ΣAccording to a survey by Sigmaintell Consulting, reported by DigiTimes, orders for all-screen smartphones exceeded 50% for the second quarter of 2018.
The market trend of smartphones regarding their screens shows the transition to devices whose front surface will be covered by the screen without any other feature spoiling the aesthetics of the device. The research data show that the percentage of orders for the first quarter of 2018 was 42%, a percentage which increased to 55% for the second quarter of 2018, making screens of this type the biggest trend on the market.
The companies that dominate these screens are Samsung Display, which is the largest supplier in the market, followed by Tianma Microelectronics, BOE Technology and AU Optronics. In terms of the type of all-screen screens on the market, orders for AMOLED and LTPS (Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon) screens are higher than those for the a-Si type (Amorphous silicon), with research predicting that The smartphone market will have 60% all-screen screens by the end of 2018.
Finally, the research predicts that this percentage will reach 90% by 2020, with AMOLED and LTPS screens being the majority of all-screen screens for smartphones, showing that there may be a future with notch screens and devices that the front their entire surface will be covered by a screen.
