Worldwide and U.S. Smartphone Display 2014–2018 Forecast

This study examines the current state and future trends of smartphone displays worldwide and in the United States. The smartphone display has grown from the simple function of showing messages and emails to showing more dynamic content, including games, applications, social networking, and multimedia. As the demand in smartphone functionality has grown, so has the size of displays on smartphones, with some displays rivaling 7in. tablets. The trend toward large-screen smartphones will continue unabated. Smartphones with screen sizes between 5.5in. and 7.0in. certainly receive their share of attention, but we believe that the mass market will gravitate mostly to smaller sizes, namely 4 to ˂5in. and 5 to ˂5.5in. These are easier to hold and carry compared with their large-screen cousins. Between these two screen size bands, we expect the latter 5 to ˂5.5in. group to gain greater salience as vendors stretch the display to the edges of the smartphone without enlarging the device as a whole. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site. View the report: Worldwide and U.S. Smartphone Display 2014–2018 Forecast.