I had a pretty different experience, I been to Japan probably around 7 times over last 10 years. Last couple times (within last 2 years) IPhone became big, but.

I had a pretty different experience, I been to Japan probably around 7 times over last 10 years. Last couple times (within last 2 years) IPhone became big, but.. many people actually own 2 phones if they have iphone. I think huge reason is that in packed subway you want to be able to type with one hand. Other stuff like TV etc is also quite important.