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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
HD Super AMOLED
As of 2012, AMOLED technology is used in mobile phones, media players and digital cameras, and continues to make progress toward low-power, low-cost and large-size (for example, 40-inch) applications
Schematic of an active-matrix OLED display
Magnified image of the AMOLED screen on the Nexus One smartphone using the RGBG system of the PenTile matrix family
An AMOLED display consists of an active matrix of OLED pixels that generate light (luminescence) upon electrical activation that have been deposited or integrated onto a thin-film-transistor (TFT) array, which functions as a series of switches to control the current flowing to each individual pixel.
Typically, this continuous current flow is controlled by at least two TFTs at each pixel (to trigger the luminescence), with one TFT to start and stop the charging of a storage capacitorand the second to provide a voltage source at the level needed to create a constant current to the pixel, thereby eliminating the need for the very high currents required for passive-matrix OLED operation.
TFT backplane technology is crucial in the fabrication of AMOLED displays. The two primary TFT backplane technologies, namely polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) and amorphous silicon (a-Si), are used today in AMOLEDs. These technologies offer the potential for fabricating the active-matrix backplanes at low temperatures (below 150 °C) directly onto flexible plastic substrates for producing flexible AMOLED displays.
Manufacturers have developed in-cell touch panels, integrating the production of capacitive sensor arrays in the AMOLED module fabrication process. In-cell sensor AMOLED fabricators include AU Optronics and Samsung. Samsung has marketed their version of this technology as "Super AMOLED". Researchers at DuPont used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to optimize coating processes for a new solution-coated AMOLED display technology that is cost and performance competitive with existing chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technology. Using custom modeling and analytical approaches, they developed short- and long-range film-thickness control and uniformity that is commercially viable at large glass sizes.
AMOLED displays provide higher refresh rates than their passive-matrix OLED counterparts, improving response time often to under a millisecond, and they consume significantly less power. This advantage makes active-matrix OLEDs well suited for portable electronics, where power consumption is critical to battery life.
The amount of power the display consumes varies significantly depending on the colour and brightness shown. As an example, one commercial QVGA OLED display consumes 0.3 watts while showing white text on a black background, but more than 0.7 watts showing black text on a white background, while an LCD may consume only a constant 0.35 watts regardless of what is being shown on screen.[10] Because the black pixels actually turn off, AMOLED also has contrast ratios that are significantly better than LCD.
AMOLED displays may be difficult to view in direct sunlight compared with LCDs because of their reduced maximum brightness. Samsung's Super AMOLED technology addresses this issue by reducing the size of gaps between layers of the screen. Additionally, PenTile technology is often used to allow for a higher resolution display while requiring fewer subpixels than would otherwise be needed, often resulting in a display less sharp and more grainy compared with a non-pentile display with the same resolution.
The organic materials used in AMOLED displays are very prone to degradation over a relatively short period of time, resulting in color shifts as one color fades faster than another, image persistence, or burn-in.
Current demand for AMOLED screens is high, and, due to supply shortages of the Samsung-produced displays, certain models of HTC smartphones have been changed to use next-generation LCD displays from the Samsung and Sony joint-venture SLCD in the future.
Flagship smartphones sold as of 2011–12 use either Super AMOLED or IPS panel premium LCD. Super AMOLED displays, such as the one on the Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy S III have often been compared to IPS panel premium LCDs, found in the iPhone 4S, HTC One X, and Nexus 4. For example, according to ABI Research the AMOLED display found in the Motorola Moto X draws just 92mA during bright conditions and 68mA while dim.
Super AMOLED is Samsung's term for an AMOLED display with an integrated digitizer, meaning that the layer that detects touch is integrated into the screen, rather than overlaid on top of it. According to Samsung, Super AMOLED reflects one-fifth as much sunlight compared to the first generation AMOLED. The display technology itself is not changed. Super AMOLED is part of the Pentile matrix family. It is sometimes abbreviated SAMOLED.
