Flashback: the story of OLED displays on mobile phones

The first OLED displays to be used in mobile phones arrived in 2003 – almost all of them flip phones. And there’s a simple reason for that, the displays were tiny and were placed as the secondary screen on the outside of the flip. Some of them were able to render 256 colors, though others were monochrome. Phones like the Samsung E700 and the LG G7030 had such color displays with 96x64px resolution, while the inner screen were 128x160px that could deliver 65K colors (16-bit). Samsung E700 • LG G7030 • Motorola V303 • Maxon MX-7990 OLED continued to be used exclusively on...

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Weekly poll results: the Realme GT Neo2 eyed with doubt

The Realme GT Neo2 failed to stand out against its siblings, judging by last week’s poll. It may be worth another look - since the poll went up, we published our review of the phone and while we found a few issues, the phone does offer great performance and battery life for its price. The alternatives differ depending on where you live, e.g. the GT Neo Flash never launched in India. But the Realme X7 Max did and it offers very similar features for less money. The usual sticking point were brought up once more. Realme GT Neo2's best features at a glance While neither the Neo2...

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Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro hot take

Google's Pixel 6 event this week was the least surprising tech event in the history of tech events, maybe ever. We knew most of the details well in advance thanks to a combined effort from Google's marketing team, a number of industry insiders and reviews less than perfectly willing to adhere to embargoes. But that doesn't mean that it didn't leave us with some strong impressions. There's something grand about a Google smartphone event. Despite Google's niche status on the hardware market, its number one position in software makes a Pixel launch important to the whole industry. And now...

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Samsung Galaxy A53's color options leak

Samsung announced the Galaxy A52 and A52 5G in March and followed up with the A52s 5G in August. And while there's still some time for the Korean conglomerate to introduce the Galaxy A53, rumors have already started doing rounds on the Internet, with the latest one talking about the phone's colors. According to GalaxyClub, the Galaxy A53 will come in at least four colors - black, white, light blue, and orange. However, Samsung might offer more options after the smartphone is launched in Q1 2022. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G The Dutch publication previously reported that the Galaxy...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra breaks cover with a notched display

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series rumored to go official alongside the Galaxy S22 next year reportedly includes three tablets - Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra. Leakster OnLeaks gave us our first look at the vanilla Galaxy Tab S8 yesterday, and now he's back with a new set of CAD-based renders, revealing the Tab S8 Ultra's design. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra looks similar to the vanilla model - it has antenna lines on the rear panel with a dual camera setup in the top-left corner, below which is the magnetic strip to charge the S Pen, and the Samsung logo further below. The Ultra model has...

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Realme Book (Slim) and Pad's green color variants teased, Watch T1's global launch imminent

The Realme GT Neo2 unveiled last month comes in three colors, with the green version attracting a lot of attention on social media. Realme also launched the Buds Air 2 TWS earphones in a green colorway and looking at the response, the young brand is set to offer more products in a green shade. Mr. Madhav Sheth - who's the VP of Realme, CEO of Realme India, and was recently appointed as the President of Realme International Business Group - posted an image on Twitter that includes the Realme Book (Slim) and Realme Pad's green color versions. We don't know the official names of these...

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