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What's the biggest challenge facing mobile phone manufacturers?

MarkMonday, March 7, 2011

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Mark Bridge writes:

For the last couple of months we've been running a survey on TheFonecast.com with the title “What's the biggest challenge facing mobile phone manufacturers?”

The answer appears to be very clear. According to 60% of respondents, 'battery life' is the major issue for mobile manufacturers. Network issues – a topic that tends to grab the headlines – came next, followed by screen technology.

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