It is remarkable how much cell phones have become a part of our daily lives. Just 10 years ago, a cell phone was a real luxury and most people just marveled at this new luxury. Today it is as common as wearing clothes and virtually everyone in the developed world now has at least 1 cell phone. The high demand and consumer culture has pushed mobile phone technology to new highs and has now surpassed the development of computer technology. In the last 2-3 years, cell phones and computers started to merge and with the advent of the iPhone and smartphones, everything changed again.
When it comes to buying a new cell phone, you will be faced with 3 main options. Each affects the other and for manufacturers these are the 3 main “markets” they target.
1.Size
Perhaps because the first phones were so big and bulky, the smaller the phone, the better. The idea of putting a tiny phone in your pocket is something we all seem to crave. It’s all about mobility and size really does matter. The smaller the better. However, there comes a point where small is too small and when technology started to catch up, size was no longer the main goal. It was technology and function.
2. Function
While most manufacturers were working to make the smallest and thinnest phones possible, Apply went in a completely different direction and began to focus on feature. The iPhone wasn’t the smallest or lightest phone, but it could do what no other phone could. It was an instant hit.
3. Price
The price continues to be one of the determining factors when buying mobile phones. The most popular phones with the latest technology will always be the most expensive. Everyone wants the latest and greatest, and because it’s a consumer product, change is very fast. What’s cool now will be old and useless next year, so you definitely pay for the latest and greatest.