Why does hardware (phones, GPU’s, Processors) only get a little bit better annually, while never making any solid leaps ahead of competition?

Question

Why does hardware (phones, GPU’s, Processors) only get a little bit better annually, while never making any solid leaps ahead of competition?

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I take it you’re too young to remember the release of the first iPhone? That was a revolutionary shift from non-smart phones and physical key, small screen smart phones like Blackberries. That was a huge leap in terms of phones and in terms of what consumers expected phones to be able to do.