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THE INVESTOR] Smartphone displays with a display aspect ratio of 18:9 are set to become the global standard, industry watchers said June 21.
According to industry tracker TrendForce, around 10 percent of the latest smartphones this year feature the new height and width dimensions instead of the previous 16:9 screen size.
The presence of such smartphones with longer panels will also expand to 37 percent in 2018 as more Chinese handset makers opt for the new aspect ratio, it added.
Industry watchers said the change came in line with the market demand for wider screens while maintaining the overall size of smartphones.
By Alex Lee and newswires (
alexlee@heraldcorp.com)