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Meizu Phone Has Dual Displays

by Milos Pavlovic

Chinese smartphone maker, Meizu, has said that its new Meizu Pro 7 smartphone, due in July would use a MediaTek X30 chipset and will also have an unusual secondary display on the back of …

Sony Looking at Bezel-less Design for IFA

by Bob Raikes

Rumours from China suggest that Sony will show a new 6″ LCD-based smartphone with an 18:9 aspect ratio and with a ‘bezel less’ design at this year’s IFA. Sony will hold its regular press …

Tags:LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Qualcomm announced new Snapdragon 450 series chips for mid-range smartphones and tabltes and based on the 14nm FinFET process. The chip is an upgrade to the Snapdragon 435 series. The GPU and CPU are …

Note 8 in August in New York

by Bob Raikes

Reuters reports that Samsung is planning a launch of the Galaxy Note 8 for August in New York. The report said that the screen would be a bit bigger than the 6.2″ display used …

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

Yota Ready For V3

by Bob Raikes

We reported on Russian phone maker, Yota, several times up to 2015 when it showed the YotaPhone 2 – which had an OLED on the front and an E Ink display on the back. …

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LG To Use More OLEDs on Phones

by Bob Raikes

LG is looking to raise its sales of smartphones and the first phone that it is looking to is the V30 which is widely reported to be launched towards the end of Q3, with …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 24

CPT Sees Demand for 18:9 – Moves to Automotive

by Bob Raikes

Chunghwa Picture Tube of Taiwan has told local Taiwan sources that there is a strong move to 18:9 displays among Chinese mobile phone brands and the company will start shipping at the end of …

Tags:CPT| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium LCDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 24

OnePlus Phone

by Bob Raikes

OnePlus is a subsidiary of BBK Electronics (which owns Oppo and Vivo) and is aiming for the premium end of the market, although the display is more mainstream at 5.5″ and with FullHD resolution …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Rubin Shows Phone and Assistant with Circular Display

by Bob Raikes

Andy Rubin is a well known name in mobile phone circles as he was a key individual in the development of Android. He now has a company, Essential, which has a new smartphone, a …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 23

New Google Hire Suggests System Chip for Next Pixel

by Alan Spencer

A new hire by Google suggest that the company may be intending to develop its own chips for future versions of its Pixel phone. The new hire is an engineer named Manu Gulati who …

HannStar Display to Supply 18:9 panels for Smartphones

by Yvette Raikes

From July, Hannstar Display will be supplying 5.7″ and 6″ 18:9 panels for all-screen smartphones, according to Digitimes. Later in the year the company says that other sizes, including 5.5″ and 6.2″, will be …

Tags:Hannstar (Hannspree)| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium LCDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 23

News Sites Can’t Add Up – Fake News?

by Bob Raikes

Close to press time, we were writing up a story, widely reported by many web blogs that ran, as below: “Strategy Analytics pointed out in a report that Apple took 83.4% of the profits …