Samsung Mobile boss TM Roh had made two trips to the US this year to meet major US component makers to secure more supplies of application processors needed in smartphone production, TheElec has learned.Roh had asked major partners to supply Samsung with more application processors but was denied, s

Samsung has finalized the specs on the Galaxy S22 series launching in January next year, TheElec has learned.The high-end model, Galaxy S22 Ultra, like its predecessor will sport a 108MP camera and offer S Pen support.The company will go into component and material production for the Galaxy S22 seri

Samsung’s shipment for foldable phones are expected to reach 7.2 million units this year, according to analyst firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC).The firm’s forecast is higher than Samsung’s own of 7 million units at its highest.Samsung moved 2.5 million foldable phones last year.The South

Samsung will begin mass production of the Galaxy S21 Fand Edition (FE) smartphone next month, TheElec has learned.The South Korean tech giant will begin the production of the key components that goes into the phone next month.The company originally intended to begin mass production during the first

Apple will become the largest shipper of smartphones with OLED screens this year, according to market research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC).Cupertino is expected to ship 176 million units of OLED smartphones this year for a market share of 28%, the analyst firm said.Samsung will take

Samsung Electronics is extending its management review of its mobile business this month, TheElec has learned.The review was to last until end of July but this was extended to end of August sources said. Depending on how the review goes, Samsung could commence an audit of its mobile business, they s

Samsung’s smartphone shipment in the second quarter dropped 25% from the previous quarter.The company shipped a total of 130 million smartphones in the first half of the year, which means it will likely fail to meet its annual shipment target of 300 million for the entire year of 2021.Samsung said i

Samsung Electronics is planning to launch Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) only in the US and Europe, TheElec has learned.The phones are scheduled to launch in October.The limited release is due to problems with procuring application processors. There is currently a global shortage of chips due to high d

Samsung is targeting 7 million units in shipment for the two new foldable smartphones it will launch later this year, TheElec has learned.For the Galaxy Z Fold 3, which will support the S Pen, it is aiming for up to 3 million units in shipment, people familiar with the matter said.Samsung is hoping

Samsung Electronics is aiming to ship a million units of its recently unveiled Galaxy Book Pro series of notebooks this year, TheElec has learned.The company unveiled the Galaxy Book Pro 360 and Galaxy Book Pro last month. Each model comes in 15.6-inch and 13.3-inch variants.Samsung applied OLED pan

LG Electronics is ending its smartphone operation after 23 consecutive quarters of loss.The company said on Monday that it held a board meeting and decided to end its mobile business unit by July 31.The Korean firm said it decided to exit the mobile phone sector to focus its resources in growth area

The prolonged suspension of Samsung’s chip plant in Austin due to power shortage caused by freeze is increasing the possibility that smartphone production of the Korean company and Apple maybe negatively affected from the fallout.The chip plant in Texas manufacturers chips for the world’s two larges

Samsung Electronics is planning to reduce the production steps in its MicroLED TV production to lower their prices, TheElec has learned.The company will apply RGB(red, green and blue) one chip transfer technology during production.Samsung currently transfer R, G and B chips separately. Instead, they

It seems Apple is yet to decide whether it will launch an foldable iPhone as TheElec could find no visible preparation in the company’s supply chain to launch such a model.Some media reports point to a 2023 launch of such a model. But for such a launch date, Cupertino would need to have a specific p

Samsung Electronics is estimating that it will ship around 26 million units of its Galaxy S21 smartphone series this year, TheElec has learned.The figure is conservative as its Galaxy S20 series sold that much in 2020, which was considered underwhelming by the company.Samsung set the conservative fi

Major TV makers have shown off their new MiniLED TV line-up for 2021 and intense competition is expected in key markets.MiniLED TV is a liquid crystal display (LCD) TV that uses MiniLEDs instead of LEDs for backlighting.MiniLED uses LED chips in the 100 to 200 micrometer size range, much smaller tha

LG Electronics and Luxoft will form a joint venture called Alluto that will launch an infotainment system for cars using webOS Auto, the companies said on Tuesday.Alluto will develop the infotainment system which will include a head unit and rear-seat entertainment system.LG CTO IP Park, at an open

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled a new robot cleaner with artificial intelligence (AI) features at CES 2021.Jetbot AI can analyze nearby objects to find the best cleaning course, Samsung said.The cleaner has AI solution, LiDAR sensor and 3D sensor installed. These allows for its to recognize

LG Electronics on Tuesday unveiled its new OLED TV called OLED evo at CES 2021.The company said the new TV uses new organic materials. The model name for the new TV is G1.The new TV offers clearer picture resolution compared to its predecessors.LG will launch the TVs in 55, 65, 77 and 83-inch sizes.

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled at an online event an upgraded version of its QLED TV for 2021 called Neo QLED TV.Neo QLED will launch in 8K and 4K resolutions and begin sales in the first quarter around the world.JH Han, president of Samsung’s Visual Display business, talked up the compan