[r0h1n]

Seconding the rapid obsolescence point about Asian markets. The CEO of one of the leading mobile phone retail chains (440+ stores) in India (3rd largest global smartphone market after China and the US, might be second largest very soon) told me consumers are changing phones every 9 months on an average.

This is the mass market he's referring to, not the folks who're spending $600-800 on the latest iPhones or Galaxy Notes.

Still, makes me feel positively ancient given I used my Nexus One for nearly 3 years before moving to the Nexus 4.