Smartphone sales fall for the first time, says Gartner
Or perhaps more positively, &quot;e-waste production falls&quot;.<p>It&#x27;s not surprising that the market would reach a saturation point; manufacturers are running short of ideas to improve their products, and even starting to resort to <i>removing</i> features.<p>Especially in the low-end&#x2F;unbranded smartphone segment, I&#x27;ve noticed newer models aren&#x27;t actually getting better. Several years ago they practically all had removable batteries, microSD, dual SIM, and a full complement of sensors; now it&#x27;s nearly impossible to find such a complete combination anymore --- they&#x27;re all missing one or two things.