Cool Phone Trends
Samsung's UpStage Versus Apple's iPhone
If you can't wait until the IPhone is available, you might want to check this phone out from Samsung: the "innovative, super-slim, two-faced UpStage (M620). The UpStage is a "chocolate-bar style hanset" that is "less than a half inch thick and not much taller or wider than an iPod nano. It has a 1.4 color screen, has music/multimedia functionality and its price is $300 dollars or $150 dollars for a 2 year contract with Sprint Nextel.
Trend Themes
1. Super-slim Phones - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating even thinner and more compact smartphones.
2. Two-faced Phones - Opportunity to design smartphones with dual-screen functionality for enhanced multitasking and user experience.
3. Music/multimedia Phones - Opportunity to develop smartphones with advanced media features and enhanced music playback capabilities.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile Phone Manufacturing - Opportunity for phone manufacturers to outpace competitors by producing super-slim and two-faced phones.
2. Telecommunication Providers - Opportunity for telecommunication providers to offer music-oriented and multimedia-focused phone plans and services.
3. Consumer Electronics Retail - Opportunity for retailers to cater to the demand for music and multimedia phones by offering a wide range of products and accessories.