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普京赠送习近平俄产双屏智能手机(图)
俄罗斯智能手机YotaPhone2(资料图)
【环球网报道 记者 胥文琦】据俄新社、俄罗斯NTV电视台11月9日消息，俄罗斯总统普京向中国国家主席习近平赠送了一部俄产智能手机YotaPhone-2。据悉，该手机屏保还被专门设成了俄罗斯、中国、APEC的标志图片。
俄总统新闻发言人佩斯科夫介绍称，普京总统与习近平主席就在不同领域用人民币结算的可能性进行了讨论。
据悉，俄总统普京9日抵达中国，10日将出席北京APEC非正式领导人会议。他在会议前夕与习近平主席进行了会晤，并签署了17分合作文件，包括俄罗斯天然气工业公司与中国石油天然气集团公司关于供气框架协议。
YotaPhone是俄罗斯自主研发的第一款智能手机，它最大的特色是正面和背面各有一块屏幕。
YotaPhone 2 review: Hands-on t3
The YotaPhone 2 is Russian brand Yota Device's second Android smartphone to rock two screens - a conventional LCD on the front, and an E-Ink display on the back.
While the first YotaPhone was intended as more of a concept to test the water, the company is aiming the second-gen version at the masses as it believes that the Kindle-like 'always on' E-ink screen is the way forward. The new version is also just called YotaPhone - we're just calling it YotaPhone 2 to differentiate it from the first model. Article continues after the video.
While the first YotaPhone was intended as more of a concept to test the water, the company is aiming the second-gen version at the masses as it believes that the Kindle-like 'always on' E-ink screen is the way forward. The new version is also just called YotaPhone - we're just calling it YotaPhone 2 to differentiate it from the first model. Article continues after the video.
YotaPhone 2: Size and build
It's clear that the company has put a lot more thought into the design of the phone this time round. The handset is slimmer and lighter than its predecessor and measures 8.9mm thick. The back sports a more rounded finished so that the back screen covers a wider area.
While the phone may not stand quite shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S5 andiPhone 5s in terms of tech, the result of these design tweaks means that the new YotaPhone looks like a much more desirable handset than its predecessor.
The manufacturer told us that the original phone has not only been popular with early adoptors but also with designers and artists, thanks to its innovative design.
YotaPhone 2: Screen
The main screen is a full HD 5-inch AMOLED affair, which looks just fine, but on the YotaPhone, it's all about the second screen.
The 4.7-inch back screen is bigger than before with a higher resolution (960x540) and greater pixel density and it really shows in the quality of the 'print'. It also has a built-in light and sports new touch capability.
The fact that you can receive notifications on the screen and respond to them without having to fire up the colour screen means that you can save yourself a lot of battery.
The 4.7-inch back screen is bigger than before with a higher resolution (960x540) and greater pixel density and it really shows in the quality of the 'print'. It also has a built-in light and sports new touch capability.
The fact that you can receive notifications on the screen and respond to them without having to fire up the colour screen means that you can save yourself a lot of battery.
YotaPhone 2: Features
Most of the specs have been improved since the last model. The camera sports a respectable 8MP rear-facing camera plus a 2MP camera on the front. Along with the usual Wi-Fi, the new YotaPhone also packs 4G and NFC.
YotaPhone 2: Performance
The new handset runs on the new quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, with 2G of RAM. From what we could see in our short time with the phone, the UI looked pretty zippy and chucking stuff from the main screen to the back screen was instantaneous.
YotaPhone 2: Verdict
While the first YotaPhone seemed like a bit of a gimmick, the manufacturer has learnt lessons and applied them to the second-gen handset. And what they've come up with looks like a very cool product. So far we've only seen a very early version of the new product (plus a non-working mock-up that's also featured in the gallery above), so we reckon they'll be a few tweaks before the phone huits the shops. Stay tuned for a full review later this year...
