Three stages of the development of mobile phone industry

Functional machine era, smart phone era, 5G era.

1, functional machine era: This stage mainly refers to 1980. From the early 2000s, the main functions of mobile phones were to make calls and send text messages. The design and functions of mobile phones are relatively simple, mainly to meet the basic communication needs. The representative products at this stage are mobile phones of Motorola, Nokia and other brands.

2. Smart phone era: This stage mainly refers to the beginning of Apple's release of the first generation iPhone in 2007, and smart phones began to gradually replace traditional feature phones. With the emergence of smart phones, the functions of mobile phones have been greatly expanded. In addition to basic communication functions, they also add functions such as taking photos, music, video, Internet browsing and social media. The representative products at this stage are smart phones of Apple, Samsung, Huawei and other brands.

3.5G era: This stage mainly refers to the commercialization of 5G technology in 20 19 years. The emergence of 5G technology has greatly expanded the functions of smart phones, including faster data transmission speed, lower delay and higher network capacity. Smartphones in the 5G era will also support more application scenarios, such as autonomous driving, telemedicine and virtual reality, which will bring more development space for the mobile phone industry.