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
Chinese TV maker TCL has launched a “vertical TV” following Samsung Electronics’ “The Sero,” a model designed to allow young people to project more of their smartphone stuff onto the TV by allowing it to go vertical.TCL has recently taken the wraps off the new smart TV product “XESS Smart Screen,” w
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 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
A forecast on the 8K TV market led by Korean TV makers such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics has been lowered for the third time this year. The 8K TV sales forecast for this year were less than half of last year’s and dropped by one-quarter from a year ago.In the meantime, the ongoing econo
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
The 8K TV market is expected to bloom this year as demand for the industry's highest resolution TV is growing explosively. In the Korean TV market, after Samsung Electronics’ first salvo in November of last year, full-scale competition began as LG Electronics launched an 88-inch 8K organic light
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 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
Moody’s Investors Service, one of the largest global credit rating agencies, said on May 2 that Samsung Electronics Co.’s annual sales and operating profit before adjustment will decrease by 10 percent and 50 percent, respectively, this year compared to last year when it posted its best-ever perform
The organic light emitting diode (OLED) TV group led by LG Electronics is increasing its share of the global TV market. Chinese TV makers are concentrating on increasing sales volume with inexpensive liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, but the OLED TV group is boosting sales in the premium TV market.S
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
LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its latest OLED television lineup equipped with a second-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technology on March 6.With the 2019 edition OLED TV, the company is planning to raise the ratio of OLED TVs to total TV sales to 25 percent this year. In particular, the 8K O
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
Samsung Electronics took the largest share of the global TV market by sales in 2018, remaining No. 1 for 13 years running. In particular, it was dominant in the 75 inches or larger TV segment and the market for premium TVs worth more than US$2,500.Samsung Electronics accounted for 29 percent of the
China took the crown in the global LCD TV market last year, according to a report released by global market researcher IHS Markit on Feb. 10.Worldwide LCD TV shipments totaled 152.16 million units in the first three quarters of last year, with Chinese companies accounting for 31.9 percent (48.56 mil
The share of 8K TVs in the global TV market will remain below 1 percent this year, according to a latest forecast from market researcher WitsView.Global TV manufacturers presented 8K TVs as the mainstay of the TV manufacturing industry at CES 2019. Nevertheless, 8K TVs are still expected to hold a s