Smartphones Invade the Prepaid Market

[![][1]][2]
[![][3]][4]

jfruh writes "When tech geeks debate the state of the smartphone world, they usually focus on the iPhone and its high-end Android rivals from the major carriers. But Android is rapidly entering the lower-end world of contractless prepaid phones that you can buy at 7-11 or Wal-Mart. 63 percent of prepaid phones sold in 2011 were smartphones, and while they might not offer cutting-edge hardware or easy customization, they do provide a smartphone experience without an onerous contract."

[![][5]][6] [![][7]][8] [![Share on Google+][9]][10]

[Read more of this story][11] at Slashdot.

![][12]

[1]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KTdgDO-wHHJKWfGZ55cFwuvNtLY/0/di
[2]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KTdgDO-wHHJKWfGZ55cFwuvNtLY/0/da
[3]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KTdgDO-wHHJKWfGZ55cFwuvNtLY/1/di
[4]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KTdgDO-wHHJKWfGZ55cFwuvNtLY/1/da
[5]: http://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png
[6]: http://twitter.com/home?status=Smartphones+Invade+the+Prepaid+Market%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FH32jGw
[7]: http://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png
[8]: http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.slashdot.org%2Fstory%2F12%2F03%2F30%2F2359254%2Fsmartphones-invade-the-prepaid-market%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfacebook
[9]: http://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png
[10]: http://plus.google.com/share?url=http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/03/30/2359254/smartphones-invade-the-prepaid-market?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=googleplus
[11]: http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/03/30/2359254/smartphones-invade-the-prepaid-market?utm_source=rss1.0moreanon&utm_medium=feed
[12]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/RNBbEtWm2Do

URL: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/RNBbEtWm2Do/smartphones-invade-the-prepaid-market