Apple and Samsung together controlled 77% of the smartphone market in the US during the third quarter this year, according to analyst firm Counterpoint Research.The iPhone maker had a 42% market share while the South Korean tech giant controlled 35%. This was followed by Motorola’s 8%.Counterpoint R

Samsung Electronics has removed a 70-inch range MicroLED TV from its lineup planned for next year, TheElec has learned.The company will launch MicroLED TV aimed at the home market in three sizes __ 89-inch, 101-inch and 114-inch.Samsung will be applying low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS)

Notebook panel shipment that has been increasing for three straight quarters this year is expected to slow down in 2022, according to market research firm TrendForce.Shipment hit its highest to date during the third quarter but demand for notebooks is slowing down, it said.Unit shipment during the t

Around 6.5 million units of OLED TV are expected to be shipped this year, according to analyst firm Omdia.As of the third quarter, 4.24 million units were shipped this year, which already beats last year’s shipment of 36.5 million units.Omdia had consistently increased its OLED TV shipment forecast

The standard version of the Galaxy S22 series which will sport a 6.1-inch screen is expected to account for over half of the volume Samsung plans to manufacture for the Galaxy S22 series, TheElec has learned.Galaxy S22 Ultra will also be able to house the S Pen stylus, sources confirmed.Samsung is a

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