IFA 2016: LG to unveil the V20 Android N smartphone in September.

LG V20 leaked, two screens.

LG on Monday unveiled its plan to launch the new V series, V20, in September (IFA 2016 ?) with no specific timeline included.

"The V20 is designed to offer optimum multimedia experience for users," said an LG Electronics spokesman.

The company said in a statement that the new handset comes with the latest Android operating system (OS), Android 7.0 Nougat. LG said the decision reflects its strong partnership with Google, with both parties previously agreeing to exchange patents until 2023.

The LG mobile chief said in the statement: "The V20 is our first device to equip the up-to-date Android OS." He said the company hopes to set a new standard for the premium device market with the enhanced multimedia functionality of the V20.

Late last month, the company said in a regulatory filing that it will strengthen functionalities in video and audio for its new V series, as the V10 previously won favorable market responses for its dual-selfie camera and dual-screen.

An industry source said: "LG appears to have decided to introduce the new flagship handset earlier than expected, as the company should brace for fierce competition against other new premium smartphones from Apple and Samsung."

The V10 won explosive market responses in the United States where the company had sold more than 450,000 V10 handsets, only 45 days after its launch there.

The achievement enabled the company to record a 35.7 percent U.S. market share among smartphones with more than 5.7-inch display, according to market researcher International Technology Group (ITG).

LG V10 H962 Dual SIM 64GB 5.7-Inch Factory Unlocked Smartphone (BLACK)

Samsung foldable smartphone is on the way for Jan 2016 Patented a hinge system.

Samsung will finally unveil the foldable smartphone on January 2016 maybe at CES. The company have been teasing foldable smartphones for years now. The Project is called "Project Valley"

Samsung has invented  a new Hinge System (pictures below) for a possible foldable Smartphone that supports a seamless Display. Samsung filed their U.S. patent application back in Q3 2014. The draws are similar to the picture above that shows a Samsung foldable smartphone teased before on a video on Youtube

As you can notice on the chart below, Samsung scheduled the foldable displays on smartphones starting year 2016.

March 24, 2015 quote:

A Samsung Display official was quoted saying that "the commercialization of foldable smartphones will be possible in 2016"

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LG teases the CLASS smartphone to be unveiled on September 21st

LG is clearly teasing on Facebook  something new that nowherelese.fr says is the LG Class that might be the model LG-H740 reference. (check out the picture below)

In that case the LG CLASS is expected to sport  a 5.7-inch diagonal screen with a resolution of 1920x1080px, d a Qualcomm Snapdragon S615 processor with eight cores running at 1.5Ghz with 2GB RAM support, 12Mpx a digital camera coupled with a front camera and 5Mpx would have 8GB of internal storage capacity. The all powered by Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

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SONY Xperia Z5,Z5 Compact and Z5 Premium First 4K smartphone with 23 Mpxls camera.Video.Press Release.

Z5 Xperia Premium

SONY today unveiled the Z5 Xperia smartphones family that includes ; the Z5, Z5 Compact and the Z5 Premium.

The Z5 and the Z5 Premium will arrive also with a DUAL version. 

Press Release:

Sony unveils next-generation smartphone camera with Xperia™ Z5 and Xperia™ Z5 Compact, and the world’s first 4K¹ smartphone² Xperia™ Z5 Premium,

• Xperia Z5 brings the best camera in a leading smartphone³, with an elegant waterproof⁴ design
• Xperia Z5 Compact shares the same flagship experiences in a no-compromise hand-sized body
• Ultimate smartphone Xperia Z5 Premium redefines mobile entertainment with the world’s first 4K UHD smartphone display⁵ and 4K Ultra HD upscaling technology
• Next-generation smartphone camera experience designed with Sony’s interchangeable lens camera α™ technology, built to capture split-second moments – a brand new 23MP Exmor RS™ for mobile sensor, supporting the fastest autofocus in a leading smartphone⁶
• Integrated fingerprint sensor power button for intuitive unlock

Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) today unveiled its next-generation Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact, and the world’s first 4K smartphone Xperia Z5 Premium – each engineered to make everyday experiences better.

