Cloud computing makes 16GB smartphones the ideal size
March 6, 2013
Grazed from V3.co.uk. Author: Editorial Staff.
According to analysts, your average low-end smartphone now has more than enough storage for most user. A study from IHS found that on average, customers who purchased a smartphone in 2012 only needed about 12.8GB of storage to meet their needs.
The report suggests that users are now making such heavy use of cloud-based services that local storage has become something of an afterthought. As a result, we have less data to store on our phones and the concept of regular storage increases is less of a selling point than it once was…
If it holds up, the phenomena could change the way we look at mobile device features. With storage a secondary concern vendors could save money on storage costs and invest in other hardware features, such as improved batteries and more efficient antenna components. As a result, traditional bottlenecks could be alleviated and the overall handset experience could improve…
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