No fancy features, just make better phones, In-Stat survey finds

DESPITE THE HYPE around features like touch screens and Internet access, what consumers really want are for handset vendors to just make a better phone, market research firm In-Stat says.In a recent survey, over 1,300 U.S.-based respondents were asked the open ended question, “What features are desired on your next phone?” The top three responses were better connectivity, better audio and simplicity.“In many cases vendors have been so focused on making complex camera phones, music phones or mobile Internet devices, they have lost sight of the fact that phone functionality is mediocre at best,” said In-Stat analyst Frank Dickson, in the press...