Taiwan : iPhone 7 tops market share in September.

There were 684,000 smartphones sold in the Taiwan market in September, increasing 3.1% on month, and iPhones had the largest market share at 29% in sales volume and 61.6% in sales value, according to the Apple Daily citing retail channels.

Samsung Electronics ranked second in sales volume with 16.5%, followed by Asustek Computer 15.4%, HTC 11.8% and Sony Mobile Communications 8.5%. In terms of sales value, Samsung recorded the second largest market share at 10.9%, followed by Sony Mobile 8%, Asustek 7.1% and HTC 6.6%.

iPhone 7 128GB was the top selling single model in sales volume, followed by the iPhone 7 Plus 128GB, Samsung J7, Asustek ZenFone 3 ZE552KL, iPhone 7 32GB, Asustek ZenFone 3 ZE520KL, HTC Desire 728, Sony Xperia XA, Taiwan Mobile Amazing X3S and Asustek ZenFone 2 Laser ZE550KL.

Lets speculate about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Rumors bet for 3 sided YOUM display.

Francisco De Jesùs.

1.- Sure the flagship will come with new stunning features.

2.- Is expected a flexible display. Rumors are saying Samsung is working in a new form factor for the Note 4 that could be the 3 sided  flexible YOUM display. Three-sided implicates that the display has its left and right sides bent to create additional zones where notifications from messages, email, incoming calls can appear.  Reuters and ZDNet Korea (video below).

3.- Definitive a Octa Core Exynos chipset in.

4.- From 3GB to RAM 4GB now that Samsung is Mass Producing Industry’s Most Advanced 4GB DDR3, Using 20 Nanometer Process Technology.

5.-Display 5.9 inch a little bit up of its predecesors Note 3 with 5.7 inch screen. Or just keep the 5.7 inch size.

6.- A jump from 13 to 16 Mpxls rear camera.

7.-Waterproof 

8.-Dustproof

9.- Storage the same 32GB but up to 128GB with micro SD.

10.-Price between $730 to $750 unlocked or off-contract, as usual.

11.-Swipe finger scanner.

12.-Multiwindows, at least 4 at the same time.

Samsung usually unveils the Galaxy Note smartphones in September at the IFA show in Berlin. 

Video demo from 2013 where Samsung showcased its 3-sided YOUM display prototype:

USA: LG Optimus VU phatablet points Verizon LTE network, for a September launch.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

USA: LG Optimus VU phatablet points Verizon LTE network, for a September launch.

Unwired View points to an LG  press release stating that the five-inch Optimus Vu will be released in the United States by the end of September, meaning Samsung’s popular Galaxy Note  will finally get some competition in the supersized smartphone space.

Although no carrier has been officially named yet, all signs point to Verizon supporting the Optimus Vu on its LTE network when it launches. In addition to its large 5-inch screen 1024 x 768 pixels, the Optimus Vu will feature a 1.5GHz dual-core processor Snapdragon S4 cpu , 8-megapixel camera, 1GB RAM, and 32GB of internal memory.