5 Smartphone Trends at Mobile Show 2012

4. Cheap Smartphones:

These new affordable smartphones are meant for those who care more about functionality and price than Quad-core processors and big screens. Nokia Lumia 610 is such a Window Phones which will cost around 12000 and will hit the stores by the second quarter. ZTE has also introduced its ZTE Orbit at the show which is a cheap Window Phone based.

5. Long Term Evolution (LTE):
LTE is part of the GSM evolution strategy beyond 3G and is becoming a hit is developed market. New smartphones which are coming with LTE are, LG Optimus Vu, LG Optimus LTE Tag, ZTE N910 and ZTE PF200. Smartphones having Quad-core processors doesn’t have an LTE option, that’s the reason for why U.S. market will see a dual-core version of HTC One X. But Quad-core chip maker Nvidia has announced partnerships with chip makers GCT Semiconductor and Renesas Mobile to make the LTE available for Quad-core processors too.