BlackBerry & iPhone handsets are contributing to the demise of feature phones?
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Analysts at the bank said, “We think the change that Apple has forced on the industry continues to play out. Those mid-range feature phones used to be Samsung’s and LG’s bread and butter products upon which they built their operations. Those kinds of phones are vanishing from the shelves in the US, increasingly replaced by high-end smartphones subsidized down to mainstream prices.” For a period of time, Motorola and Sony Ericsson relied heavily in the mid-range market, but recently we've seen their stance shift towards the smartphone market to stay not only competitive, but profitable as well. Some consumers see the value that smartphones have to offer and gravitate to them particularly because they recognize the wealth of features they have and their room for growth thanks to app development.
via Electronista
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1. Gawain posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:47 0 0
I would like to see a breakdown by OS versus feature-handsets. That would be a real display of where the smartphones are versus the "dumb" phones. Otherwise, it's a more a breakdown of manufacturer "visibility"...
2. ilia1986 posted on 10 Aug 2010, 01:10 0 0
Excellent. Let everything that isn't a BB\Apple\Android die. I'ts about time we replaced the horses with the cars.
3. networkdood posted on 10 Aug 2010, 11:24 0 0
I agree - how about a mid version of the iphone for those that find it too difficult to use...lol
5. FerneyZan posted on 11 Aug 2010, 09:54 0 0
LOL.. Then someone would have to have serious issues if they cant deal with an iPHONE.. out of all smartphones the iPhone is by far the easiest to use..








