IHS Estimates 45% of Smartphones Shipped Q2 Had Wide Displays

The widescreen smartphone display trend accelerated in Q2, as devices with wide-aspect-ratio displays more than 16:9 were 45 percent of shipments, or 153 million, IHS Markit reported. LG started the trend, launching its G6 model in early 2017, the researcher said Friday. “Once considered to be a premium smartphone feature, wide displays are now featured on smartphones of all price points, from $1,000 down to $100. The increasing popularity of wide displays has broken the six-inch barrier of smartphone screens. Combined with narrow-bezel display technology, wide displays increase handset screen size, while limiting the overall smartphone dimensions.”