Smartphones in The United States of America, a market that has great demand for smart devices, for last two years reports was the lowest dip for two of the country’s largest carriers, Verizon and AT&T, with the dip in relation to the smartphones being sold/deals purchased.
Smartphone giants like Samsung, Xiaomi, and Apple generally offer a flagship series per year, and the deadline for launch is in the first quarter or around fall.
More often than not, users put off technology purchases and eagerly await the Apple event that brings with it the next generation of iPhones, which sometimes bring better advancements for a slightly lower price, at least for the base variant.
In India, the tech enthusiast generally works on a two-year refresh cycle and in overseas markets where mobile operators play a huge role in buying technology, a two-year plan is the most common event, convincing users to switch phones after the start of two years.
That said, this fact is currently being questioned from left to right, considering how the pace of advancement of smartphones has slowed and, for most users opting for mid-range devices or flagships, software support has decreased. It has been extended for more than two years, most notably for Samsung, Vivo and Apple. There are two key reasons behind our theory, the first of which is related to the update cycle itself.
Smartphone smartphone upgrade cycle was quite long
Despite all the new offerings and products, the update cycle itself was quite long. Previous reports from various publications and data collection sites have revealed that users are much happier than in previous years to hold the phone in their hand for longer periods of time.
In the United States of America, a market that has strong demand for smartphones, 2019 was the lowest decline for two of the country's largest operators, Verizon and AT&T, with the decline in smartphones sold / purchased. .
Another reason the update cycle is long, at least for the flagships, is the high software support. Take for example the iPhone 6s, released in 2015, the device was recently updated to iOS 15, 6 years after its release.
Samsung has also begun to offer more software support and if the user cannot ruin the smartphone by dropping or damaging it, it is much more feasible than ever to spend more time than usual in the cycle of using a smartphone.
The technological gap is narrowing
The consumer trend has also changed in recent years. Until 2017-18, users were waiting for the next version of a series of smartphones to find out what new features could be added, but today most of the successors are incremental updates, at least for a generation or two.
Sometimes it's just a new color or something different with the back panel, but that doesn't last long and brands are forced to do something new to ensure sales, because if the smartphone is basically quite similar to the previous model, why would anyone should go for the newest one?
Take, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S21 series of devices. The biggest talking point for the device was the reduced price, which actually led to increased sales. The iPhone 12 was a minor version that added an OLED screen for all models, 5G, and a newer design reminiscent of older iPhones.
While these are updates, none of them stand out as they were present on devices released last year, at least on the Android side.
Foldable smartphones provide hope as they continue to push the boundaries from generation to generation, but in a general perspective, smartphone development, for lack of a better word, has stalled, with minor updates occurring every year and somehow. is coming really amazing. a two or three year basis.
