Touch
Panels for Use in Smartphones and Tablets: Current Developments and
Future Trends is the latest addition
to Sandlerresearch.org industry research reports collection. The popularization
of smartphones and tablets has made them the two largest touch panel
applications and the touch panel sector one of the few bright spots in the
display panel industry. Of all types, projected capacitive touch panels are
most commonly used in smartphones and tablets. The bullish market demand for
capacitive touch panels is where the competition has come in. This report
profiles the development of smartphone and tablet touch panels and types of
projected capacitive touch panels, with their future trends examined.
List of Topics
- Development of global smartphone and tablet markets, touching on key market and product trends observed by our analysts
- Development of global touch panels for use in smartphones and tablets, with market share breakdowns by technology type, and examines the effects of major brands’ product strategies on their touch panel adoption
- Analysis of the pros and cons of all types of touch technologies, including G/G, OGS, AM-OLED, and film-types; shares of touch technology among tablets and smartphones equipped with touch panels
Companies covered
Alcatel, Apple,
Coolpad, Gionee, HTC, Huawei, JDI, Lenovo, LG, LGD, MediaTek, OPPO, Qualcomm,
Samsung, Sony, Xiaomi, ZTE
Table of Contents
1. Smartphone Market Development
1.1 Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones as Major Growth Driver
1.2 Proliferation of Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones Packed with High-end Features
1.1 Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones as Major Growth Driver
1.2 Proliferation of Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones Packed with High-end Features
2. Development of Smartphone Touch Panels
2.1 OGS Becoming the Mainstream
2.2 GF1 Share Increasing Thanks to Growing Popularity of Low-cost Smartphones
2.3 Introduction of LCD On-cell Touch Panels on Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones Begins
2.1 OGS Becoming the Mainstream
2.2 GF1 Share Increasing Thanks to Growing Popularity of Low-cost Smartphones
2.3 Introduction of LCD On-cell Touch Panels on Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones Begins
3. Tablet Market Development
3.1 Market Growth Sees Stagnation
3.2 Affordable Tablets Gaining Market Appeal
3.1 Market Growth Sees Stagnation
3.2 Affordable Tablets Gaining Market Appeal
4. Tablet Touch Panel Development
4.1 Film-type Touch Panel Leadership Still Hard to be Challenged
4.2 Samsung's Product Strategy as the Determinant for On-cell Touch Panel Market Share
Researcher’s Perspective
LCD On-cell Touch Panels to Heat Up the Market Competition in Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones
Metal Mesh Thin-film Solutions Emerge as Key Focal Area for Tablets
4.1 Film-type Touch Panel Leadership Still Hard to be Challenged
4.2 Samsung's Product Strategy as the Determinant for On-cell Touch Panel Market Share
Researcher’s Perspective
LCD On-cell Touch Panels to Heat Up the Market Competition in Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones
Metal Mesh Thin-film Solutions Emerge as Key Focal Area for Tablets
