Feature Phones Hit by SmartPhones replacement reason Google Drops SMS Search

People using basic version of feature phone are quite familiar with Google’s SMS Search considered as a very handy tool helpful to carry out text search query yielding the results very fast. The confirmation from Google says the service available in the past has been quietly done away with during the last few days with appearance of automated warning indicating shutdown of the service experienced by people trying to use this service now.

The explanation given by Google sources reveal it has been done away to streamline the activities. More details have been found. There is a sense making Google to drop the SMS search considering the fact that numbers of basic phones in use now have been drastically reduced, when people all over the world are going in favor of Web friendly SmartPhones.

Nevertheless the missing advance notice shall make some group of people to upgrade their phone devices much early now than otherwise they would have done. This is the thought of option at the first place.

The statistics reveal that very high numbers of SmartPhones got shipped during Q1 period of 2013 in comparison to the feature phones. It is for the industry First kind of achievement as revealed by IDC.

The growth achieved by mobile phone market worldwide is 4% from year to year in the light of the fact that first quarter of 2013 depicts slow growth a seasonal factor remains at work for such kind of response. The period witnessed out shipping of SmartPhones over feature phones which has occurred for the first time. It is based on International Data Corporation.

The SmartPhones were quick in displacement of feature phones. The other major trend found on the scene was appearance of Chinese companies which took the position of leading SmartPhone vendors so quickly with Global reach to the customers.

The new trend was that phone users had the choice to keep computers in their pockets. The days are withering fast when in the past phones use mainly served the purpose of making phone calls or exchanging text messages.

Few years ago the market leaders were Nokia, BlackBerry and HTC maintaining their lead in the top five. These companies have left the scene once they held prominent positions and are transforming themselves as demanded by the changing SmartPhone era replaced by Chinese vending companies establishing far flung presence like Huawei and ZTE besides Coolpad and Lenovo achieving remarkable strides aimed at capturing new user for their Android SmartPhones. Samsung met success in maintaining its position held during 2012.