Bruce believes this will translate to low-end smartphones with price tags of $80 to $100 in 2012, for consumers worldwide.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Smart Phones $80 to $100, Globally, in 2012?
James Bruce, lead mobile strategist at ARM, says smart phones now are getting so affordable, at the low end, that they will push feature phones to the side. Vendors are already showing U.S. carriers smart phones at $70 per unit.
Bruce believes this will translate to low-end smartphones with price tags of $80 to $100 in 2012, for consumers worldwide.
Bruce believes this will translate to low-end smartphones with price tags of $80 to $100 in 2012, for consumers worldwide.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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