There has been explosive growth in the smartphone market in the last couple of years.  This was really due to the release of the iPhone in 2007.  Mobile phone users instantly saw the value in these new phones, and it really was the start of a laptop in your pocket generation of phones.

Since this time, almost all of the major phone manufacturers have launched a version of the smartphone, with most following a similar design to the original iPhone.  This is great news for consumers as they have a number of different phones to choose from, and as an added benefit, has also spawned a new industry in app development.  App developers have really embranced smartphones and as a consequence there are apps to inform and entertain, and generally make your life just that little bit easier.  Other more recent enhancements include high quality camera on most phones, so you really can get away with not needing a separate digital camera, and a video camera, takes video to a high enough standard for the casual user. 

Due to the explosive growth of this market, you can take it as a given that the phones will only continue to improve in form and functionality, and the pace of development will continue to increase rapidly over the coming years as the manufacturers all compete to gain market share.  Particularly as three of the worlds largest technology companies are competing to control the operating systems that run the phones, with iOS on the iPhone, Android from Google which is open to all manufacturers, and Microsoft has now entered the fray with their Windows Mobile 7 platform.  It will be interesting to see who eventually comes out on top, with Apple having first mover advantage, but Google’s Android and Windows 7 open to all manufacturers. 

You can see a full range of smartphones at the following site www.uk-shoppingonline.com, with phones running iOS, Android and Windows 7. 

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