!) …

Doogee Uses 18:9 OLED

by Damir Lokas

Doogee of China has added a new smartphone, the Mix 2 which has a 5.99″ 18:9 full-display OLED screen with 1080 x 2160 resolution with curves on the sides like the Samsung Galaxy Edge. …

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LG Signs New Distribution Deal with Westcoast

by Andrew Fenn

Westcoast has added another string to its ever-growing bow of mobile vendors and is now authorised to distribute LG mobile devices in the UK and Ireland. The deal will focus on LG’s range of …

Xiaomi Targets 30 Million Smartphone Shipments in Fourth Quarter

by Andrew Fenn

China’s second-largest smartphone vendor, Xiaomi, aims to ship 10 million smartphone units worldwide each month during the fourth quarter of 2017. CEO Lei Jun revealed that Xiaomi shipped 10 million smartphones in September, a …

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Tech Insights Releases iPhone 8 Plus Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

It’s that time of year again! The wake of Apple’s live launch event and the inevitable iPhone release guarantees us one thing—teardowns. The latest comes from Tech Insights, who stripped the new iPhone 8 …

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Gionee M7 Power Released in Thailand

by Bob Raikes

Gionee of China has announce the M7 Power in Thailand, as it moves out of its China base. The display has a 6″ IPS LCD display with 18:9 ratio and 1440 x 720 HD …

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Analogix Has DP/USB Compatibility Checker

by Bob Raikes

Analogix has published an online matrix showing the features available and implemented in mobile devices that is intended to help with decisions about how to exploit connectivity via USB Type-C or Micro-USB.

Samsung to Switch to In-folding Devices

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Display has been showing design concepts of foldable phones and other devices for some years. Most of them had ‘fold in’ displays where the display surfaces are folded to face each other. However, …

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China MIIT Reveals 2017 Tech Production Figures

by Andrew Fenn

A new report released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revealed that Chinese manufacturers made over 1.1 billion handsets between January and July 2017, representing a growth of 4% year-on-year. …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 36

A Sense of Exuberance at OLED World Summit

by Sweta Dash

There was a sense of exuberance at the OLED world Summit in San Francisco, which I attended last week. Suppliers of the OLED industry value-chain exhibited strong confidence about the future demand growth for …

Tags:OLED TVs| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 36