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Neil Mawston
| Sep 16, 2021
Samsung today remains by far the world’s largest foldable smartphone vendor in 2021. Huawei and other Chinese brands are a long way behind.
Clients of ou...
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Ken Hyers
| Sep 06, 2021
The display is the main technology that defines usability and perceived quality of a smartphone. Foldable displays mark the biggest and most important design ch...
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Ken Hyers
| Aug 31, 2021
5G Smartphone shipments and sales are growing rapidly in markets around the globe. Smartphone vendors have rapidly transitioned from 4G to 5G.
The install...
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Ken Hyers
| Aug 25, 2021
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Vivo, for the first time ever, is the top 5G smartphone vendor in Asia Pacific in Q2 2021. Three of th...
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Neil Mawston
| Aug 25, 2021
Interesting to see Qualcomm this month announce the world's first 5G- and AI-enabled drone platform.
The Flight RB5 5G reference design boosts computer vision ...
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Neil Mawston
| Aug 19, 2021
Smartphone makers, such as Xiaomi and Samsung, are betting on under-display cameras (UDC) for their new premium 5G models in H2 2021.
Will Apple iPhone be...
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Neil Mawston
| Aug 19, 2021
Xiaomi’s new CyberDog is a four-legged robot on sale for US$1,500. It is the world's cheapest quadruped robot.
But what is the point of it?
We answer th...
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Ken Hyers
| Aug 13, 2021
Chinese smartphone maker Honor, today, introduced its first new flagship smartphone since 2019. Half a year since being sold, the former Huawei sub-brand ...
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Ken Hyers
| Aug 11, 2021
Samsung today has unveiled its new Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 foldable display smartphones. The 3rd generation foldables add a few new features and big price cu...
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Ken Hyers
| Aug 09, 2021
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Xiaomi was the world’s leading 5G Android smartphone vendor in Q2 2021. On shipment volume...
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Ken Hyers
| Aug 05, 2021
Global handset shipments have returned to growth in 2021. LTE (4G) is the dominant air-interface technology, though GSM (2G) continues to show strength in...
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Ken Hyers
| Aug 03, 2021
Global legitimate handset shipments improved by 15% annually in Q2 2021. After uneven growth in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, handset sales in Q2 2021 cont...
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Neil Mawston
| Aug 03, 2021
Google this week is unveiling its new Tensor chip.
Tensor is a custom chip that brings ambient computing, machine learning and artificial i...
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Ken Hyers
| Jul 26, 2021
WiFi in smartphones is as ubiquitous as cellular radios – 100% of smartphones sold today have WiFi. Surprisingly, a (much smaller) proportion of fea...
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Ken Hyers
| Jul 23, 2021
Bluetooth is a short range wireless technology that lets handsets communicate with other devices. The first Bluetooth handset was launched in 1999. ...
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Ken Hyers
| Jul 22, 2021
Practically all handsets sold globally now use a USB type connector to connect the phone to a charger and for wired data transfer. While USB Type-C is the...
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Ken Hyers
| Jul 21, 2021
Cameras are one of the most important features for consumers when choosing a smartphone to purchase, right up with battery life and not far behind OS choice and...
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Ken Hyers
| Jul 20, 2021
The modern smartphone is a wireless marvel. Not just because of its cellular capabilities, but also because of the way that a range of wireless connectivity so...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 16, 2021
OnePlus next week looks set to launch its new Nord 2 5G smartphone with enhanced AI and AR features.
Nord 2 5G blends a MediaTek Dimensity 1200-...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 16, 2021
The "spec wars" for dominance of the 1-billion-unit wireless-charging smartphone industry are heating up.
In the blue corner, we have Baseline Power Profile (B...
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