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posted by mrpg on Thursday July 19 2018, @11:59AM   Printer-friendly
from the ratio dept.

El Reg:

The shape of the smartphone is changing as a fad turns into a long-term trend, a business analyst has noted.

Analyst outfit IHS Markit said it expected wide aspect ratios – either 18:9 or 18+:9 – to make up two-thirds of new device sales in Q3 of this year. At the start of 2017, the "traditional" 16:9 ratio display was seen on over 95 per cent of phones sold.

The taller, narrower shape is no longer a flagship feature, the company noted.

"Smartphone makers are now aggressively applying 18:9 aspect ratio of TFT LCD to their 2018 models even for mid-end and entry-level smartphones, instead of using high-priced flexible AMOLED panels," said IHS Markit's Hiroshi Hayase.

Still no slide-out keyboards. Lame.


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  • (Score: 2) by axsdenied on Friday July 20 2018, @02:43AM

    by axsdenied (384) on Friday July 20 2018, @02:43AM (#709758)

    Thanks, that clears it up.

    I understood the sentence "The taller, narrower shape is no longer a flagship feature..." as something else is now the flagship feature, i.e. not taller and narrow shape.
    (English not the first language).

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