In 2013, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablets became the top - performing tablet displays in our Display Technology Shoot - Out series, leapfrogging the competition with cutting -
edge displays using quantum dots and LTPS.
Infinity Display is the term Samsung coined for the almost bezel-less, edge - to -
edge display it used for its flagship phones this year, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8.
The 5.9 - inch edge - to -
edge display uses an IPS panel, which provides good viewing angles.
Not exact matches
Besides the Note 4, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note
Edge with a side
display for quick access to the camera controls, news and frequently
used apps.
Case in point: In April, Samsung Electronics, working with South Korea's Sungkyunkwan University, announced a graphene synthesis method that promises to speed the material's commercialization, touting its potential for
use in flexible
displays and other cutting -
edge products.
SIFF also launched a new section called SIFFX, a four - day festival - within - a-festival that included an unprecedented
display of cutting -
edge modes of storytelling
using Virtual Reality, 360 ° video, immersive journalism, and Augmented Reality.
For the first time this year, SIFF includes an unprecedented
display of cutting -
edge modes of storytelling
using Virtual Reality, 360 ° video and Augmented Reality.
A4 topic page to
use for small
display or add to folders or label resource boxes 19.5 patterned and plain
display borders to
edge wall
display 20.
The upholstery is made largely of natural materials (albeit Kevlar is
used for the seats), and cutting -
edge technologies found inside Vision include a 3 - dimensional head - up
display and BMW night vision.
A head - up
display in a car is both cool and functional and a world apart from what cutting
edge military jets now
use, particularly since the pilot has been deleted.
The new Porsche Advanced Cockpit
uses three large flat screens (two 7.0 - inch and one 12.3 - inch) and an analogue tacho to create an instrument panel and infotainment system that is cutting -
edge in terms of its
display clarity and flexibility.
Like Barnes and Noble's Nook Simple Touch Glowlight, the Kindle Paperwhite incorporates a series of LEDs in the bottom
edge (the Nook actually has two fewer LEDs along the top), and
uses patented fiber - optic technology to spread that light evenly across the 6 - inch
display.
Both devices include a series of LEDs in the bottom
edge — although the Nook features two fewer LEDs along the top — and
use fiber - optic technology to spread that light evenly across their 6 - inch
displays.
The Galaxy S6
Edge's Super AMOLED
display comes in right at 5.1 - inches, but
uses Quad HD (QHD) resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a whopping 577 PPI, as opposed to the 424 PPI on the Moto X.
The Meizu MX4 Pro sports a 5.5 - inch IPS LCD QXGA
display with a resolution of 2560 x 1536 pixels (5:3 aspect ratio) and a very generous 546 pixels - per - inch (PPI)-- the Galaxy S6
Edge uses the standard 16:9 ratio QHD 5.1 - inch
display with 577 PPI.
Both devices
use the AMOLED
display technology and with the Moto X coming in at 5.2 - inches and the Galaxy S6
Edge coming in at 5.1 - inches, their
displays are close to equal in size.
The
display also has a curve to it on the right and left side — it makes swiping in from either side a much more natural movement, as well as allowing developers to
use the
edges as part of their application.
The newer HTC One M9
display falls in at 5 - inches and retains the older FHD Super LCD technology, the Samsung Galaxy S6
Edge display comes in at 5.1 - inch and
uses the Quad HD (QHD) and Super AMOLED technology.
The Samsung Galaxy S6
Edge has real cutting edge technology — a QHD Super AMOLED display with curved edges on both sides, 64 - bit Exynos 7420 octa - core processor with 14nm technology, it uses Samsung's newest and fastest DDR4 RAM and their new UFS 2.0 Flash memory with 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB varia
Edge has real cutting
edge technology — a QHD Super AMOLED display with curved edges on both sides, 64 - bit Exynos 7420 octa - core processor with 14nm technology, it uses Samsung's newest and fastest DDR4 RAM and their new UFS 2.0 Flash memory with 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB varia
edge technology — a QHD Super AMOLED
display with curved
edges on both sides, 64 - bit Exynos 7420 octa - core processor with 14nm technology, it
uses Samsung's newest and fastest DDR4 RAM and their new UFS 2.0 Flash memory with 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB variants.
