A "vocal minority" with a wallet is a market. The question is probably "is the market it represents sufficient to sustain a product line which focuses on it?"

A "vocal minority" with a wallet is a market. The question is probably "is the market it represents sufficient to sustain a product line which focuses on it?" There are plenty of niche manufacturers who prove that you can survive in the smartphone business selling something other than "the exact form factor Apple and Samsung are offering". Oukitel with their 20,000 mAh batteries comes to mind.