Once again Apple is reduced to playing 'catch up' by the competition.
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$1,000 and avalible only South Korea..... hmmmm, sounds like the failed pre-emptive smart watch release.
You have to give it to Samsumg, they are working hard to fool Ed..... probably harder than they have to.
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You have to give it to Samsumg, they are working hard to fool Ed..... probably harder than they have to.
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Technically, neither Samsung or Apple actually develops the glass used in their respective smartphones and tablets. Both companies source the glass, touch panels and whole assortment of processors from suppliers. There's nothing unusual about this.
LG Display is actually the real first company to develop curved screens ready for production. Corning seems to not care about curved glass.
Similarly, when it comes to screen resolution, Japan Display (JDI) and Sharp are the real "first" companies, and they sell to Samsung, Apple, ASUS, HTC, Google, etc. Samsung and Apple just market the technology as being their first in their own phones, but notice that these companies never say that they invented any panel-related technology. What happens is that companies that own factories like Foxconn, TSMC and Samsung do will manufacture based on what JDI and Sharp have provided. So everyone is really a middleman using technology invented by someone else.
Here's a tech tidbit: The reason many current smartphones use the 1920x1080 resolution isn't so much because it's a high definition standard (though the 1080p marketing helps), but rather because that's the limit that JDI had been able to develop up to that point in time. It's a technical/R&D limitation from the inventor (JDI). The 1136x640 res panel on the iPhone 5/5S/5C is also from JDI and it's not an Apple limitation but rather the best that JDI was able to produce at the time of the iPhone 5 release (2012).
So celebrate companies like LG Display and Sharp who are the real inventors.
LG Display is actually the real first company to develop curved screens ready for production. Corning seems to not care about curved glass.
Similarly, when it comes to screen resolution, Japan Display (JDI) and Sharp are the real "first" companies, and they sell to Samsung, Apple, ASUS, HTC, Google, etc. Samsung and Apple just market the technology as being their first in their own phones, but notice that these companies never say that they invented any panel-related technology. What happens is that companies that own factories like Foxconn, TSMC and Samsung do will manufacture based on what JDI and Sharp have provided. So everyone is really a middleman using technology invented by someone else.
Here's a tech tidbit: The reason many current smartphones use the 1920x1080 resolution isn't so much because it's a high definition standard (though the 1080p marketing helps), but rather because that's the limit that JDI had been able to develop up to that point in time. It's a technical/R&D limitation from the inventor (JDI). The 1136x640 res panel on the iPhone 5/5S/5C is also from JDI and it's not an Apple limitation but rather the best that JDI was able to produce at the time of the iPhone 5 release (2012).
So celebrate companies like LG Display and Sharp who are the real inventors.
Sony didn't invent this. And actually waterproofing has been available to consumers since mid-2012 if you brought your phone to an authorized shop. A number of companies do waterproofing like Liquidpel, P2i, Panasonic and Fujitsu. It's not limited to phone but you can waterproof anything since all it involves is dipping the object into a chemical.
Didn't RIM do that to the Z10 owners with the Z30?
Seems like they're about to do the same to you and Q10 owners - http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/5399/blackberry-z50-and-q30-in-the-works.html
Doh!
This is not entirely accurate. Samsung has there own R & D department dedicated to displays. They may contract manufacturers to build parts - the reason Samsung alone was the first to display and manufacture curved smartphone displays is because they developed the technology. In the near future:
The Korean electronics giant is reportedly developing a three-sided smartphone screen — so it will cover the front and two sides of a phone — according to a Bloomberg report. The screen of this phone wraps around the edges so users can view messages while viewing from an angle and each side of the display works independently.
Earlier this month, Samsung laid out its future innovation plans during an analyst meeting, where it revealed that it hopes to have truly foldable phone screens by 2015.
I have a Android because it offers a Bigger screen But I did Download the BBM App ( from App World would of even Paid for it ) to connect with my Dinosaur RIM friends, But yes Many people still use them, due to Rogers offers the for $100 or Free..
sad, Really that we couldn't compete in the Handset market when it really mattered , I even had the 1st blackberry with the Side scroll.. and got every one after but Once my Torch Broke
But I traded in for a Iphone.
I did Trade my IPHONE 4s after 3 months for my Amazing Android and Never Looked back.. the speed and performance and Viewing is Unmatched.
sad, Really that we couldn't compete in the Handset market when it really mattered , I even had the 1st blackberry with the Side scroll.. and got every one after but Once my Torch Broke
But I traded in for a Iphone.
I did Trade my IPHONE 4s after 3 months for my Amazing Android and Never Looked back.. the speed and performance and Viewing is Unmatched.
