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Galaxy S8 Materials Costs Highest by Far Compared to Previous Versions, IHS Markit Teardown Reveals

by Isaac Oburu

The new Samsung Galaxy S8 equipped with 64 gigabytes (GB) of NAND flash memory carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost that comes out to US$301.60, much higher than for previous versions of the …

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Galaxy S8 Total Build Costs Higher Than Previous Models

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, the new Samsung Galaxy S8, with 64GB of NAND flash memory, has a material cost of $301.60. This is much higher than for previous versions of the company’s smartphones and …

Xiaomi Secures Curved Flexible OLED Panels from LG Display

by Alan Spencer

It is reported in Korea, that Xiaomi has secured an OLED supply deal with LG Display. Curved flexible OLEDs are needed for Xiaomi’s next-gen flagship phone, the Xiamoi’s Mi Note 2. It is believed …

Controversy Arises over S8/S8+ Displays

by Bob Raikes

A controversy has developed in the Korean press about the performance of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones as some customers are saying that the displays have a reddish tint. Steve wrote about the …

Facebook Looks at Snapchat for AR Ideas

by Norbert Hildebrand

During the Facebook’s F8 developers conference Mark Zuckerberg announced the closed beta release of an AR platform that seems to be modeled on the Snapchat augmented reality app, ‘Lenses’. Facebook admits that it wrongly …

Can the Magic of OLED Displays Bring Strong Growth to Smartphones?

by Sweta Dash

OLED display hit its shining moment in last few weeks with the introduction of Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ smart phones. Samsung’s latest smartphone models have received rave reviews in the industry especially for …

Miraxess Launches Indigogo Campaign

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the Mirabook smartphone ‘shell’ that converts a smartphone to a notebook format at CES (Post CES 2017 Round-Up & Smartphone Opportunities and ‘Price Gravity’). Now Mirateam, based in France, has officially …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebook Shells| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Samsung Delays Bixby Voice

by Alan Spencer

The Samsung Bixby voice assistant is not being shipped with the Galaxy S8 as originally planned. The digital assistant, which was announced last month, is a bit different than Siri or Google Now, as …

18:9 Aspect Ratio Displays to Lead New Premium Smartphone Trend

by Bob Raikes

Full screen, 18.x:9 aspect ratio displays have become popular on premium smartphone models this year but full screen displays have led to further challenges in product design and processes. In addition, full screen 18.x:9 …

Tags:IHS Markit| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 14

LG Starts Shipping its G6 Smartphone

by Alan Spencer

LG’s G6 has an 18:9 displayThe LG has started initial shipping of the G6 smartphone to North America, Asia, Europe and South America. The initial rollout was to South Korea, where LG is based. …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro Released in India

by Alan Spencer

Samsung has introduced the J3 Pro smartphone, which is an entry-level device that features a 5″ 720×1280 AMOLED display, a 1.5Ghz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 16Gb of storage and a microSD slot. The …

Tags:India| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Worldwide End-User Spending on Devices to Grow 2% This Year

by Alan Spencer

PC, ultramobile and mobile users are spending higher amounts on new devices resulting in growth in end-user spending in 2017. Gartner has estimated that end-user spending will increase by 2% this year, to nearly …