Let’s Keep Those Smartphones Varied

Hear hear Steve O’ Hear! You understand that with smartphones, one size doesn’t really fit all:

Yet I remain convinced that for all of Apple’s innovation – especially on the mobile browsing front and major improvements in usability – the iPhone in its current incarnation will have significant but limited appeal. There’s only one iPhone, and in the smartphone market, one size doesn’t fit all.

It’s honestly weird seeing some people claim that the iPhone is the end-all and be-all of the cell phone world, especially since it isn’t the fastest, most user-friendly, and most-capable mobile out there. True, no single device is the best at everything. But that’s why Nokia is still king with its thousands of models, even if conventional thinking dictates that more choices equals more confusion and less chance of buying.

As far as it can be determined, the manufacturer is pretty adept at identifying the varied needs or market niches that need fulfilling, and of course, fulfilling them with a vengeance through its wide gamut of offerings.

But the Finns aren’t the only ones benefiting from customers’ varied tastes. The smartphone market is plenty crowded, and the reason why its various players survive—the Samsungs, the LGs, and the HTCs—is the fact that everyone has his or her own needs when it comes to mobility.

Admittedly, these requirements may be more superficial than practical, but the fact remains that people want this and that. The fact also remains that no current model can do everything efficiently and properly—at a budget-friendly price.