YotaPhone 2 release date: Q4 2014
YotaPhone 2 release date: Q4 2014
YotaPhone 2 price: TBC
How YotaPhone Plans On Revolutionising the Smartphone Industry
Vlad Martynov is not shy about putting forward the potential his smartphone innovation promises.
The Russian entrepreneur believes that just as the original iPhone heralded an era of all touchscreen smartphones, the Yotaphone will inspire the smartphone industry to adopt a new paradigm, the always-on display.
"For us, success will be, if in five years, all smartphones will have always on displays," he said.
That's not to say that in five years' time all smartphone sold will be Yotaphones. Martynov believes so strongly in his innovation, he thinks all other manufacturers will follow his lead and introduce similar dual-screen devices in the coming years.
Dual-screen iPhone 9
To back up this claim, he looked at how Apple revolutionised the industry in 2007.
"It is the same as with the iPhone," he said. "The iPhone first introduced completely new user experience and in the first six, nine, 10 months the industry was a little bit surprised, confused and a lot of people saying there is no way people will buy $500 smartphone without buttons and without stylus.
"In two or three years - and today - there is probably no single smartphone which doesn't look like the first iPhone."
So will the iPhone 7 or iPhone 8 have an always-on display I ask? "Maybe iPhone 9," Martynov responds with a cheeky grin.
Evolution
I met the difficult-to-pin-down entrepreneur at a hotel in Heathrow airport this week during a short stopover before he boarded his next flight to Germany, where Yota Devices has one of its six global offices which are spread across Europe, Asia and the United States.
Martynov is currently involved in putting the finishing touches to YotaPhone 2, the evolution of the original ground-breaking device which was essentially just a prototype.
Using feedback received from users of the original device, Martynov and the engineers have created a much sleeker device which much more closely resembles what you would consider a typical smartphone.
At least on one side.
On the rear sits a 4.7in e-ink display which is always-on and which now offers a huge amount of customisation options, allowing you to receive the type of information you want, when you want it.
Fundamental changes
This is key to the success of YotaPhone. It is not a case of two screens are better than one, it is that you have access to the information you want at all times.
"The key thing is not two screens, the key thing is that one is always on. That is what fundamentally changes the user experience and makes it better for smartphone users. Instead of waking up the phone every five minutes, the phone proactively brings information you want to see, you need to see and makes you life and interactions much better."
Martynov began his IT career in the wake of the break up of the Soviet Union when he was employed by Price Waterhouse to sell computer software programs to the oil and gas industry.
From these humble beginnings Marynov created his own software company - ERP Software - which from 1997 to 2001 grew into a $20m (£11.8m) business, before being purchased by Navision which was subsequently bought by Microsoft.
Martynov was then tapped up by the software giant to head up its global independent software vendors strategy, becoming the youngest Russian to head one of Microsoft's global businesses.
Shake-up the industry
Having spent time as CEO of Columbus IT Partners and as a investor in a number of startups, Martynov wanted to shake up the smartphone industry.
And so he created YotaPhone with the singular vision of redefining how we use our smartphones.
The way we use smartphones today "drive bad habits" as the information we need is hidden behind a black screen when the phone is in sleep mode. "What we usually do is open the phone, open the application, go through a lot of data, before we find what is important to us," Martynov says.
Five minutes later, the fear we may be missing out on some spectacularly funny tweet or vital email means we repeat the whole process over again.
"Every time we do this, the people around us, they lose us because we are not focused on the conversation - and that's not good. That is not the way we communicated before smartphones."
All the information, all the time
The solution Martynov and Yota Device have come up with is to make that information available at all times.
While the original YotaPhone did go on sale to the public last year, it was essentially a prototype with Martynov happy to crowdsource ideas for the next device directly from customers.
The YotaPhone 2 is a much slicker product. It looks and feels like any other Android smartphone on the market, and aside from the big e-ink screen on the rear, will do pretty much everything a typical smartphone will do.
