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We've passed the adoption peak, but a truly good smartphone is still somewhat rare. If you look at where we are with laptops, you can walk into Best Buy and pi
by habosa 13y ago
We've passed the adoption peak, but a truly good smartphone is still somewhat rare. If you look at where we are with laptops, you can walk into Best Buy and pick up a 15", Core i5, 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD laptop for ~$500. For smartphones, the equivalent would be a Tegra 3 device with a 720p screen and 1-2GB RAM for $100. We're not there yet, and when we are there the potential to harness the collective mobile power will be incredible.
Edit: And all of that is just focusing on the US perspective. The adoption of smartphones in less developed countries is a whole different topic.
- fpgeek 13y agoUgh, not Tegra 3 - dual-core Snapdragon S4/400 or better, please. And LTE (HSPA+ and lesser standards are and 802.11b equivalent, at best). But, thematically, you're absolutely right. We're very close to actually good $99 smartphones and tablets. And when that hits, we're going to see a phase transition.