Pocket Nightcap: Inevita-bezels and how innovation can be wrong
Innovation doesn’t just have to serve what may be the most popular feature of a product that people use every day. In fact, it should go beyond popularity.
All three 2019 iPhones could go with OLED screens, according to ‘multiple’ inside sources
Last year’s iPhone X was clearly only the beginning of Apple’s transition to OLED display technology, with two 2018 upgrades likely to be followed by three 2019 iPhones snubbing the LCD tradition.
Sharp Aquos R2 pairs ‘high speed’ IGZO screen with unique dual rear camera setup
Inspired by the Essential Phone rather than Apple’s iPhone X, the 6-inch “edgeless” Sharp Aquos R2 packs a Snapdragon 845 processor and two somewhat unusual rear-facing cameras.
Five Sharp smartphones are coming to Europe in June, including E-F1 ‘flagship’ with IGZO screen
Foxconn-owned Sharp plans to take the old continent by storm before long, prepping Aquos S3 and S3 mini clones, as well as an entirely new flagship smartphone packing Snapdragon 845 processing power.
Foxconn wants to create ‘global consumer electronics leader’ by buying Belkin, Linksys and Wemo brands
Foxconn Interconnect Technology, a subsidiary of the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, has “definitively” agreed to buy Belkin International for over $860 million in cash.
Sharp Aquos S3 achieves 91 percent screen-to-body ratio with iPhone X-inspired notch
The newly unveiled Sharp Aquos S3 is a whopping 91 percent screen, according to official company statements, starting at only $410 with an iPhone X-inspired design.
Sharp Aquos S3 mini snubs iPhone X notch trend while retaining S2’s large chin
Just like last year’s Aquos S2, the newly launched (in China) Sharp Aquos S3 mini adopts an Essential Phone-inspired screen cutout instead of an iPhone X-style notch.
Hands-on pics leak of what could be an iPhone X-cloning Sharp Aquos S3
After releasing a “full screen” Aquos S2 that looked a lot like the Essential Phone last year, Foxconn subsidiary Sharp is apparently working on an iPhone X-aping Aquos S3.
Qualcomm signs a whole bunch of OEM and carrier partners for 5G phones and networks
Qualcomm will be at the forefront of 5G innovation, alongside smartphone manufacturers like HTC, LG and Xiaomi, as well as a long list of global mobile operators.
2018 iPhone X to copy Huawei P20 in design as Face ID parts race begins
Well, it’s only copying if Apple actually follows the whimsical rendering that was released by a research firm. Also, new insight into the parts race for three new iPhones.
Sharp OLED displays could come into mass production this quarter
More manufacturers coming onto the market making OLED displays for smartphones is good news for Apple as it can negotiate cheaper prices to equip its future iPhones with these vibrant panels.
Sharp and JDI could join Samsung and LG in supplying OLED iPhone panels this year
The OLED iPhone display supply chain is about to get really crowded and competitive, with Sharp and JDI likely to throw their hats in the Samsung-dominated ring soon enough.
‘Full screen’ Sharp Aquos S2 debuts in China with front-mounted fingerprint scanner, dual rear camera
Unveiled in China earlier today, the Sharp Aquos S2 looks fairly similar to the Essential Phone, nonetheless sporting a fingerprint reader on its front.
Truly bezelless Sharp Aquos S2 with in-screen fingerprint reader rendered, Aquos S1 photographed in the wild
If real, the Sharp Aquos S2 looks like a total game changer, with zero bezels and under-glass fingerprint recognition. The S1 is slightly less spectacular.