Your typical smartphone doesn't however have a secondary screen which is always-on, allowing you to quickly see and response to messages, emails and other alerts without having to turn on the phone.
The device Martynov showed me was clearly still a prototype with the interface periodically stalling and the e-ink screen not working quite as it should.
Launch
These glitches should be ironed out by the time the YotaPhone 2 launches towards the end of 2014 in Europe, and they will need to be as the phone is likely to be priced at the same level as phones such as the Galaxy S5, iPhone 6 and other premium smartphones.
However, just as Martynov is sure the dual-screen innovation is going to catch on across the industry, the enigmatic Russian believes his small company of 100 employees can take on - and beat - the big guns.
Along with being the only company to have a dual-screen smartphone, Martynov believes his company's flexibility and ability to innovate quickly will allow if compete agains the likes of Apple and Samsung.
More importantly however, Martynov points to the success of BlackBerry as an example of how an unknown which challenged the big brands and succeeded.
"If you find the problem, and the pain, and you bring the solution to the consumer, they will decide and they will buy the product and they will change the market."
Always-on everywhere
Martynov believes that all gadgets in the future will feature always-on displays, not just smartphones. He says devices should work for the user and not the other way around.
"It's like having your assistant, a secretary, who is always sleeping and you have to wake up before they help you."
Smartphones today are hugely more advanced than the original iPhone. They are bigger, faster, lighter and have millions of apps available for them - but we still interact with them in just the same way.
Martynov says we have been brainwashed by major company's into believing that "bigger, faster, brighter" phones are in some way new, and are what we need.
YotaPhone and Martynov plan to change all that, by revolutionising the smartphone industry and intrinsically changing the way the world interacts and communicates in the digital age.
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Dual-screen YotaPhone launches in UK
YotaPhone combines a smartphone and e-reader in one device
YotaPhone
YotaPhone, the dual-screen smartphone with a liquid crystal display (LCD) on one side and an electronic paper display on the other, goes on sale today in the UK at YotaPhone’s online store, at a cost of £419.
YotaPhone is made by Russian smartphone manufacturer Yota Devices. It first made a splash at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 4.3-inch LCD display can be used like a normal Android phone, while the rear e-paper display can receive notifications and display news or maps while conserving battery life.
Other features include a 13-Megapixel camera, dual-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm processor and 1800mAh battery. It runs Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, has 2GB of RAM and comes in black or white versions. Yota said that the device has 7-10 times the battery life of other smartphones while in ‘reading mode’.
"The typical user picks up and activates their smartphone more than 150 times a day. Why? Because users worry that messages or information they need or want are hidden behind their phone’s black screen,” said Vlad Martynov, chief executive of Yota Devices.
"Yota Devices proved that there is an antidote to the always-dark smartphone screen. The future of smartphones is always-on displays allowing users real-time access to information without turning off the real world and disrupting the people around you.”
Selamat Petang! Apa kabar?
Did you know that we also launched YotaPhone 1 in Malaysia a week ago? Photos from launch event will follow.
With the #YotaPhone #AlwaysOn display you can enjoy a longer lasting
More comfortable #ereading experience even in bright sunshine. Pack a picnic basket and download your favorite book - it's #summertime!
You’ll always stand out from the crowd with YotaPhone’s always-on screen.
Why buy several different cases when you have unlimited options for personalization on YotaPhone’s e-ink screen?
You can change the image whenever you feel like it.
#YotaPhone #alwayson #personalization #makeityours
YotaPhone is perfect for people who love to cook.
The e-ink screen is always on, so no need to touch the phone and cover it in flour! Your recipe is always there. #cookery #recipe #YotaPhone .
There are times when a flat battery can ruin not just your mood but also all of your plans.
YotaPhone is the only phone in the world that's still useful, even when the battery's flat. What sticky situations have you been in with a flat battery? #AlwaysOn
Make your texts more emotional by adding a picture
You can now add your own #photos and images to #SMS Fun
With #YotaPhone you can make your texts more emotional by adding a picture which will appear on your friend's #alwayson screen along with your message.
