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6.Nearly all models of smartphones are so large that they look like mini tablets.

7. You don't buy a device for the size of memory anymore. Cloud storage has now made this concept a thing of the past.

8. There is more and more pressure to buy the latest device. Devices are now a status symbol.

9. There is very little creativity involved in smart phone design. They all look and feel the same.

10. Apple branded phones can't get a virus but other branded phones such as Samsung can.

11. The older we get, the more we miss basic phones such as the classic Nokia models.

12. Phones are so advanced these days, that you are too scared to take them out in public. The ability to make payments mean that they are similar to wallets.

13. Battery life on smartphones and tablets are useless. They make us concious about how much we use them.

14. Every appliance in a house will be connected to a portable device within 5 years.