Technology moves at an ever increasing rate and terms and phrases grow and change. The Chinese smartphone world has its own set of phases and phrases, and enthusiasts or prospective buyers are sometimes overwhelmed by this independent electronics universe. You’ve probably seen me use certain specific terms in some of my news articles or reviews, and hopefully this editorial will go some way to cover some of those terms or technologies that are either already in use or will be in use over the next year.
2.5D Glass
2.5D screens were, as early as I can remember, first used by Nokia on their Windows Phone range, and it was slowly adopted by other products like the Galaxy Note 4 and iPhone 6, 2.5D screens are defined—as simply as possible—as where the Edge of the glass do not come to a 90 degree stop and instead round off. That is, rather than the edges of the glass being flat, they are contoured. The benefits to this are both visual and ergonomic, with the visual appeal being that the screen sort of ‘’bubbles’’ out with less pronounced bezels and the ergonomic benefits being that it’s simply more comfortable in the hand to hold.
They are all the rage in the Chinese world right now, with a number of phones supporting the technology, from the Oppo R7 to the Xiaomi Mi Note, but a lot of the smaller players are getting in to it too, including Ulefone and Oukitel with the UIefone Be Touch and the Oukitel U8 AND U9. We’re going to start seeing a lot more jump on the bandwagon, so this is definitely something to lookout for in the future of smartphones and tables.
1440p/4k Displays
Brace yourself for 1440p and 4k displays. The current standard for the Chinese smartphone industry in 1080p, but in the next few months we’re going to see a progressive shift to a higher 1440p resolution becoming the standard for flagship.
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