Five years ago almost 70% of people now using smartphone never used one.Also most of those used them don't know what their phones capable of and even the never visited app stores or never downloaded any apps.Then it was word of Symbian and Windows mobile some used Blackberry and Palm.
then these two were leaders
Now five years after there is a huge explosion in the rate of smartphone usage first reason cheaper prices and widely available mobile operating system Android.Either small and big cellphone manufacturers can use android for free so they can't very much differentiate themselves in terms of software but they can do in hardware the firms that can adapt to changes they succeeded(Samsung) and those who are just reluctant failed(Nokia). Even five years ago mobile operating systems were widely available like Symbian and Windows mobile but there is lot of fragmentation(Much greater than android) also the smartphone manufacturers has to invest in software to customize the operating systems for their mobiles.So the small manufacturers and start ups can't invest that much because it will rise the cost of phone or they can't afford to do so.
But with the advent of android everything has changed there has been a single app store for all manufacturers owned and managed by Google.Manufacturers need not invest in developing all API's and SD K's Google does that on behalf of them.Even they need not pay any license fees to Google.In short they are getting a world class operating system to use on their phones for free.
These small chipset vendors changed the face of smartphone revolution
Now come to the hardware part then there weren't that much companies involved in mobile chip-set business now the scene has changed there are many companies that are producing chip-sets and they also give all the driver support to the manufacturers.Then it was only Texas instruments and Samsung that has the capability to produce mobile chip sets at large due to the cost involved.Now the price of silicon has fallen many folds.A few years ago the phone that would have costed some 800 bucks now only costs around 100bucks.
Now what is the future and which way is this mobile revolution going along.....................
Now the future is wearable tech and multipurpose devices people just don't want to put tech in their pockets the want tech to be part of them the Google glass and iwatch are from those category.Even the just start as complementary items for Smart phones they soon take over.
Now the question is what happens to these small manufacturers in the advent of wearable tech,this kind of tech will bring in lot of patents which surely big manufacturers will own and it will be a havoc to small manufactures and it may lead to monopolistic competition.
Also we don't want to carry different items for different tasks we want both PC and Mobile phone to unite some call it Phablets but no they are not.
A device should function as a phone when we use it and should be a full fledged PC when you dock it and you should be able to connect all kinds of peripherals to it like your PC.
Ubuntu mobile is one such example but it is too far from reality.
But anyway this is going to be the future.
Please give your comments......
then these two were leaders
Now five years after there is a huge explosion in the rate of smartphone usage first reason cheaper prices and widely available mobile operating system Android.Either small and big cellphone manufacturers can use android for free so they can't very much differentiate themselves in terms of software but they can do in hardware the firms that can adapt to changes they succeeded(Samsung) and those who are just reluctant failed(Nokia). Even five years ago mobile operating systems were widely available like Symbian and Windows mobile but there is lot of fragmentation(Much greater than android) also the smartphone manufacturers has to invest in software to customize the operating systems for their mobiles.So the small manufacturers and start ups can't invest that much because it will rise the cost of phone or they can't afford to do so.
But with the advent of android everything has changed there has been a single app store for all manufacturers owned and managed by Google.Manufacturers need not invest in developing all API's and SD K's Google does that on behalf of them.Even they need not pay any license fees to Google.In short they are getting a world class operating system to use on their phones for free.
These small chipset vendors changed the face of smartphone revolution
Now come to the hardware part then there weren't that much companies involved in mobile chip-set business now the scene has changed there are many companies that are producing chip-sets and they also give all the driver support to the manufacturers.Then it was only Texas instruments and Samsung that has the capability to produce mobile chip sets at large due to the cost involved.Now the price of silicon has fallen many folds.A few years ago the phone that would have costed some 800 bucks now only costs around 100bucks.
Now what is the future and which way is this mobile revolution going along.....................
Now the future is wearable tech and multipurpose devices people just don't want to put tech in their pockets the want tech to be part of them the Google glass and iwatch are from those category.Even the just start as complementary items for Smart phones they soon take over.
Now the question is what happens to these small manufacturers in the advent of wearable tech,this kind of tech will bring in lot of patents which surely big manufacturers will own and it will be a havoc to small manufactures and it may lead to monopolistic competition.
Also we don't want to carry different items for different tasks we want both PC and Mobile phone to unite some call it Phablets but no they are not.
A device should function as a phone when we use it and should be a full fledged PC when you dock it and you should be able to connect all kinds of peripherals to it like your PC.
Ubuntu mobile is one such example but it is too far from reality.
But anyway this is going to be the future.
Please give your comments......
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