For the longest time, smartphone makers have used glass to protect the underlying display from damage. Could plastic be the future?
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Samsung showcases 4K VR display with 1,200 ppi
Display manufacturers were bragging about their high-density virtual reality-purposed displays last week, but there's hope for Samsung's solution to be fast-tracked into commercialization.
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The Meizu 15 series is powered by Samsung displays and an Exynos chipset
The Chinese manufacturer has leveraged every little bit of its relationship with Samsung to supplement these phones with top displays and specs.
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Users seeing red on their Galaxy S8 screen will get software fix
Korean users complaining about iffy hues on the display of their S8 or S8+ will be addressed by Samsung, though it won't admit fault.
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Behind the scenes at MWC, Samsung was playing with new OLED technology for phones
There were no foldable phones in sight at Mobile World Congress, but a select group did get to see 1,500 ppi VR headsets and unpolarized displays.
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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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Weibo lights up with unexplained real-life Galaxy S8 photo [UPDATE]
Bottoms up! A new photo from Chinese social media appears to show the Galaxy S8, its headphone jack and its massive screen.
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AMOLED vs IPS: which is better?
When looking at smartphones and tablets, we often obsess over cores and gigs and screen sizes. While all those are important to weigh when evaluating a device, the component we see the most – that we interact with the most – is the screen. When talking about computers in days gone by, the fight was between LCD (liquid crystal display) and CRT (cathode ray tube) – with CRT eventually becoming all but a footnote in the annals of history. Today, the battle is between LCD and LED (light emitting diode) – more specifically between IPS and AMOLED.IPS LCD
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What you need to know about smartphone screens, part 2 (video)
In our last episode we talked about the glass that covers our smartphone screens. Today we’re diving into the types of displays under that glass, the pros and cons of both types, and which you’ll want in your next smartphone or tablet.Touch ScreensScreens recognize touch by one of two technologies: resistive or capacitive. Resistive touch screens all but require a stylus or similar device be used to register accurate touches. These are the types of screens that ...
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Samsung tablet packing OLED screen could still be in the pipeline
For the past couple years we’ve been lamenting the sorry state of Samsung’s tablet lineup, where in contrast to some of its attractive, high-end smartphones, the tablets offered low-res screens and ran on second-tier silicon. This year, thankfully, Samsung has seriously stepped-up its hardware tablet game, and even if the software in some of these new TabPRO models is a bit wonky, the hardware shows a world of improvement. But for all we’ve seen from those TabPRO and NotePRO models, ...
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Today’s Display Technologies Explained
Among the most important features of any mobile device is its display. The display is the one part of the device you will spend 99 percent of your time staring at when using it. But not only is it the main source of output, it’s the primary form of input, too. If the display is too big, too small or difficult to see in sunlight, using it becomes more of a chore than anything. Like televisions, the overall quality of a display can be judged on a handful of specs – not just the size and resolution. Mobile displays are gauged on clarity, color gamut, saturation, contrast, ...