“Smartphones are part of people’s lives” said Hiroki Totoki, President and CEO at Sony Mobile Communications. ”Since users already create, share and enjoy most of their content on the go – we’ve set out to bring Sony’s latest innovations in camera, design and display to ensure the Xperia Z5 series is the best possible lifestyle and entertainment platform.”

A mobile camera experience unlike any other

Xperia Z5 features Sony’s brand new large 1/2.3 Exmor RS™ for mobile 23MP sensor and F2.0 G Lens – it’s Sony’s first completely re-imagined smartphone camera module since Xperia Z1, designed with Sony’s interchangeable lens camera αTM technology for clear, vivid imagery every time.

The camera is capable of the fastest autofocus in a smartphone, a powerful blend of speed and accuracy to capture split-second moments with ease. It delivers a ground-breaking speed of just 0.037 seconds – faster than the blink of a human eye (average 0.1 – 0.4 s), so whether you’re jumping for the frisbee in the park, diving into the pool or catching air on the vert ramp, you’ll have the power to preserve spontaneous action in real-time.

A combination of the large 23MP Exmor RS™ for mobile sensor and advanced processing software lets you get close to subjects; whether it be a landmark, architecture or other objects of interest, with 5x clear image zoom with minimum loss of quality. And, advancements in low-light photography mean you can capture clearer photos at night or in darker surroundings with less noise and blur – perfect for capturing a sunrise or night skyline.

With the continued popularity of content capture for social media, Xperia Z5 series brings

significant advancements in the evolution of Sony’s SteadyShotTM with Intelligent Active Mode for video. Further improvements mean you’ll be able to continuously capture action smoothly, such as riding a bike or skateboard, free from jolts or shudders. It also features better low-light performance without blur.

Designed for life, with the same flagship experiences in a choice of form factor

Designed by leading creatives at Sony’s Creative Center studios in Sweden and Japan, Xperia Z5 presents a svelte continuous plate form, with a metal frame and frosted glass back. It’s striking, comfortable to hold and waterproof for everyday convenience. With a 5.2” display, sleek looks and Fall 2015 fashion and interior design cues, colours range from elegant to expressive for any personal style or taste; White, Graphite Black, Gold and Green.

For those who prefer a compact smartphone, Xperia Z5 Compact brings the same great camera technology and features in a pocket-friendly compact device. It delivers uncompromised performance in a beautifully compact design with a 4.6” display, perfect for one-handed use. And, Z5 Compact let’s you express personal stylewith fresh, vibrant colours including Yellow and Coral, in addition to White and Graphite Black.

Both devices represent iconic Sony craftsmanship with premium materialsthroughout, including frosted glass finishing to the rear and a subtly etched Xperia logo side engraving, as well as capless USB for quick efficient connection and charging.

To the side, a new integrated fingerprint sensor power button means each device is personal, protected and easily unlockable with a simple pick up and press in one natural movement. It will also support the FIDO standard; authentication via fingerprint for online payment services – with news on first partners shared closer to launch.

Powerful performance that meets demands

Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, featuring octa-core CPUs, 64 bit capabilities and ultra-fast 4G LTE speeds, letting you reach new levels of performance for video, photography and gaming. Whether you’re multi-tasking over Wi-Fi or the latest 4G network, both devices deliver the speed you need. Download email with attachments in seconds and enjoy video streaming with no delays or unwanted buffering.

Powerful smartphone features demand smart power management, Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact are equipped with Sony’s incredible up to two-day8 battery stamina and innovative power-saving technology, which gives you superior long-lasting battery performance. With Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 enabled on the new devices, you can get 5.5 hours usage with just 10 minutes of charging with a certified Quick Charge™ 2.0 charger, such as the Quick Charger UCH10 (dependant on market variants)9.

Sony’s 4K leadership now in a mobile device – Xperia Z5 Premium, the world’s first 4K smartphone

Xperia Z5 Premium is the world’s first 4K smartphone with a sharp, vivid 5.5” 4K TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile and IPS, where breathtaking detail is depicted with pinpoint accuracy for the most natural images, at four times the resolution of Full HD.

