Apple iPhone 5 likely to have larger display screen
Apple’s long anticipated iPhone 5 is expected to differ from the older models in one crucial area – it will have a larger screen.
The next generation iPhone will reportedly switch from the current 3.5-inch screen to a larger 4-inch model.
Apple is seeking to keep up with Android phones, which are already starting to see 3.7-inches as the minimum for screen sizes, with 4-inch becoming the standard. Some handsets are already pushing up to 5-inch display screens and starting to blur the boundaries between smartphone and tablet device.
According to reports, display panel makers noted that in addition to touch panels, AMOLED is another important development in the smartphone market. AMOLED supply remains in shortage and Samsung’s subsidiary Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) is the leading player in the market with the largest capacity, while LG Display is actively following behind AUO and CMI and actively becoming involved in the market.
The iPhone 5 is widely expected to be announced within a couple of months for a summer release.
Nokia Adds another handset to its Symbian^3 family-Nokia C6-01
Nokia has unveiled another Symbian^3 handset- the Nokia C6-01 and has also started the shipping of the same. Nokia C6-01 is the most affordable Symbian^3 handset to date and also the most compact one.
The C6-01 measures 103.8 x 52.5 x 13.9mm and weighs in at just 131g. The phone is fully functional communicator with support for 3G and Wi-Fi on board. It’s got a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touch-screen featuring the new ClearBlack display technology for the first time. The C6-01 is also one of Nokia’s greenest devices to date; featuring the use of bio-plastics and recycled metals for much of its construction. The handset also offers free navigation through Ovi Maps, extra apps from Ovi Store and tunes from Ovi Music.
The expected price of the mobile is US$365.14 before taxes and subsidies.
Nokia brings two new Smartphones into the family
Nokia has unveiled its two new Symbian based Smartphones – the Nokia E7 and Nokia C7 to form a family of Symbian products. The company also declared its latest beta release of free Ovi Maps with new pedestrian and motorist features.
Nokia also revealed an improved C6 for smartphone users. The new Smartphones will include a completely updated Ovi Store experience. The new store experience is driven by a friendlier user interface and a new collections feature to quickly access popular apps and games available now, or soon. In addition to this Ovi Store will continue to offer exclusive apps including Audiotube, Tesco and others along with favorites like Fring, Shazam, and Asphalt 5.
According to Niklas Savander, Executive Vice President, Markets, Nokia, today the company’s fight back to smartphone leadership shifts into high gear. Despite new competition, Symbian remains the most widely used smartphone platform in the world. The new family of smartphones introduced today features the all-new Symbian OS, rewritten to be faster, easier to use, more efficient and more developer friendly.
Nokia E7 is a phone with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on board. It provides direct, real-time and secure access to corporate email inboxes and other personal applications. E7 is equipped with a 4-inch touchscreen display featuring Nokia ClearBlack technology for improved outdoor visibility and a full keyboard. Where as Nokia C7 features a 3.5-inch AMOLED display and a combination of stainless steel, glass and soft edges.
First LTE phone launches in Las Vegas
Samsung Mobile has launched the very first LTE phone, ‘Samsung Craft’ in the United States. This is the launch of the very first commercial 4G LTE network with MetroPCS in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Besides the LTE chips inside, the Craft comes with 1x EV-DO CDMA radio, Wi-Fi/GPS/Bluetooth, a 3.3″ AMOLED touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, and a 2GB microSD card with support for cards up to 32GB in size. The Craft is pre-loaded with a full-length copy of Star Trek on its SD card.
The Craft will be available for US$299 from MetroPCS, and the company’s new 4G Plans include a standard Unlimited Voice/Text/Web plans for US$55 per month and the company also launching a premium unlimited plan which will include 4G Video On Demand which streams TV from 14 stations including NBC, BET, and Univision.
MetroPCS’ network will cover both 4G and otherwise, which is quite limited, so this launch is more of a ground breaking launch for the city of Las Vegas, as it is the only city in the United States to have live WiMAX, LTE, and HSPA+ networks running concurrently.
Samsung Epic 4G Demand go beyond Pre-launch reservations
The new handset by Samsung, Samsung Epic 4G’s pre- launch reservation have come to a halt as customers have signed up for all the units set aside for the launch phase.
The reservation page on Sprint’s website says sorry, the company is no longer taking reservations as all the phones have been sold that were set aside for this purposeâ€.
Sprint hasn’t revealed how many units were available to be reserved, but the fact that the carrier quickly ran through them helps confirm that demand for this model is going to be high.
Samsung Epic 4G is Sprint’s first model with WiMAX. This 4G set will give it crest download speeds of up to 12 Mbps, and average download speeds of 2-4 Mbps in areas where WiMAX is available.
The Epic 4G is a slider, with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display and a QWERTY keyboard. It will run on Android OS 2.1 on a 1 GHz Samsung Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor with 512 MB of RAM. The phone has a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera with an LED flash and support for 720p video recording, as well as a front-facing VGA camera for video conferencing.
In addition to WiMAX, this smartphone supports Sprint’s 3G network and offer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1. The Epic 4G will able to share its 4G or 3G Wireless Data connection with five other devices over Wi-Fi.
Other features of this are, a GPS receiver, a 1500 mAh battery, a six-axis motion sensor, a proximity sensor, and a light sensor.
The Samsung Epic 4G is going to sell for $250 with a two-year contract. That’s $50 more the price of virtually all its direct competitors.
It will launch on Sprint.com and in Sprint retail locations today.
HTC Supersonic adds its video on YouTube
A video of HTC Supersonic has been added onto YouTube in which it showing the Supersonic booting up and what it looks like on the back. The aim of the HTC Supersonic is to be one of Sprint’s first 4G (WiMAX) enabled phones of the year.
A few days ago the first video for the Incredible was previewed which was followed by some more pictures that pooped up out of nowhere. Now a real-deal video of Supersonic is available on the YouTube and it doesn’t know the interface, an individual can actually feel for what the device looks like in hand.
Compared to the Incredible, while the Supersonic is also set to be a CDMA device, it also runs Sense. The due share AMOLED screens, 5-megapixel camera and Android 2.1. With the Incredible going towards Verizon, seemingly, at least, the Supersonic does indeed look like it will be heading towards Sprint.
MagnaChip Launches AMOLED Display Solution for Mobile Phones
MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd has launched its optimized active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) solution, designed for use in the displays of high performance mobile phones.
The AMOLED display supports WQVGA, 240 x 432 resolution and 262K colors.Embedded with EEPROM, it controls RGB gamma, oscillator frequency and internal power. The MDDI interface from Qualcomm allows for high speed data transmission. Screen brightness can be adjusted automatically, resulting in longer battery life. Further, the solution offers an RGB-separated gamma adjustment, which provides superior, stable color display, and as a result, more natural still images and video images.
AMOLED is considered to be an optimal technology, not only for small and medium display applications, but also for larger display applications, as it offers rapid response time, wide viewing angles, and sharp resolution even in bright environments.
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