Leave your suggestions/ideas for SMS Fun in the comments section and we'll collect the best ones so everyone can enjoy them in future!
With #YotaPhone you can make your texts more emotional by adding a picture which will appear on your friend's #alwayson screen along with your message.
Leave your suggestions/ideas for SMS Fun in the comments section and we'll collect the best ones so everyone can enjoy them in future!
Electronic paper display
YotaPhone team continually innovates and delivers top notch consumer experience. Did you know that YotaPhone is the first phone in the world to integrate a 4.3" electronic paper display which we call "always-on screen"?
Second generation of dual-screen YotaPhone goes official
YotaPhone announced the second generation of its dual-screen Android device. The new YotaPhone features a 5” 1080p AMOLED display and 4.7” qHD e-Ink touchscreen, packed in a sleek-looking body which will be available in black or white.
At a quick glance, the newcomer surely is a massive improvement over its boxy-looking predecessor. YotaPhone has also equipped the Android 4.4 KitKat smartphone with specs worthy of a top-shelf handset.
The new YotaPhone packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC with 2.3GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of built-in memory. Photo and video capture is handled by an 8MP main camera, aided by a 2MP front-facing unit.
Connectivity options of the device include LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and GLONASS. FM Radio is also present.
The measures of the new YotaPhone are 144 x 69.5 x 8.9 mm, while its weight tips the scale at 140 grams. The smartphone is powered by a 2,550mAh battery.
The second generation YotaPhone will be available in Russia and EMEA countries in Q4 this year. Availability in Asian markets and the United States also planned.
Yota Smartphone with E-Paper Screen on Back
When we first heard about the Yota phone, a 4.3-inch Android phone with a grayscale e-Paper display on the back, we were puzzled but intrigued by the concept. But after seeing a working prototype here at CES, we’re excited about the new range of use cases this second screen presents. In an extensive private demo at CES, Yota COO Lau Geckler showed us how the back screen can serve as an e-reader, an always-present alert system or a post-it note for your digital life.
Russia unveils 'unique' dual-screen YotaPhone
A Russian company has come up with a double sided smartphone which includes an electronic paper display on the back. Yota Devices hope the revolutionary technology will help it win market share in Europe and the Middle East.The main feature of the gadget is a black-and-white electronic paper display on the reverse of the smartphone, which is always switched on. The screen on the back mirrors the information on the main screen, without wasting energy.
"It's a new type of gadget. With smartphones it's always one problem - its display is always black, it always sleeps, which we think is fundamentally wrong," Vlad Martynov, Yota Device's Chief Executive said Reuters. "If we really hit the mark, we'll be happy because in two to three years everyone will be copying us." YotaPhone uses the Android operating system and supports all LTE standards. Both the screens are 4.3 inch displays, and the phone weighs 146 grams. The phone comes in black or white, and is equipped with a 13 megapixel camera on the back, and a 1 megapixel camera on the front.The device debuted in Russia on December 4th, and later in the month it will go on sale in Austria, Germany, France and Spain. In January next year it will be available in Great Britain, Greece, Cyprus and the Czech Republic.The retail price of YotaPhone in Europe will be about 499 euro ($680). When it hits stores in the Middle East in January the phone is expected to sell there for around $600.In Russia YotaPhone will cost 19,990 roubles ($600). In comparison the average price for an Apple iPhone 5c with the same amount of memory is 29,000 roubles ($870). "They said it’s a really unique invention,” Sergey Chemezov, head of Rostec state corporation, said. Despite the pros of the device, Denis Kuskov the head analyst at research firm TelecomDaily was skeptical about its success.
"In people's minds Yota Devices is a no-name company, it's not Samsung or Nokia or Apple, which all have their fans. No one will be expecting a YotaPhone."Yota Devices is a Russian private company which develops hi-tech LTE equipment such as smartphones modems, and routers. Since its foundation in 2009 the company has sold more than 3 million 4G communication devices. The company employs the leading hardware and software developers from Russia, Finland and Singapore, and is headquartered in Moscow.
