LG Display named Huawei flexible OLED supplier for new smartphone P40 Pro
LG Display is the top OLED company with a monopoly market in the production of OLED panels for TVs, but the performance was low in the flexible OLED market for smartphones until the first half of 2019.
Compal develops 13-inch foldable PC FlexBook
Compal, an ODM for notebook and mobile devices, has developed a prototype foldable hybrid tablet that can be equipped with a keyboard. Similar to Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Fold, Compal's FlexBook is a 13.1 tablet with two speakers at the bottom, two USB-C ports, and a volume button on the side.
IPhone shipments may drop sharply in 1Q
The impact of China's corona virus is expected to reduce iPhone production by 50% year-on-year. Foxconn's iPhone plants are located in Zhangzhou and Shenzhen, China, where 90% of the iPhone is manufactured.
Motorola unveils clamshell-type foldable OLED smartphone
Motorola unveiled `` Moto RAZR 2019 '', a clamshell type foldable OLED smartphone at a presentation to be held in Los Angeles, USA on November 13th. The Motorola RAZR is characterized by the folding in the horizontal direction rather than the vertical folding like a book, and is like the new foldable phone type that Samsung Electronics unveiled at SDC 2019 last October.
OLED TV camp threw a pitch in the 65-inch TV market for Black Friday.
On Black Friday, the day of the biggest sale season in the US, LG Electronics and Sony have lowered the price of 65-inch OLED TVs from the previous month, further increasing price competition in the premium TV market. On the other hand, 55-inch and 77-inch OLED TV prices are the same except for Sony's XBR77A9G.
Samsung Display starts to expand OLED notebook market in Taiwan
Samsung Display attended the Taipei Grand Maple Hotel on November 7, attended by 350 global customers including HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus and other major ODMs such as Compal, Quanta and Wistron. 'Samsung OLED Forum 2019 Taipei' was held.
[IFA2019] Sony's OLED TV Evolving from Year to Year
The OLED TV displayed at Sony's booth, which was first opened on Media Day of IFA2019, did not show a woofer. Using surface acoustic technology to produce sound from the screen, Sony showcased the CES2019's model with four actuators on the back of the OLED panel and a woofer speaker as the rear stand. However, the woofers disappeared in IFA2019.
LG Display "OLED TV will account for more than 20% in total TV sales revenue."
LG Display OLED TV maintained sales revenue, it through conference call, stated it recorded annual sales revenue of 24.3 trillion won and 92.9 billion won operating profit in year of 2018.
55 inch and 65 inch OLED TV prices proximity to premium LCD TV
Recently, Sony’s 65 inch OLED TV, XBR65A1E, is price at US$ 300 more than Samsung’s QN65Q7 on the Best Buy basis. Prices of LED TV and LCD TV are becoming increasingly competitiveness in the premium TV market.
CES2019, the biggest issue of TV is LG Electronics OLED TV R
The CES, held in early January of each year, is the most important event to understand all of the consumer electronics trends of the year. This year, TV makers from all over the world exhibited a variety of products to attract spectators to the event.
The meaning of 'Flexpai', the world's first foldable mobile phone
Having a Gen5.5 7.5K line in Shenzhen, Royole is known as a head mount display (HMD) company rather than a display company. After completing installation of equipment in the second quarter of this year, Royole has been developing panels for the target of 7.8-inch tablet PC.
RoYole has two peculiarities in OLED field. One is the world's first mass-production of foldable OLEDs and the other is the first use of oxide TFTs in mobile displays.
Apple adopts LTPO TFT to extend battery life time to Apple Watch Series 4
Apple released its Apple Watch Series 4 with enhanced healthcare features on a larger screen than before, in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in California, USA on September 12.