SMARTPHONES The high the low

 

Did you know that the definition of smartphone is mobile device which has an upgradable operating system (OS). There are many flavours of operating systems ranging from the current favourite Android (the creation of the search engine giant Google), iOS, (the Apple platform for the Apple range as well as other devices), and Blackberry .

There are others currently being developed by various chinese vendors using the Android source code, such a Nimbu.

In South Africa, there are already roughly 19million smartphones connected and functioning. These devices are mainly the high end devices such as the Apple iphone, Blackberry and the samsung S range.

THE BATTLE OF THE OSes
In South Africa the current smartphone OS leader is Android with 50% of the market, led mainly by the Korean manufacturers, namely Samsung with their highly popular S4 series and the likes of LG.

The rise of Android in the market will be driven by the increased availability of the low cost smartphones coupled with the growing mobile app ecosystem.

APPS THE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
One of the key influencers in making the decision to purchase a smartphone has become the availability of apps or applications which can be installed on the device.

Once you become accustomed to using apps, you will understand the importance of making the right choices.