The LEDs (light emitting diodes) are placed at one of the
edges and light is then guided out on the light guide layer and down from the top into the e-paper
display with the
use of a light diffuser.
Samsung has TouchWiz software over the top of Android and it has added a few features that
use the dual -
edge display, as the Priv also does.
The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 clearly wants you to
use it in landscape mode; its speakers are embedded into the side
edges; the Samsung logo and front - facing camera are centered above the
display; and a slightly raised home button is flanked by two soft navigation buttons, centered beneath the
display.
All websites
use HTML, a programming language that tells browsers (Chrome, IE,
Edge, Firefox, Safari) how to
display a page on a screen.
The S7
Edge also sports a dual - curved
display that can function on its own to access your ten favorite contacts quickly,
use as a bedtime clock, alerts and more.
It is well built, sturdy and premium looking from any angle and add to that the curved
display on the Galaxy S6
Edge and you have one nice looking device that will turn heads and have people asking you what kind of smartphone are you
using.
By contrast, there is a sharp, hard,
edge at the back of the phone and given the location of the lock / unlock on the top of the device, it's almost impossible to unlock the
display comfortably
using one hand.
Samsung
uses PenTile technology in virtually all of their Super AMOLED
displays, which are
used in most of the company's smartphones - including the Galaxy S7 and S7
edge.
Both
use a similar 5.7» QHD (2560x1440, 518 PPI) Super AMOLED
displays (the S6
Edge +
uses a plastic - OLED curved over the
edges).
The Note 7, Samsung's flagship large smartphone
uses a 5.7» 2560x1440 (518ppi) flexible Super AMOLED dual -
edge display.
Wi - Fi (802.11 b / g) connectivity for expanded coverage, as well as faster Web browsing and file downloading Support for T - Mobile HotSpot @Home add - on plan Enabled for T - Mobile's myFaves SM so customers can stay in touch with those who matter most with quick, one - click access via instant message, e-mail, or by calling or texting their five favorite contacts from the home screen Popular instant messaging clients: AOL ®, Yahoo! ® Windows Live ®, Google ® and ICQ ® 2 - megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, built - in flash, self - portrait mirror and full - screen viewfinder Advanced media player with search capabilities, full - screen video playback, stereo Bluetooth ® support (A2DP / AVRCP), 3.5 mm full - size stereo headset jack and dedicated volume controls - supports MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA audio and MPEG4, H. 263 and WMV video formats Roxio ® Media Manager for BlackBerry ® (included with BlackBerry ® Desktop Manager software), which allows customers to easily search for media files on their computers, view and organize them, create MP3 music files from CDs, add audio tags, create playlists and automatically copy or convert pictures, music and videos for optimal playback High - performance HTML browser for visiting favorite Web sites while on the go Incredibly intuitive user interface with an easy - to -
use trackball, dedicated «menu» and «escape» keys, and context - sensitive menus that make navigation feel instinctive and fast Full QWERTY keyboard for easy text entry Large, ultra-bright 320x240 color
display for vibrant imagery Innovative light - sensing technology that automatically optimizes the screen, trackball and keyboard lighting for indoor, outdoor and dark environments E-mail and memo spell - checking available in various languages including English, French, Italian, German and Spanish Premium phone features with Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), dedicated «send», «end» and «mute» keys, noise - cancellation technology to offset background noise, a low - distortion speakerphone for hands - free conversations, and Bluetooth ® support for hands - free
use with headsets, car kits and Bluetooth peripherals Intuitive call management features such as smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing and call forwarding Quad - band GSM / GPRS /
EDGE / Wi - Fi network support for international roaming BlackBerry Maps, a mapping application that provides customers with driving directions Built - in Handango ™ InHand catalog of additional software applications available for download Support for polyphonic, MP3 and MIDI ring tones Expandable memory storage via microSD expansion slot Ultra-thin, high - capacity, removable battery that further extends the exceptional battery life for which BlackBerry smartphones are known BlackBerry ® Internet Service support allowing access to up to 10 supported e-mail accounts, including most popular ISP e-mail accounts such as Yahoo! ®, AOL ® and Gmail ® BlackBerry ® Enterprise Server support tightly integrated with IBM Lotus ® Domino ®, Microsoft ® Exchange, and Novell ® GroupWise ®, and featuring IT policy controls for IT departments to manage usage and deployments
Both Korean companies are now mass producing such
displays, which are being
used in mobile phones and wearable devices - such as the Galaxy S7
Edge (shown below), the LG G Flex 2 and Apple's Watch.
