Abstract
The worldwide smartphone industry is one of the few that has successfully
weathered the current recession; in fact, smartphones actually seem to be
recession-proof. But while the number of smartphones continues to grow, so
does the number of smartphone OSs, so much so, that 2010 looks like it will be
a pivotal year for the survival of smartphone OSs.
This report looks at smartphone trends, including operating systems, hardware
content, and consumer preferences, and backs up these trends with a smartphone
forecast, regional forecast, a forecast for each major smartphone OS, and
forecasts for smartphones with GPS, picoprojectors, accelerometers, image
sensors, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Also included are survey results on what
features users want in their smartphones, and a bill-of-materials for a
typical smartphone.
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