Why 'Dumb' Feature Phones Could Make a Comeback Around the World
Found on eWEEK on Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Japan has long been a global leader in mobile phone trends. That's why the most recent mobile sales numbers coming out of Japan are a shock.
For the past two years, smartphone sales have declined. Some 5.3 percent fewer smartphones sold in 2014 than in 2013.
Things will get much more complex, and dumb phones will have a bigger role to play in this new world. Different minorities of users will choose dumb phones over smartphones for different reasons.
For example, most educated smartphone users know that mobile apps often harvest all kinds of personal data. They might read something about Alohar Mobile inventing a system for identifying users based on how they walk.
Maybe not all hope is lost and people will realize that sometimes you just need one thing: making a call. It's so ridiculous to see those smartphone followers who need to tap their phones every few mins to make sure they don't miss anything; and in a conversation, that's simply annoying.