It's an AMOLED panel, so at least there are the color and brightness benefits which make DCI-P3 support possible, but is this a form of settling?
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Early Galaxy S8 adopters complain of ‘reddish tint’, Samsung says it’s not a ‘quality problem’
If you've received your pre-ordered Galaxy S8, but the colors are off, you should try to tweak the display settings. Hopefully, it'll do the trick.
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It literally doesn’t get better than the Galaxy S8 screen, graded A+ by DisplayMate
DisplayMate's experts were left stunned by the Samsung Galaxy S8 after in-depth lab testing, concluding this is the smartphone screen to beat now.
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Samsung files for “Infinity Display” trademark, so get ready for some Galaxy S8 marketing
So, it's between the 18:9 LG "FullVision" display on the G6 or the 18.5:9 "Infinity Display" on the Samsung Galaxy S8 — we think. So, which one for you?
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 goes official with Snapdragon 820 and ‘enhanced’ S Pen
The Super AMOLED display-sporting Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 you've been waiting for so long is finally unveiled, S Pen support and all.
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Samsung Fights Verizon over Note 7 and Nokia Launches a Phone | #PNWeekly 231
A power play is taking place between Samsung and Verizon over the Note 7. Is Samsung right for disabling the phone, or is Verizon right for preserving consumer choice? Also, Nokia quietly launches a phone. Fitbit hopes to maintain support for Pebble products, and Apple AirPods are pricey to replace if you lose them.
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Pocketnow Weekly 231
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Samsung VS Verizon: Note 7 Shutdown Showdown
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We have a fight brewing between manufacturer and carrier. Samsung will be disabling the Note 7 through a software update. Verizon has decided not to participate with that update. What responsibilities do tech companies have in enforcing consumer protection situations?
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32:57 | Will Google Assistant put a stop to Samsung’s Viv?
45:14 | Will Galaxy S8 curved screens drive sales? Probably not…
55:51 | HMD quietly launches a phone which North Americans won’t buy!
59:34 | FitBit “hopes” to keep Pebble running through 2017
1:04:41 | T-Mobile won’t sell the Pixel, but you might be able to buy one at a T-Mobile store?
1:14:36 | Google Keyboard is now GBoard on Android
1:16:07 | Will flexible LCDs beat AMOLED for bendy phones?
1:23:03 | Will phone calls be allowed on airplanes?
1:32:43 | Is the world ready to kill 2G? Singapore shutting it down in 2017
Apple Airpods Saga: Pricey to Replace
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A lot of people hoping for some white AirPods to compliment a white Christmas are apt to be disappointed, as there’s still significant delays in shipping the product. We do have more info on warranty and replacement costs though, and if you lose a Pod or the charge case, it’s not going to be cheap to replace…
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Japan Display may put flexible LCD up against AMOLED for foldables
The battle for display dominance continues. Even as LCD technology is being passed over for AMOLED for its literal apparent quality, those liquid crystals can still be a pretty darn colorful product. The argument for their versatility has long been pushed by Japan’s Sharp for the longest time.
However, it could be Japan Display Inc. that will take things to the next level. It has gone against the AMOLED grain — especially as flexible panels are expected to become the rage for Samsung’s patented, but unrealized foldable phones — for flexible, narrow-bezel (perhaps sub-millimeter) TFT-LCD panels. According to Japanese media, first offerings should come next year with volume production within the next three.
While the production cost gap between AMOLED and LCD is beginning to favor the former, we’re not sure if flexible panels bear the same difference. Brightness and service life for AMOLED still also lags behind LCD.
That’s not to say that JDI is all about LCD: it is also one of the rumored competitors that’s vying for Apple’s orders to supply AMOLED panels for the 2018 iPhone. The 2017 crown will almost definitely head to Samsung, the only company with anything near proper capacity for now to fit some units of the speculative iPhone 8. But many foundries, including ones with Foxconn-backed Sharp, are said to be coming online the year after next.
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Galaxy S8 headphone jack out, screen to absorb home button
The Galaxy S8 is not copying the iPhone 7. And yet, if you frame the rumors the right way, it can definitely seem like that’s the case.
