Questions About Smartphones From 2009 To 2013

Does India have smartphones?

After you asked Does India have computers?, it's time for smartphones I guess.Let me tell you that a common man in India like me today is capable of having multiple mobile phones and smartphones.Here's a picture which shows my mobile phone and smartphone history :Starting from the left , sorted according to year of purchase :2009 : Tata Indicom locked handset2010 : LG GX200 (Java Phone)2013 : Lava Iris 4052014 : Samsung Galaxy Note 22015 : Acer Liquid Z630S2016 : Xiaomi Redmi Note 3The prices of snartphones are decreasing with respect to specifications. A 32GB ROM 3GB RAM phone two years ago was above ₹20000 but now has come below ₹10000.Here are some Indian smartphone manufacturing companies — Micromax, Lava, LYF, Xolo, Intex to name a few.Micromax Informatics - WikipediaLava International - WikipediaLYF - WikipediaXolo (company) - WikipediaIntex Technologies - WikipediaEven foreign smartphone manufacturers have started to Make in India.I wonder what will be your next question. Does India have Tablets? Or Refrigerators? Now don't ask if India has toilets. Our house has 3 of them (2 downstairs, 1 upstairs) and it'd be embarassing to take pictures of those.

How many iPhones are sold in the US each year?

CANDIDATE: Can I ask some clarifying questions?INTERVIEWER: Yes, go ahead.CANDIDATE: Are we talking about stores selling to end users, or are including these:· Stores selling to other stores.· Manufacturers selling to stores.· Users selling to users.INTERVIEWER: Assume only the iPhones that are sold in store to the end users.CANDIDATE: Okay. I think based on these information, I can draft a formula like this:Candidate writes the following on whiteboard.# US population * % smart phone penetration * % iOS market share * % people buying new iPhonesI’ll be breaking down each of these as I go down, but here is the general formula I want to follow as I step through this problem.INTERVIEWER: Looks good.CANDIDATE: I know the US has about 300 million populations, so we got our first number down.Candidate plugs the number into formula.Next, let’s talk smart phone penetration. The US has a high number, and it’s around 70% from what I remember.Candidate plugs the number into formula.Next, I want to work on % iOS market share. I know Android has more market penetration pretty much everywhere, but it’s the closest in the US. If I remember correctly, it should be around 35%.Candidate plugs the number into formula.Finally, how many people would get new iPhones each year? I say we need to break down by users.Candidate writes the following on whiteboard.Hardcore fans (new iPhone every year): 10%Midcore fans (new iPhone every other year): 60%Regular people (new iPhone every 3 years): 30%This is from my own anecdotal experience out of all my friends. This would be easier if iPhones are still on 2 year contract plans, but that’s been largely canceled. Also I will say people who are just buying new iPhones (they used to not use iPhones) are negligible, because the smartphone penetration and iOS market share hasn’t moved around much for a while. We can then get the last of our number through this formula.Candidate writes the following on whiteboard.X (represents the first 3 numbers) * 0.1 * 1 + X * 0.6 * 0.5 + X * 0.3 * 0.33= X * (0.1 * 1 + 0.6 * 0.5 + 0.3 * 0.33)= X * (0.1 + 0.3 + 0.1)= X * 0.5So our fourth number is 0.5.Candidate plugs the number into formula.Now we have our final formula.# US population * % smart phone penetration * % iOS market share * % people buying new iPhones300 million * 0.7 * 0.35 * 0.5= 300 million * 0.35 * 0.35= 300 million * 0.1225= 300,000,000 * 0.1225= 36,750,000 = 36 millionTo conclude, about 36 million iPhones are sold in the US every year.

How many phones you have bought till now (as on September 06,2014)?

2006 -> Nokia 6600 ( 10,000 rs)2008 -> Nokia 1600 ( somewhere around 2k-3k)2010 -> Motorola w230 ( 2,000 rs)2011 -> Sony spir0 (5,000 rs)2012 -> Galaxy Y ( 7,200 rs)2013 -> Htc Sensation ( 15,000 rs ) (got it cheap)2013 -> Nokia X2 ( got as a gift)2013 -> Micromax Canvas HD ( 12,500 rs)me and my bro used to switch our phones, so this list is actually the combined list of the mobiles which me and bro have got.

Why can Huawei and Oppo create a foldable phone with less time when Samsung needs more time to create it?

Samsung showed off prototype flexible OLED screen technology ten years ago, and an improved one, officially to be a product, six years ago. LG also showed off a flexible screen in 2013. Not a phone.That does not imply that Samsung has been working on a folding phone since 2009 or 2013, only that they have been developing folding OLEDs. In fact, Samsung has been selling many millions of flexible OLED displays in the last few years.The Fold probably began as a reinvention of the “Valley” project, and dual-screen folding phone project at Samsung sometime in 2016 or earlier. But the original idea was a failure, and the project was cancelled. No idea when the Fold project actually started.Huawei filed their first folding phone patents in 2017. So they’ve been at it for over two years. Samsung’s got a bunch of patents from early 2018. Apple’s also got some folding phone patents. So does LG. Everyone has been working on it.Also, just because you can do a thing does not make it sensible to do that thing, or to do it fast. A good idea implemented badly is probably dead in the industry for years, even if you later improve it. Samsung apparently spent considerable time working on a folding phone that was actually a good idea. For example, the screen… because they fold, none of these folding phones have glass protecting the display. How long before those flexible panels scratch to bits. Samsung’s got the only inward-folding screen. It might just matter.Read MoreSamsung Folding Devices To Create A New Segment.Nobody Would Have Bought Samsung's Project Valley Folding Phone | Digital TrendsApple patents folding phone design as rivals ramp up plansDave Haynie's answer to What is the point of making a smartphone display foldable. It was fine till bezel less displays as the screen would look bigger within the same frame, but why foldable displays?Dave Haynie's answer to With Samsung's new Galaxy Fold officially introduced today, has Huawei started copying the design, already?Dave Haynie's answer to How difficult will it be for Apple and others to produce a foldable smartphone given the patents Samsung must now have?

Is it better to buy an expensive phone for a long term or to buy low end phones for short terms and change them every year with a new one?

It's my personal opinion that you better buy low cost smartphones for short term and replace them once a year.Actually you can see how the things are changing, you getting better and better specs with high end smartphones at high price but yet there's many chances you may feel stuck with your end smartphone. There's the reason you should better look for low or budgeted smartphone :-The rapid changing technology, you don't know what would become trend, like you wittinessed fingerprint scanner, FHD display becoming common things on phones nowaday and new things getting added day by day.Chances of your phones getting lost or theft. Smartphones are the thing one generally carry everywhere, so these chances are high, just to don't left with regret of your high end smartphone being lost or theft, better buy budgeted one and use as however you want.Phone gets Damaged or full of Scratches, like you know over the time of usage, getting display damaged or getting dent is common if you don't use cover protection. If your phone is costly, you may feel like stuck with that.Low cost phones nowaday providing almost same specs as the high cost once.You can always use your low cost phone without any cover or screen protector if you moto is to keep it for short term.So it's all upto you what you wanna to buy, there're also many advantages of getting high end smartphone which not mentioned here. Once again it's my personal opinion to buy low cost smartphone.Hope you got answer to your question.