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JeepBB All smartphones can make voice calls, and do email on the go, and play music, and allow internet browsing. I doubt that anyone thinking of buying a phone even consciously considers any of those features as they are a given... It's 2014 after all! