According press invites, the long-rumored Amazon SmartPhone is finally about to be launched. From the teaser video, it looks like speculation about a 3D motion-responsive interface is likely correct. We have long believed that Amazon would make a phone, given the company’s focus on growing the ecosystem. It will joinContinue Reading
Few days ago we discussed the Saturation in sales of High End SmartPhones. The high end consumer is complaining that the hardware spec is a marketing gimmick and refusing to upgrade. Amidst this backdrop, can the mobile handset makers give consumers a reason to buy new handsets ? ‘Battery LifeContinue Reading
The Entry Level SmartPhone / Feature Mobile Phone [Sub $200] market will be under the control of WhiteBox Phone Manufacturers in 2013. The Mid and High end SmartPhone market belonged to Brands such as Samsung, Apple, HTC etc. However, the equation is likely to change as we have already seenContinue Reading
In the Rich Feature Phone Market, most of the Chinese / Taiwanese brands are profitable (razor thin margin). Despite higher ASP driven by smartphone, the vast majority of these brands could actually be loss making. In my view, these brands are making even poorer profitability on smartphone than on featureContinue Reading
With the convergence of Mobile Phones and the Internet, 2011 and 2012 saw the rise of SmartPhones over Feature Phones with Google’s Android Mobile OS acting as a Catalyst for vendors and of-course the high speed connectivity provided by carriers on UMTS /3G technology has unleashed new era in computingContinue Reading
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