When the mobile phones first came into being they were used more by the money bags across the globe, however with the passage of time the device has become more of a necessity than a luxury. There is hardly anyone who does not own a mobile phone these days. At first, it was the mobile phone, and then came the cameras that were generally used for special occasion. Nevertheless with the synchronization of the camera into the mobile phones people found it far easier to carry one device rather than two.

With the entry of smartphones, even the internet was at a person's finger tips even when he was on the move. That's how fast the world is changing. Today most people seem to be lugging around a miniature personal computer in their pockets. As per studies conducted by iSuppli, the smartphones sales will cross over a billion pieces in another four years.

Ever since its introduction, mobile phones have been seeing constant change in features and functions. But many have the misconception that mobile phone sales have dropped increasingly. This seems to be giving consumers a very hazy idea of what actually is happening in the mobile phone industry. Today smartphones are considered mini computers and this implies that with every passing year you will find that including smartphones, more and more computers are getting sold.

With smartphones having less features being bought by the people who do not have the finances to buy better ones, their ideas of how to operate them will improve to a great extent. At the end of the day it is knowledge that is required to provide equality in all walks of life. It is believed that the low end smartphones will hit the 1.03 billion mark by 2015 according to researches conducted by iSuppli. iSuppli also states that the annual growth rate will rise to a 115.4% between 2010 and 2015 and most shipments will be to places like China, Africa, India, and South Asian countries.

However, the middle range smartphone will grow only by 16.4% during the same time. This is the reason for Apple and Samsung showing an interest in creating more the low end models. Samsung have based their low end model on the free open source Android operating system that can ascertain lowered costs for the low end models too. Their sales seem to increasing at astronomical rates and according to Francis Sideco of HIS, the low end Android smartphones have instalments data plans that aim at consumers who do not really require all features in their devices.