Xperia Z5 Premium will upscale your favourite content to 4K, enhancing any native or third party videos or photos so you can view Netflix, YouTube or your holiday shots in rich, vibrant 4K detail. And, Xperia Z5 Premium is built to allow you to get creative by capturing in 4K and immediately enjoying the content on Z5 Premium, with the option of preserving any moment as an 8MP quality image.

And, why not port the memory card from Sony’s 4K Action Cam FDR-X1000V to Xperia Z5 Premium to enjoy your footage immediately – or simply connect to the big screen either wirelessly via DLNA or with MHL 3.0 to enjoy your content on a 4K TV.

Xperia Z5 Premium is designed from the ground up as a high-performance mobile device, also powered by the Snapdragon 810 processor. A high capacity 3430 mAh battery lastin

g for up to two days, with quick charge capability eliminates the need 

for regular charging.

Xperia Z5 Premium features a large 32GB internal memory, with the capability to take a 200GB external microSD card, which offers extra room for 4K videos and movies, and images too. Xperia Z5 Premium also features Sony’s innovative memory on display feature – the data transfer between processor and device is optimized so Xperia Z5’s display memory technology remembers the display of images seen on your smartphone and caches the image or video so that you don’t need to reload the full image each time you view it – preserving battery power in the process.

A flagship series powered by an entertainment and content ecosystem

Across the Xperia Z5 series, Sony’s rich expertise in audio technologies lets you enjoy sound in incredible detail and clarity. High-Res Audio reproduces high frequency sound for a studio quality experience. DSEE HXTM upscales the audio fidelity of your existing MP3, AAC or Spotify tracks to near High-Res Audio quality. And for high quality wireless music listening, Sony’s LDAC™ codec transmits data three times more efficiently than legacy codec over Bluetooth.

And now for the first time, Sony’s new High-Resolution Audio Headset MDR-NC750 allows you to enjoy combined Hi-Res Audio music with Digital Noise Cancelling – your tunes as they were intended to be heard, with ambient background noise reduced by up to 98%.

Keep playing your favourite PlayStation®4 (PS4™) games wherever you are in the home withPS4 Remote Play10. Simply connect your Xperia Z5 series device to your PS4 via home Wi-Fi and use the DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller to ensure you never miss a minute of the action – whatever room you are in.

And to ensure you continue to enjoy the best experiences that Sony has to offer, all Xperia Z5 series users will benefit from access to Xperia Lounge Gold – delivering the world of Sony entertainment at your fingertips. Get access to exclusive competitions and offers; be among the first to try out new apps; and enjoy the latest movies, TV episodes and music included with your device.

Smart style, with new accessories

A range of stylish and protective Style Cover Window cases will be available for each Xperia Z5 series model at launch, in respective corresponding device colours – each will let you access your favourite smartphone widgets through a smart window.

Stereo Bluetooth® Headset SBH54 is versatile headset with a doubling handset function, designed for users who want a convenient companion device to a large screen smartphone, allowing you to take and make calls, see messages, play music and enjoy FM radio.

Availability and specifications

Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact will launch globally from October 2015, and Xperia Z5 Premium from November 2015 – Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium will be available in both Single SIM and Dual SIM variants¹¹.

For the full specifications please visit:

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/

2Q 2015 Top 5 WorldWide smartphone vendors. Samsung 21.7% Apple 14.1% Huawei 8.9%, says IDC.

Table Notes:

• Data is preliminary and subject to change.
• Vendor shipments are branded device shipments and exclude OEM sales for all vendors.
• The "Vendor" represents the current parent company (or holding company) for all brands owned and operated as subsidiary.
• For year-over-year comparison, an extra line has been added below the quarterly and annual tables to show what Lenovo's growth would have looked like had its acquisition of Motorola been completed prior to the start of 4Q2014.

Worldwide Smartphone Market Posts 11.6% Year-Over-Year Growth in Q2 2015, the Second Highest Shipment Total for a Single Quarter, According to IDC 

According to the latest preliminary release from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 337.2 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), up 11.6% from the 302.1 million units in 2Q14. 

