Did i get the idea that beter power consumption and long lasting battery will be the main differentiator in the smartphone mobile space ?

Either I read it wrong, or your usual analytical process simply petered out too soon at the battery level Texrat.

The iPhone has shown to some extent that many people (if not most) learn to live with short battery life. While that is certainly not where mfrs want to go - and a longer battery will be a differentiator - I don't think that will be a BIG differentiator.

The real difference must be in how well a service the phone provides and how well it integrates the different aspects of mobile computing. Integration is the key. Do I know what that well integrated process looks like - no idea at all. Thats where I am looking for to these companies to come out with a brilliant or well executed idea.