LG Electronics is planning to hold a technical briefing for journalists to highlight the image quality problem of Samsung Electronics’ 8K TVs. The company recently took issue with the picture quality of Samsung' 8K TVs at IFA 2019, Europe's largest home appliance exhibition in Berlin, German
The war over the 8K TV image quality is intensifying between South Korea’s two electronics giants Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. LG Electronics claimed that Samsung Electronics’ 8K TV does not meet industry standards. Samsung Electronics dismissed the claim, saying, “That is an absu
Samsung Electronics announced on Sep. 1 that it has prepared the performance standards and specifications for 8K TVs on behalf of the 8K Association.8K TVs are ultra-high definition televisions that can achieve the highest resolution of about 8,000 pixels. The 8K Association is a global non-profit o
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus will load QLED panels onto TVs to be released in India in September. As the proportion of low-priced products increases in the QLED TV market, the premium image of QLED TVs which Samsung Electronics has promoted might weaken, market watchers say.OnePlus recently twee
Samsung Electronics has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the North America TV market by beating China's TCL.Samsung Electronics came in first with a 22.7 percent market share in North America TV market in the second quarter, market researcher IHS Markit said on Aug. 21. Its market share rose by 1.0 p
Based on QLED and 8K TVs, Samsung Electronics Co. maintained the number one spot in the global TV market in the second quarter of this year.The South Korean electronics giant recorded a 31.5 percent share of the global TV market in terms of sales in the second quarter, according to market research f
The operating profit of Samsung Electronics Co. in the semiconductor business stood at 3.40 trillion won (US$2.87 billion) in the second quarter of this year, the lowest in three years after recording 3.37 trillion won in the third quarter of 2016. The company’s operating margin fell to 21.13 percen
The TV war between Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics is shifting from QLED TVs versus OLED TVs to 8K TVs versus OLED TVs. Samsung Electronics, which launched the industry’s first 8K TVs last year, has been stepping up its efforts to dominate the world 8K TV market.8K TVs can achieve a resolutio
China's leading TV maker TCL appears to be considering entering the Korean market.TCL has filed an application with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) to register a “TCL QLED” trademark. KIPO disclosed TCL’s application on June 26 so that people can file complaints against the tradem
KB Securities Co. said on July 3 that QLED TV sales will surge this year, presenting a positive investment opinion for the display and home appliance industry as before.Analyst Kim Dong-won said, “Shipments of QLED televisions, which have already surpassed those of OLED televisions from the third qu
OLED TVs are leading the European market for premium TVs costing more than US$2,500, while the U.S. premium TV market is led by LCD TVs. The global OLED TV market is dominated by LG Electronics, while Samsung Electronics is the key player in the premium LCD TV market.Europe and the United States acc
Samsung Display Co., which dominates the small and mid-sized organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel market, is set to make a large-scale investment in large OLED panels for TVs.Earlier, the company was expected to announce investment plans for quantum-dot OLED (QD-OLED) for TVs in April, but it d
Samsung Electronics will hold a series of global strategy meetings, starting with one on smartphones this week. Vice chairman Lee Jae-yong will start to draw up a strategy to overcome unfavorable external factors such as the U.S.-China trade disputes.Samsung would start a global strategy meeting on
Samsung Electronics is focusing on the premium TV market in India, while LG Electronics is eyeing the Japanese market where few foreign TV brands have survived.Samsung Electronics announced on June 5 that it launched the 2019 edition of its QLED 8K TV in India on June 4 (local time). The company rel
Samsung Electronics' quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) TV sales have exceeded those of top five organic light emitting diode (OLED) TV manufacturers for three consecutive quarters.Samsung's QLED TV sales totaled 896,400 units in the first quarter of this year, dwarfing the combined sal
Samsung Electronics has succeeded in satellite broadcasting of ultra-high-definition 8K TV for the first time in Europe.Samsung Electronics announced on May 16 that it demonstrated satellite transmission of a 8K video to an 8K TV in Luxembourg with European satellite broadcasting company SES Astra o
Samsung Electronics has lowered the price of a recently launched new 98-inch quantum dot QLED 8K TV model by nearly 30 percent to promote 8K TVs.Samsung Electronics lowered the price of the 98-inch QLED 8K TV launched in the United States last month to the US$70,000 level. The price is about US$30,0
Korean researchers have developed a technology that can dramatically improve the performance of quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs), which have become a popular candidate for next-generation display devices, following organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). Once the technology is successfully c
Samsung Electronics is targeting the premium TV market in Korea by launching new products of various screen sizes which are loaded with advanced functions but carry lower price tags.Samsung Electronics announced on March 25 that it would launch the 2019 Quantum Dot Display QLED TV. The 2019 QLED TV
As competition intensifies over the 8K TV market among global manufacturers this year, LG says that active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels are more advantageous than liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in showing high-quality videos. This means that LG refuted Samsung's positio