The Best Smartphone 2015 - Is Popularity Objective And Fixed, or Subjective?

The Award For Best Smartphone 2015

What makes something popular?

 Is it the look or the design?  The Apple iPhone 6 is one great smartphone built on superior design and quality.

But to define what is popular we need to understand what is the foundation of popularity.

Is there something timeless, or does popularity, like attractiveness, fade with the times?

Is popularity fixed, or is it something that evolves over time?

Attractiveness, functionality, charisma - these are traits to describe what's popular - but doesn't define popularity.

One way to determine popularity is to take a stand and watch with fascination the conversations that take place.

The Top Smartphone Is The iPhone 6 But Does It Win For Best Smartphone 2015? 

Sometimes the greatest thing we can do is to award a winner.

It makes it decisive, and makes it interesting.

Rare is the winner without subjectivity.  While the final outcome, the final game, set, match may be undisputed, the process to get there is open to interpretation.

That's the power of comparison.

It's the "what-if" that exists in all of us.

It's what makes the outcomes of sports so interesting - "what-if" team "A" played against team "D".  Then perhaps they may, or may not, have become champions.

It's the subjectivity that makes the "what-if" fun.  And the comparison function of our personalities is also what makes things popular.

There's a new post at 10 Best Smartphones that takes a stand and declares the best smartphone for 2015 in APRIL

It's a battle between the iPhone 6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6. And it's subjective.

You can read it here

What do you think?

Does popularity come from something obvious, or is it subjective?