Just as we’re hearing about Samsung’s spring chicken for 2017 sprouting dual speakers for the first time in the Galaxy S-series history, SamMobile is reporting that the Galaxy S8 will do away with the 3.5mm headphone jack. A USB Type-C port will be the default replacement connection for audio peripherals.
The combination move follows Apple’s own as the iPhone 7 exhibits all three characteristics with the exception of the USB-C port, co-opted for Lightning.
Another development from SamMobile is that the S8 may potentially take the lead against its future rival, the iPhone 8, in that it will supposedly not hold a home button. Instead, Samsung will boost the screen-to-body ratio and embed a fingerprint sensor underneath the display.
Speaking of said display, it is now said that the chaebol will not make the jump to 4K resolution, but will increase the number of subpixels in its quad HD Super AMOLED product. The dot formation changes from Diamond PenTile to the standard RGB pattern, allowing for 50 percent more subpixels onto the plane — what results is not an increase in detail, but better color depth overall. A new diode material will cut down on the display’s power consumption and keep it running for longer.
If true, all of these developments seem to coalesce around the fact that Samsung is going all-in to make Daydream VR a reality on its next Galaxy S phone. Virtual reality, that is.
Sorry, we couldn’t help it.
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OnePlus 3S could quickly come as OnePlus 3 parts supply depletes
OnePlus may commit to a controversial move — ending sales of the OnePlus 3 — if a supply chain source has spoken the truth. Why might it make so many waves? Well, the phone could be due for a complete change without necassarily changing its looks.Is OnePlus playing Apple’s limbo?For example, we may see the Qualcomm Snapdragon ...
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Samsung could go with iPhone 7 Plus strategy for Galaxy S8
The Galaxy Note 7 is out, the Galaxy S8 is in and so are the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus.According to at least one Weibo tech analyst, Samsung may end up following Apple’s (and, to a lesser extent with the Pixel, ...
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KGI: third iPad Pro size in 2017, OLED iPads in 2018
Next year’s product cycle won’t just see an all-glass iPhone. It will also feature three big tablet releases from Infinite Loop. That’s the latest word from KGI Securities and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo as investors try to plot the course of Apple.The immediate course of action will likely be to ...
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OPPO shipments could hit an AMOLED ceiling, thanks to Samsung
It looks like Samsung could stand in the way of OPPO’s goals to breach 100 million shipments in 2016. No, not because it wants to protect its own Galaxy products… well, not directly.You see, Samsung Display churns out hundreds of millions of AMOLED panels for not only Samsung Electronics’s own phones, but other manufacturers as well — China’s
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Carl Pei goes on a tear on OnePlus 3 Reddit thread
The OnePlus 3 might’ve represented a coming of age for the startup behind it, but with its past marketing material — telling consumers to “Never Settle” and buy their “Flagship Killers” — seemingly haunting what could be considered as an overspecced phone by default, OnePlus certainly has a challenge in telling people that it either has either narrowed down or ...
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Rumored Galaxy Golden 4 to be next big Samsung flip phone
Samsung still seems to hold the flip phone in very high esteem. So much so that it’s been said the chaebol will pack in an Exynos 8890 chipset, a pair of AMOLED screens and what sounds to be standard S7-caliber cameras into the fourth iteration of its Galaxy Golden series.In a bit of hubris, the internal name for this “SM-W2017” is internally called Veyron. Yep, it’s a Bugatti model.SamMobile details the screens as 3.9-inchers with HD resolution, the cameras with 12 megapixels on ...
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BLOCKS smartwatch will have AMOLED screen if Kickstarter fund allows
So far, BLOCKS has raised $1,420,000 of its $250,000 goal. The modular smartwatch project is the first of its kind. It’s also the second crowdfunding project active right now focused on modular design in mobile technology. But while that project goes through a bit of a slow drip, BLOCKS is trying to really stretch its goals here.Backers blew past the project’s original goal in 56 minutes and the threefold ...
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