www.TH3tech.com fb.com Imagine that you are inside your favorite mobile phone retail store. The air conditioning blows cool on the back of your neck; you tap your foot to the Foster the People tune playing softly on the loudspeaker. In your left hand, you hold the smartphone you've been eyeing for months -- you know, the one from the TV commercials, with the funny celebrity. Committed to the purchase, you step up to the register to pay for your new phone. But looking up, instead of an AT&T or Verizon salesperson behind the counter, you see me, in a fancy tuxedo, shouting some truth in your face: "Don't do it! Don't buy that smartphone! It's going to be obsolete in three months!" Allow me to grab control of the PA: ATTENTION, SHOPPERS: Three of the most popular, most heavily advertised smartphones on sale right now -- the iPhone 4S, Nokia Lumia 900 and the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx -- are teetering on technological extinction. In the coming months, we'll see next-generation releases that will make you wish you had waited to buy, with features that won't be coming to older models. "Extinction" is a strong word, of course: All of the smartphones are still going to connect to the Internet and make phone calls three months from now. But if you buy any of these three phones today, you might be shaking your head tomorrow. Here's why: The iPhone 4S Yes, it's that time of year again, when potential iPhone buyers go into hibernation and don't emerge with their credit cards until the <b>...</b> |
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iPhone 4S, Lumia 900, Droid Razr Maxx: Three Great Smartphones You Should Not Buy
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