The 2Q15 shipment volume represents the second highest quarterly total on record. Following an above average first quarter (1Q15), smartphone shipments were still able to remain slightly above the previous quarter thanks to robust growth in many emerging markets. In the worldwide mobile phone market (inclusive of smartphones), vendors shipped 464.6 million units, down -0.4% from the 466.3 million units shipped 2Q14.

"The overall growth of the smartphone market was not only driven by the success of premium flagship devices from Samsung, Apple, and others, but more importantly by the abundance of affordable handsets that continue to drive shipments in many key markets," said Anthony Scarsella, Research Manager with IDC's Mobile Phone team. Although premium handsets sold briskly in developed markets, it was emerging markets, supported by local vendors, driving the momentum that heavily contributed to the second highest quarter of shipments on record. "As feature phone shipments continue to decrease, vendors will continue to attack both emerging and developed markets with competitive smartphones that are both rich in features and low in price," added Scarsella.

"While much of the attention is being paid to Apple and Samsung in the top tier, the smartphone market in fact continues to diversify as more entrants hit this increasingly competitive market," said Melissa Chau, Senior Research Manager with IDC's Mobile Phone team. "While the Chinese players are clearly making gains this quarter, every quarter sees new brands joining the market. IDC now tracks over 200 different smartphone brands globally, many of them focused on entry level and mid-range models, and most with a regional or even single-country focus."

Smartphone Vendor Highlights:

Samsung remained the leader in the worldwide smartphone market but was the only company among the top five to see its shipment volume decline year over year. The new Galaxy S6 and S6 edge arrived with mixed results as a limited supply of the edge models did not keep pace with the demand for the new curved handset. Older Galaxy models, however, sold briskly thanks to deep discounts and promotions throughout the quarter. All eyes will now be on the early release of the pending Note 5 and rumored S6 edge plus to come this August.

Apple's second quarter proved to be its biggest fiscal third quarter ever with 47.5 million units shipped. The iPhone once again continued to dominate in China where shipments remained buoyant after a strong first quarter. The larger screened iPhones along with the rapid expansion of 4G networks in China continued to drive momentum for Apple in Asia/Pacific. As smartphone saturation continues to climb in many new developed markets like China, Apple will look to drive upgrades with refreshed "S" models in the following quarter.

Huawei captured the number 3 position thanks to strong European sales as well as domestic sales that led to a staggering 48.1% year-over-year growth. Huawei's mid-range and high-end models continue to prove successful with the flagship P8, Honor Series, and Mate 7 handsets delivering sustainable growth both in the consumer and commercial segment. Huawei will now look beyond Europe and Asia/Pacifc as its latest P8 Lite handset launched in the U.S. (as an unlocked model) for only $250 earlier in the quarter.

Xiaomi continues to find success in its home country thanks to both premium and entry-level devices like the Mi Note and Redmi 2 handsets, which helped Xiaomi achieve a 29.7% year-over-year increase. With a significant presence in India and Southeast Asia, Xiaomi is now looking to bulk up its IP portfolio to expand its reach even further outside of Asia/Pacific, starting with Brazil.

Lenovo, the third and final Chinese OEM on the list, captured the final spot despite steep home turf competition from both Xiaomi and Huawei. Outside of China, Lenovo continued to witness success in many emerging markets such as India with entry-level and mid-range models like the A600 and A7000, sold via Internet retail channels. The Motorola brand within the Americas and Europe continues to thrive with the ultra-affordable second generation Moto E and entry-level to mid-range Moto G devices. The pending launches of a third generation Moto X and Moto G look to be on the horizon for the second half of 2015.

 

Blackberry Venice Slider Android or BB10 curved edges smartphone pictures leak. Launch probably in November

The first RIM`s Blackberry Android or BB10 smartphone is clearly on its way to be available to the consumer or enterprise sometime  in the near future. Venice is the name of this model and looks prime. For the apps on the main screen of the first picture we can speculate is more an Android Mobile OS. However rumors say the mobile will arrive in the two operating systems Android and BB10 versions as you can notice on the second picture below.

