Furthermore, Australia holds the epicenter of this as having one of
the highest smartphone penetration rates in the world.
Sixteen million smartphones were sold in 2013 alone; at 20.1 percent, Brazil boasts
the highest smartphone penetration in Latin America.
Not exact matches
Canada's
smartphone penetration reached 32.8 percent in March 2011, marginally
higher than that of the U.S..
Such gaps tend to narrow for a number of reasons, including
higher marginal productivity on cheaper labor and land costs in lower - tier cities, better economic integration with government - led redistribution of infrastructure and public resources from regional hubs to small neighbor cities, and broader
penetration of technology, including
smartphones and the internet, according to the Morgan Stanley research.
LINE already reached a
high penetration among
smartphone users in Japan, is still considered to be «cool», and invests millions of yen into TV advertising in order to maintain its position.»
The technology certainly isn't a gimmick when it comes to virtual reality applications, but whether or not 90Hz, 120Hz, or even
higher rates end up becoming a standard for
smartphones might well depend on the future market
penetration and success of VR — an issue that's still very much an unanswered question.