the smartphone market is crap. it seems almost like the economy of a communist country - everything is the same.<p>recently my husband and me were buying new phones. i had trouble finding a decent smartphone (decent = good specs) which is &lt;= 4,5&quot;. incredibly annoying. i simply want a strong device that fits nicely in my pants pocket, and it seems that&#x27;s a weird request... my husband wanted one with a physical keyboard - now that&#x27;s science fiction. completely unavailable in Europe at the time (aside from ancient phones on eBay).<p>so, this trend analysis seems really ridiculous. consumers have a very limited choice in the matter. the companies behave like sheep, and most writing about the market is sycophantic crap.