Smartphones

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The Droid¹ Incredible by HTC² is the future of computing in the palm of your hand. The super-sleek phone is less than a half-inch thick, yet it packs powerful components such as a 1 GHz processor, 8-megapixel camera, and a large high-resolution screen. Featuring the Android OS with Google, the Droid Incredible provides easy access to all your social networks, websites, and thousands of applications, including Google Navigation with turn-by-turn directions.

The high-resolution 3.7-inch SLCD screen is ideal for watching videos and movies. View larger.

Sleek Form Factor with Powerful Processor
The Droid Incredible by HTC features a racecar-inspired body design that measures just 4.63 x 2.3 x 0.47 inches (HxWxD), making it easy to slip into your pocket. A large, 3.7-inch HD screen with 480×800 resolution graces the front of the device. The responsive SLCD touch screen features rich colors and easy use.

With a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 8 GB of internal flash memory, the Droid Incredible delivers incredible performance, letting you run multiple applications without hiccups. The phone supports Bluetooth version 2.1 + Enahnced Data Rate (EDR) so you can easily connect a hands-free headset, and a speakerphone feature is available as well.

Take 8-megapixel photos and instantly share them via social networking sites like Facebook. View larger.

Web-Access on the Nation’s Largest 3G Network
The Droid Incredible makes it easy to browse the Web at 3G speeds on the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network. The multi-window HTML browser lets you view full websites. Whether you’re at home or a wi-fi hotspot, you can switch over and use wireless networking to gain access to an even faster Internet connection.

Google Android OS with Thousands of Applications
The Droid Incredible runs on the Android 2.2 operating system (OS) from Google, and is a Google Experience Device. The Android 2.2 OS is designed specifically for touch screen devices, and makes navigation and operation intuitive and enjoyable. You’ll have integrated access to all your favorite Google services and applications, including Google Search by Voice, Picasa, Google Talk, and more. You’ll also have access to both personal and corporate email, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. Also included is Google Maps Navigation, which provides GPS-based turn-by-turn voice guidance to get you where you need to go. Useful tools such as an alarm clock, calculator, and stopwatch are all included, and you can head over to the Android Market where there are thousands of applications available for download.

The Android OS lets you multitask so you can listen to music, browse the web, receive email, and more–all at the same time. If someone calls you, you can take the call and then resume what you were doing without interruption.

Take Great Pictures, Watch Videos, Listen to Music
For shutterbugs, the Droid Incredible gives you the power of an 8-megapixel camera with auto focus and 2x power LED flash. You can use this phone to take detailed photos, crop them and apply different effects, and then post them to your favorite social networking site. The camera also lets you record video, so you can capture concerts, special events, and more.

Whether you’re watching a Hollywood blockbuster or the latest YouTube sensation, the Droid Incredible’s beautiful HD screen provides an impressive experience. To listen to your music collection, simply plug your stereo headset into the 3.5mm jack. You can synchronize your music from your computer, and create and manage playlists right from the phone.

Vital Statistics
The Droid Incredible measures just 4.63 x 2.3 x 0.47 inches (HxWxD) and weighs 4.59 ounces. It boasts a usage time of 312 minutes and a standby time of up to 146 hours. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as EV-DO, Rev A 3G frequencies.

What’s in the Box
Droid Incredible by HTC, standard lithium ion battery, wall/USB charger, product safety and warranty brochure, and Quick Start Guide.

¹DROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license.
²Incredible by HTC is a trademark of HTC Corporation.

HTC DROID INCREDIBLE Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)

The global smartphones market is growing at a brisk pace, already accounting for 14% of the global mobile phone market. This high growth has been backed by rapid technology developments such as high-speed internet browsing, sophisticated personal and professional data management, and the evolution of 3G and 4G network technologies. The Asian region, especially, India and China have emerged as smartphones hotspot with the continuous development of cellular markets and the increasing 3G penetrations and expenditure on consumer electronics across the region. In relatively saturated markets, such as the North America and Europe, operator’s subsidies and carrier wars has been fuelling the growth of the smartphones market in the region. The global smartphones market is estimated to reach $150.3 billion in 2014 from about $55.4 billion in 2009.

While the economic recession adversely affected the global markets; the global smartphones market was one of the very few markets that did not have impact of the global meltdown. The smartphones market with an annual growth rate of 12.8% from 2008 to 2009 is expected to grow by 26% over 2009 to become a $69.8 billion market in 2010.

The global smartphones device market is segmented into the submarkets for business smartphones and consumer smartphones. The latter is the larger and faster-growing market, accounting for approximately 3/4th of the global smartphones revenues. However, the business smartphones segment is expected have a faster growth in the future owing to the continuing mobilization of enterprise. In both the segments, touchscreen has emerged as the preferred interface, representing 39.6% of global shipments, followed by the keypad input type with a 31.2% share.

Each sub-segment of the global smartphones market is calculated for the four geographical regions of North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and ROW. Europe is leading the market in 2009 with a 37.2% share; Asia-Pacific is expected to closely follow the European market in near future with large mobile subscriber base in Chinese and Indian markets and high smartphones adoption rates. The Asia-Pacific smartphones market stood at $17.1 billion in 2009 which is expected to become a $45.2 billion market in 2014 growing at a CAGR of 18.6% during 2009 — 2014.

Market participants’ strategies vary by geography due to differing method of payments, subsidies, and levels of competition among vendors and operators. Players in prepaid subscriber market (without handset subsidies) are focusing on promoting value-added services and subsidized data plans. In competitive postpaid subscribers markets (with handset subsidies), players are offering attractive unlimited data plans and a large variety of smartphones models with exclusive distribution strategies.

Scope of the report

This report analyzes the global smartphones markets based on:
•    Operating System:
Symbian, Blackberry, Windows, iPhone OS, Android, Linux, Web OS, Others
•    Devices:
o    Consumer phones (high-end, mid-range, and entry-level)
o    Business phones (large enterprise and small and medium business)
o    Input Method (touchscreen, keyboard, and keypad).

The report extensively analyzes each macro and micro smartphones market based on operating system; and also offers market analyses of application segments such as consumer and business smartphones. In addition to market sizes and forecasts, the report also provides a detailed analysis of the market trends and factors influencing market growth, offering in-depth geographic analyses of the smartphones markets in the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (ROW). The report draws the competitive landscape of the global smartphones market, providing an in-depth comparative analysis of the technological and marketing strategies the key players are adopting in order to gain an edge over the their competitors.

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