The rumored news about the device are Probably launch in November 2015, will sport an Qualcomm`s Snapdragon 808 chipset 64 bits hexa-core 1.8 GHZ  with Adreno 418 GPU , 5.4 inch QHD display 1440 x 2560, curved edges, RAM 3GB, Rear camera 18MP and front camera 5 MP. Two colors Black and White.

@eveleaks via phonearena

USA: To April 2015 Apple tops smartphone market share with 43.1%, Samsung 28.6% and LG 8.4%. Charts.

comScore, Inc. , a global leader in digital media analytics, today released data from comScore MobiLens®  and Mobile Metrix®, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for April 2015. Data from this report is based on MobiLens Plus, an enhanced version of the MobiLens product that combines insights on smartphone and tablet ownership and features a variety of new insights on consumer mobile behaviors. 

In April 2015, Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 43.1 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 52.2 percent platform market share. Facebook ranked as the top individual smartphone app.

Smartphone OEM Market Share

188.6 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (76.9 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in April.* Apple ranked as the top OEM with 43.1 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 1.8 percentage points from January). Samsung ranked second with 28.6 percent market share, followed by LG with 8.4 percent (up 0.4 percentage points), Motorola with 4.9 percent and HTC with 3.7 percent (up 0.1 percentage points).

* Beginning with April 2015 data, MobiLens Plus includes an improved sample weighting methodology that incorporates additional controls for smartphone and tablet populations. This enhancement resulted in a step change increase in the total mobile population but had minimal impact on key market share dynamics. The 3-month average ending April 2015 was calculated by averaging April’s MobiLens Plus numbers with March and February’s numbers from the traditional MobiLens product in order to preserve the 3-month rolling trend in our public monthly reporting.

Smartphone Platform Market Share

Android ranked as the top smartphone platform in April with 52.2 percent market share, followed by Apple with 43.1 percent (up 1.8 percentage points from January), Microsoft with 3 percent, BlackBerry with 1.5 percent and Symbian with 0.1 percent.

About Mobile Metrix

comScore Mobile Metrix provides mobile audience measurement across smartphones and tablets. Using a combination of panel and census-based measurement methods, Mobile Metrix offers an unduplicated view of mobile browsing and app audiences at the media property, website and individual app level.

About MobiLens

MobiLens data is derived from an intelligent online survey of a nationally representative sample of mobile subscribers age 13 and older. Data on mobile phone usage refers to a respondent’s primary mobile phone and does not include data related to a respondent’s secondary device.

About comScore

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in digital media analytics. comScore makes audiences and advertising more valuable by providing trusted, independent metrics that help businesses understand how people interact with content and advertising across TV and digital devices, giving a total view of the consumer. Through its products and services, comScore helps its more than 2,500 clients understand their multi-platform audiences, know if their advertising is working, and access data where they want and need it. Please visit www.comscore.com to learn more.

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Smartwatch married to smartphone or a really stand-alone smartwatch?

(This article is for you and smartwatches manufacturers)

How many smartwatches in the market we have until now? Can you remember the names and models of every manufacturer?

Pebble with 2 classic versions, SONY with 3 versions , SAMSUNG has 5 versions, LG has 4 versions, APPLE has 3 model versions, MOTO 360 just one and so many more and  knock-offs versions that you can find some  on Amazon store.

Only Samsung has made the first Tizen stand-alone smartwatch until now. (but with no video capture feature)Samsung

My point is:  a real SMARTWATCH has to work exactly like an smartphone but on a reduced size screen. It means it has to operate WiFi, take videos, pictures, watch Youtube videos all the possible and most important apps you have on your smartphone, but  by its own. That is what SMARTWATCH means. So why keeping it tied to your smartphone to work, that is a joke and I don`t think in time is a real business.

What , are you afraid to get reduced sales of your smartphones? Well  it could happen. Maybe the real SMARTWATCH deal will substitute some of  those smartphones sales instead.

Maybe you as a manufacturer is the time to make a decision. Keep making REAL STAND-ALONE SMARTWATCHES or  If NOT, just abandon the idea of it and keep making smartphones only.

Don`t waste your time and money. There are so many people out there that will not buy married SMARTWATCHES at all.

Would you?