Qualcomm argues its role in the smartphone industry as it kicks off latest court battle with Apple

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As we noted this morning, the latest court battle between Apple and Qualcomm kicked off today in San Diego. Everything started with Qualcomm arguing that while it doesn't make a smartphone itself, it's still an instrumental part of the smartphone industry. The goal of this month's trial is to determine whether Apple violated Qualcomm's patents for power management and battery features. CNET explains:The trial concerns three patents that Qualcomm claims Apple infringed on. This month's trial, expected to run for eight days, will largely set the stage for next month's antitrust trial, which will address Apple's accusation that Qualcomm used a monopolistic position to 'double-dip' when collecting royalties from Apple.

The truth about the latest smartphone trend: The 48MP camera

NEW DELHI: When we reviewed the first 'major' smartphone – Honor View 20 – of 2019 we said that one thing that you'll come across this year is a 48MP camera. We are just into the third month of the new year and already three-four smartphones are touting a 48MP camera. Honor also gives something called an advanced mode (48MP AI Ultra Clarity) which uses the force of Kirin 980 to deliver 48MP images. So if it's a 12MP camera or a 48MP camera, it actually doesn't matter. After all it still has — at least in one model — a single rear camera and a 'mere' 12MP camera.

Global smartphone revenue continues to rise despite falling sales, shows latest GfK data

as informed in Global smartphone revenue continued to grow last year despite falling sales. This is despite smartphone unit sales declining by 3% the same year …NordVPNGfK released the data as new devices are unveiled at Mobile World Congress. Around twelve percent (up from nine percent in 2017) of smartphones sold were priced at more than $800 in 2018. Demand was driven by the rise of SIM-enabled smartwatches which represent the majority of sales value within the Core wearables category. SIM-enabled smartwatches accounted for 17 percent of the Core wearables sales value.