Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
    • Attitudes and Trends
    • Form Factors Trends
      • Bar
      • Clamshell
      • Flip
      • Slide
      • Dual-Slide
      • Swivel
      • Touch Screen
      • Input Preferences
  • Possible Future Form Factors With Primary Research Results
    • Wearable Phones
    • Flex, Roll-Out Displays, and Transparent Paper-Like Displays
    • Dual-Screen Clamshells
    • Modular Phones
  • Current Features
    • Smartphones and the Mobile Web
    • Features
  • Consumer Preferences
    • Demand for Larger Screens and Color
    • Speaker Phone
    • Media Features
    • Customization
    • Ruggedization
    • World Phone & Multimode Phones
    • Connectivity and Wi-Fi
    • The “Ideal Phone”
    • Phone Integration
  • Emerging Features and Technologies
    • Display Technologies
      • Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED)
      • Picoprojectors
      • 3D Display Technologies
    • Multimedia Improvements
    • Mobile TV
      • Early Adopters
    • Power Technology
      • Wireless Charging
      • Solar Power
      • Power Management
    • Near Field Communications (NFC) and Mobile Payments
      • Early Adopters
    • Mixed Reality
    • Mobile Health and Environmental Sensors
    • Eco-Friendly Phones
    • How OEMs are Enabling New Features
  • Handset OEMS
    • Apple
    • HTC
    • LG
    • Motorola
    • Nokia
    • Palm
    • RIM
    • Samsung
    • Sony Ericsson
  • Conclusion
    • Recommendations
      • Make Evolutionary Performance Improvements
      • Tailor Combinations of Features to Specific Segments and Use Cases
      • Take Advantage of More Open Attitudes
      • Investigate New Experiences Enabled by Picoprojectors
  • Glossary
  • Related In-Stat Reports

List of Table

  • Table 1. User Segments More Interested in Voice Interface
  • Table 2. Cellphone Feature Interests, 2006–2009 (Multiple Responses Accepted)
  • Table 3. Cellphone Feature Interests, 2009 (Multiple Responses Accepted)
  • Table 4. Cellphone Application Interests, 2006–2009
  • Table 5. Cellphone Application Interests, 2009
  • Table 6. Verbatim Responses: Desired on Next Phone
  • Table 7. Interest in Customization, 2006–2009
  • Table 8. Expected Use of Cellphone Wi-Fi
  • Table 9. Likelihood to Purchase a Wi-Fi-Equipped Cellphone, 2008 and 2009
  • Table 10. Features to Include in the Ideal Phone, 2008 and 2009
  • Table 11. TV Interface Early Adopter Segments
  • Table 12. Integrated Picoprojector Early Adopter Segments
  • Table 13. Mobile TV Early Adopter Segments

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. Current and Future Phone Form Factors
  • Figure 2. Opinions on Current Cellphones—Four Year Trends, 2006–2009
  • Figure 3. Attitudes Toward Next Cellphones—Four Year Trends, 2006–2009
  • Figure 4. Current and Future Phone Form Factors
  • Figure 5. Futuristic Form Factor Interest, 2009
  • Figure 6. Current Handset Features—Four Year Trends, 2006–2009
  • Figure 7. Interest in Speaker Phone, 2006–2009
  • Figure 8. Interest in Integrating with Other Machines
  • Figure 9. Interest in Mobile TV, 2006–2009