O2 unveiled towards the end of the week a green rating system for mobile phones, just to show how green a purchase they are for potential buyers and
existing phone owners.
Not exact matches
There is still only one Good
Phone that is genuinely compact, and that's the iPhone SE, which itself partially
exists to wring upgrades out of legacy iPhone
owners clinging to the past.
As good (or bad) as a
phone might be,
existing smartphone
owners aren't going to switch over if they have to give up apps they've become accustomed to.
I always thought Firefly was one of the most compelling features on the Fire
Phone, but now that it is available for
existing tablet
owners its pretty sweet.
Plus, an
existing Echo
owner adding an additional device to their home network would have the app already installed on their
phone — they wouldn't be downloading it again, to give it a rankings boost like this.
While all new Prime Exclusive
phones will ship without lockscreen ads,
owners of
existing devices will receive a free software update that will eliminate them, too.
Production of the
phone would be completely halted and
existing owners will be able to get a refund or choose another Samsung device of their wish.
Amazon may choose to provide the Echo with a unique
phone number or sync it with an
existing phone number belonging to its
owner.
Although initial reports stated the
phone will be discontinued, Sirin Labs has said it intends to continue to manufacture the
phone for another year, as well as support
existing Solarin
owners.
Huawei has confirmed that it's not just new
phones that get the app, but that it will be rolling - out to
existing Mate 9
owners too.