Tag Archives: smartphone

Smartphone feature preferences: China v Global

Mobile smartphone network quality – in China and in other regions surveyed – was second most important feature to potential buyers. Read article for more.
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Smartphone, mobile telecom hardware trends and EMS opportunity

One trends EMS/ODM companies must embrace include higher megapixel camera technology. Read article for further details/graph.
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China smartphone, tablet CAGR forecast into the clouds

Chinese smartphone and tablet market is still tracking to nearly double in 2013, with smartphones showing good momentum and tablets offering both lower cost and higher performance features to stimulate demand according to a recent research report by investment bank Credit Suisse.
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China, emerging markets drives worldwide smartphone adoption

Asia remains the largest market in terms of potential growth, with China leading the way well into 2017, and beyond. Credit Suisse’s global hardware team raised their smartphone unit estimates because of a faster adoption pace of lower-cost Android smartphones in China and emerging markets.
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iPhone 4 smartphone success driven by apps, platform, loyalty

Overall mix creates true differentiation in marketplace. Channel check of 100 stores reveals iPhone 4 demand outstripping supply across several regions. Apps growing 10% to 20% monthly with majority of downloads costing $9.99. Most widely deployed smartphone OS is Symbian followed by Blackberry OS then iPhone OS. EMS provider Pegatron to develop CDMA version.
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Apple iPad vs. netbooks, notebooks, smartphones

This is not just another review of how the iPad bridges the world of smartphones, netbooks and notebooks. Read this cost analysis of 3G enabled netbooks vs. the 3G iPad. How will Dell, HP, Acer respond? Some say the iPad is a game changer with a whole new category of OS and will no doubt cause the definition of PC to be revised. iPad could change everything. How will it change you?
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iPhone market share: Enterprise demand may buck trends

There is growing evidence that the iPhone is making inroads into the enterprise. Although Apple has a relatively small position today, some on Wall Street expect Apple to gain considerable share in the enterprise market over the next several years, possibly driving upside to many Street estimates.
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