Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Best Reading of the Day - Entry 0060 State of Smartphones in 2013

ArsTechnica has an excellent write-up of the current state of smart phones:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/the-state-of-smartphones-in-2013-part-i-of-the-new-ars-ultimate-guide/

Here is a snippet from the article:

It's been just under a year since the last time we examined the state of the smartphone. The intervening months have brought us the expected annual hardware refreshes and software updates, but it's striking just how similar things are at a high level.
Apple and Samsung are still standing at the top of the field, and at the moment there's not a strong third-place contender in sales or in reach. HTC continues to be down on its luck despite the critical darling that is the HTC One. LG is still taking pages from Samsung's playbook, trying lots of odd ideasin an effort to differentiate. Microsoft is still struggling to improve Windows Phone 8's standing with consumers, developers, and hardware partners. All of this is more or less as it was a year ago.

I recommend anyone interested in smart phones, anyone considering shopping for a new phone, anyone interested in the mobile internet should read this article front to back.

Happy reading,

J.W. Gant

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