Report Cites Growing ‘Appetite’ for Older, Cheaper, Less ‘Smart’ Feature Phones
There’s a “resurgence” in demand for older, cheaper “feature phones,” eating into smartphone share, reported DeviceAtlas Thursday. Google recently disclosed the U.S. is No. 2 for sub-$100 devices, “confirming there is market appetite for cheaper, less ‘smart’ phones, and making…
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this a trend to watch,” said the report: “Feature phones released as far back as 2005 and 2009 were the most active in the US, with classic Nokia phones driving the lion's share of feature phone web traffic.”