The Developmental Routes Followed by Smartphone Technology Over Time (2008-2018 Period)

Year 2024, , 369 - 395, 30.06.2024

Bilal Kargı , Mario Coccia

https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.1398832

Abstract

This paper's aim is to identify and examine the key technical attributes that propel product innovation, facilitating the prediction of swiftly evolving technological trajectories. The present study introduces the hedonic pricing method and various other approaches, which have been employed in the context of smartphone technology, comprising a sample of 738 models spanning from 2008 to 2018. The findings indicate that the progression of smartphone technology is primarily steered by technical features related to the perceptual experience of users, including the resolution in total pixels, the first and second camera in megapixels (Mpx), and storage capacity (RAM and memory in gigabytes, Gb). Implications for innovation product management are also deliberated upon.

Keywords

Evolution of Technology, Management of Technology, Economics of Technical Change, Smartphone Technology, Economic change

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Akıllı Telefon Teknolojisinin Zaman İçinde İzlediği Gelişim Rotaları (2008-2018 Dönemi)

Abstract

Bu makalenin amacı, ürün yeniliğini teşvik eden ve hızla gelişen teknolojik yörüngelerin tahminini kolaylaştıran temel teknik özellikleri belirlemek ve incelemektir. Bu çalışma, 2008'den 2018'e kadar uzanan 738 modellik bir örneklemi kapsayan, akıllı telefon teknolojisi bağlamında kullanılan hedonik fiyatlandırma yöntemini ve diğer çeşitli yaklaşımları tanıtmaktadır. Bulgular, akıllı telefon teknolojisindeki ilerlemenin öncelikle teknik faktörler tarafından yönlendirildiğini göstermektedir. Toplam piksel cinsinden çözünürlük, megapiksel (Mpx) cinsinden birinci ve ikinci kamera ve depolama kapasitesi (gigabayt cinsinden RAM ve bellek, Gb) dahil olmak üzere kullanıcıların algısal deneyimiyle ilgili özellikler. İnovasyon ürün yönetimine yönelik çıkarımlar da tartışılmaktadır.

Keywords

Teknolojinin Evrimi, Teknoloji Yönetimi, Teknik Değişim Ekonomisi, Akıllı Telefonlar, Ekonomik Değişim

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