Cheaper Smartphones
Smartphones are Getting Cheaper, Study Shows
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Software rules. At least that's what makers of smartphones are learning even as prices fall for these versatile devices. According to PCWorld, consumers increasingly care about the functions and services of their handsets more than the look or feel of the handset itself.
"Smartphone prices are falling as shipment volumes increase, and a new study finds that while in 2007 only 18 percent of smartphones available cost under US$200 retail, that percentage has already grown to 27 percent this year.By 2014, according to ABI Research forecasts, 45 percent of the smartphones shipped that year will be priced below $200.These numbers highlight a rapid change in many consumers' attitudes about smartphones, and a corresponding shift in vendors' and mobile operators' sales and marketing strategies..."
