Without Android ecosystem, Samsung would have been left behind as a feature phone manufacturer.
It runs Jelly Bean with an optional interface that mimics a feature phone's home screen.
More than 50% of consumers in advanced EU economies are already purchasing a smartphone instead of a feature phone.
In much of East Africa you can now bank, even exchange foreign currencies and make international payments on a feature phone.
So the trick in India is to build a feature phone friendly service that acts as a value add to Indian operators and bring in celebrities for marketing purposes.
Half of Americans still own a feature phone.
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With Military Standard 810G certification, DuraPro is a perfect fit for consumers and business customers who need a tough feature phone on a high-speed nationwide network.
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So people who go online from a typical feature phone probably have a pretty strong desire to be online.
Consider it the true replacement for a basic feature phone, ticking all the smartphone checkboxes without having to either spend a lot up front or else shackle yourself to one carrier.
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The UI reminds us of a simplistic feature phone geared toward the basic user, with six icons on the front screen including an app menu.
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From a primarily feature phone player, the company has become the biggest smartphone maker with smartphones accounting for almost 54% of its sales in 2012, up from about 28% in 2011.
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From a primarily feature phone player, the company has gone on to become the biggest smartphone maker with smartphones accounting for almost 54% of its sales in 2012, up from about 28% in 2011.
"There's still very strong demand for a solid feature phone, and feature phones don't come any more solid than the DuraPro, " said Eric Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of global sales and marketing at Kyocera Communications.
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So, if you or someone you know is in the market for a connected feature phone without smartphone credentials, Nokia's new QWERTY number might be worth eyeing up -- as long as the choice of colors hasn't put you off already.
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Agents can also use a search feature, entering a phone number, for instance, to see if it occurs in other active cases or leads.
It also throws in a "Find my Phone" feature, a remote wipe and a camera option that will let you see your phone's front or rear camera views -- as well as snap pictures remotely and store them directly on your computer -- without activating the display (a very useful feature in case your prized possession gets stolen).
Offering a new Windows feature phone, in addition to upgraded basic options on lower-priced models, will likely help the company keep a stable bottom line.
Nokia has a great smartphone in the Lumia 920 and a big selling feature phone in the Asha but its share price is still in the graveyard.
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In addition, the upgrade will pack what's said to be a world's first Dual Camera feature (taking a page from the phone's Dual Recording feature, of course), which creates picture-in-picture shots by using the hardware's two cameras.
Most analysts now agree that watching a full-length feature film on a mobile phone is unlikely to appeal to many mobile users.
The RadioShack No-Contract Wireless line-up will include some of the hottest smartphones on the market as well as a well-equipped feature phone, offering all the connectivity, productivity and entertainment consumers are looking for in a mobile device.
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O2 has sought to counter cost complaints by touting the phone as a feature-packed device with a top of the line MP3 player and Internet browser, not just a mere cell phone.
Telefonica's Digital unit joined forces with Mozilla earlier this year to take this work and showcase a new phone architecture where every phone feature (calling, messaging, games, etc.) is an HTML5 application.
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Facebook has added a feature in its mobile phone app that allows free calling for US iPhone users.
This lack of Nokia boost for Koreans is in my view a sign of real feature phone weakness in Europe.
If you have a new feature on your phone involving children that you want to announce around the world, then the safe thing to do is illustrate it with a powerpoint.
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They're also gearing up for the LG Viewty, a high-feature camera phone that shoots videos at 120 frames per second and, in certain markets, uploads the video to YouTube with a single click.
Overall revenues declined 14 percent year-over-year from KRW 2.9 trillion to KRW 2.5 trillion (USD 2.2 billion) as a result of declining feature phone sales but smartphone revenue increased due to the popularity of Optimus LTE and Optimus Vu: in the home market.
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In a few painless steps, you've given the camcorder feature on your phone a reason to exist, and repackaged memories as a bite-size platter of pure nostalgia.
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As we already know, the phone will feature a 2 megapixel camera, HSDPA, microSD expansion, and it comes as no surprise that the phone will support access to the full host of Rogers' media services.
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