Smart-gift: Putin presents Xi Jinping with dual-screen YotaPhone
'Made in China' can be seen on many world's products, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has given his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping something that he certainly does not have - a Russian-developed world-first dual-screen smartphone.
After holding an official meeting within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing, Putin presented the president of the People's Republic of China with a set of Russian smartphones - YotaPhone 2.
The meeting of the two leaders was an anniversary, being the tenth encounter between Putin and Xi Jinping since the latter took office last year, according to China's People's Daily newspaper.
The special edition of the smartphone includes a data protection system, developed by Russian engineers, which makes the phone "unique" in regard of safety levels, Rostec, which has shares in YotaPhone project, said in a news release.
The Chinese leader was all smiles for the gift, which - according to Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov - was updated with Russian, Chinese and APEC paraphernalia.
"Do we have partnership in this project as well?" Xi Jinping asked Putin, who replied "Will do!"
According to Rostec, the Chinese leader became world's first owner of the new YotaPhone 2. The official launch of the new generation of YotaPhones is scheduled for December, when the line of smartphones will go on sale in Russia. Then the phone is expected to hit European markets, with sales in China and South-East Asia expected to start in the first quarter of 2015.
The second generation of the smartphone, YotaPhone 2, was first unveiled to the public earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As its first edition, the Russian-invented device boasts world's first dual-screen, with one of its displays based on electronic paper technology - always-on, even with a drained battery.
The gadget, which was dubbed by some a "Russian iPhone" sells at 14,000 rubles (US$300) on its manufacturer's website.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who is known for his love for technical innovations, was among the first fans of the YotaPhone, after he was presented with one in December last year.
YotaPhone 2: Android one side, E-Ink the other (hands-on)
Want a powerful Android phone with an LCD on the front and a Kindle-like E-Ink screen on the back? The YotaPhone from Russian startup Yota Devices is coming back with a revamped design.
Speaking to Wired.co.uk ahead of its reveal at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, Yota CEO Vlad Martynov told Wired.co.uk the first model was always going to be "a proof-of-concept". The next generation will be aimed at the mainstream, now with a fully touch-sensitive E-Ink display -- good for reading, good for battery life.
Inside the 8.9mm-thick second-gen YotaPhone will be a quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor paired with 2GB of RAM, powering the Full HD 5-inch Amoled LCD display and an unmodified build of Android 4.4 KitKat. The device has 4G LTE, NFC, wireless charging using the Qi standard, an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
The 4.7-inch E-Ink screen on the back has a resolution of 960x540 pixels and supports a capacitive input, so unlike its predecessor it's possible to use the monochrome display for quick interactions such as checking the time or weather, responding to meeting requests (yawn, we know, but some people have to do this a lot) or replying to texts and social network updates. "We remove the bad habit of having to wake up the device every five minutes to check what's on screen," Marynov says.
It's much slimmer and lighter and generally more attractive than the previous model, and the E-Ink screen looks and functions much better in person. The rounded corners and curved grey back make the phone feel like a perfectly smooth pebble. Plus the wallpapers that appear on the rear of the phone make it almost look like the back cover has been tattooed -- a bit special, we thought.
But who's showing an interest in such a device, we asked? Who has been buying up the stock of the first version? "Two extreme groups of people," Martynov said. "One is early adopters. The other is artists, designers, musicians etc. People who are really into art and expressing themselves."
Martynov's company has been working on YotaPhone for two-and-a-half years. Originally a three-person team, the company is now employing over 70 staff. "We made a few mistakes and learned a lot but now we know what must be done for the product to be available in the mass market," Martynov said.
The second-generation YotaPhone won't launch into the UK until Q4 of 2014, but Martynov said the first-generation model will become available in the UK within the next few weeks.
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