I don't know. The whole article just feels wrong for me. It may be right for the typical non-smartphone-consumer... as long as it has Wifi and a touch display, this type of consumer will be happy.

But I know the things I normally check when I buy a new phone (N900/N9 were exceptions, I got them because of the desktop-like GNU/Linux stack). I never ever find a phone that offers all... I always have to buy the best compromise.

Things I do expect these days - in addition to the usual stuff like browsing, camera, navigation and Angry Birds - and that are not as easy to find:

• SD-Card
• FM receiver and transmitter
• USB OTG
• true multitasking
• physical QWERTY keyboard
• 3G video calls
• SIP integrated into phone GUI
• SyncML built in, no 3rd party stuff needed
• fully functional without exposing my data to giants like Google or Facebook
• file system accessible
• all kinds of file transfer (Bluetooth, USB,...) supported
• access to some kind of command shell for short scripts
• easy programming language so I can run my own applications on the phone
• Java
• standard connectors for headphones, video out, charging etc
• NFC (including payment)
• DLNA

These are things that make a true smarttphone for me in 2012... and I don't find a model that offers all of them. I find some features here, some there,.... So from my point of view, the market is still in early development.