It has a much better
display — the QHD Super AMOLED
display is much sharper (577 PPI versus 403 PPI) and more brilliant, the processor is more advanced (20nm versus 14nm) and faster, it
uses the new USF 2.0 much faster flash memory, faster DDR4 RAM, the larger FFC with f1.9 (5MP versus 2.1 MP), better placement of the loudspeaker (bottom versus backside), wireless charging and faster charging (4 hours in 10 minutes versus 60 - percent in 30 minutes) and the unique dual curve
edged display with an all metal frame made from aircraft quality metals and Gorilla Glass 4 on both the
display and the back of the device.
But iRex takes austerity in design to an extreme, with just one long flip bar (
used mostly for turning pages) and a menu button on the left
edge of the
display.
We've briefly
used the Samsung Galaxy S6
Edge, and while the dual - edge display initially looked interesting, after a few days, it was just a feature to show -
Edge, and while the dual -
edge display initially looked interesting, after a few days, it was just a feature to show -
edge display initially looked interesting, after a few days, it was just a feature to show - off.
Looking at the features in the leaked screenshots, BlackBerry seems to have made a good
use of the dual -
edge display on the BlackBerry Priv.
Samsung for example
uses AMOLED
displays in most of their high - end phones, including the latest Galaxy S7, S7
edge and the ill - fated Note 7.
This is a 6.3» Quad HD + (2960x1440) flexible
edge - type
display and DisplayMate says it improves on Samsung's previous OLED
display (the one
used in the Galaxy S8) and it declares that this is the best mobile
display ever tested.
Super AMOLED
displays are being
used in all of Samsung's newer high - end phones, including the atest Galaxy S7 and S7
edge and the ill - fated Note 7.
Audio and video features have also been mentioned by the AllThingsD sources and suggest Kakai's project will
use LCDs rather than e-paper, although this doesn't rule out a mixed -
display device like the Entourage
eDGe (pictured).
We will show you the good, the bad, and also the ugly unfinished rough
edges and problems lurking below the surface of each of these
displays and
display technologies, and then demonstrate how the
displays can be improved by
using images that have been mathematically processed to correct color and imaging errors on Tablets and Smartphones so you can compare them to the originals.
On Spotify, for example, you can
use the left
edge of the screen to quickly toggle among What's New, Radio, Playlists and other options, while the center of the
display shows your stations and recommended stations.
On your smartphone or tablet, you can pull down the extended notifications
using two fingers to swipe from the very top
edge of the
display downwards.
And the
display has a somewhat shadowy effect at the
edges that takes some getting
used to.
If you don't
use a perfectly vertical motion, you could risk rubbing the
display against the
edge of the dock, which could cause you to scratch the
display.
In his practice, Atkins makes extensive
use of cutting
edge digital technologies of production and
display: High Definition computer generated imagery, surround soundtracking and extensive digital compositing.
Lacing Action painting and Color Field painting with a postmodern twist, Zimmermann's abstract motifs seem to spring from more figurative representations: he
uses computer graphics and «dithering» (a technique that
displays images without firm
edges so as to give a more colorful appearance) to deform images, texts and signs from his own massive archive of images, evoking the atlases of Gerhard Richter and Aby Warburg.
This work
displays the style that Letendre would become internationally recognized for; a hard
edged line, graphic sensibility and
use of multiple bright shades.
In terms of opportunities, we can mention Huawei's continued relationship with Google, its strength in SoC manufacturing, and a potential deal with Samsung to
use Edge - style curved
displays on its phones.
Even though the S7 proper is a wonderful device, we chose to give our award to the S7
Edge due to its combination of all the great features that come with the standard S7, coupled with a much more innovative use of the edge display over the S6 E
Edge due to its combination of all the great features that come with the standard S7, coupled with a much more innovative
use of the
edge display over the S6 E
edge display over the S6
EdgeEdge.
When holding the Aquos Crystal in your hand and
using it, you'll also notice that there is a slight bevel around the
edge of the glass, which makes for a very smooth and seamless experience when you're swiping across the
edges of the
display.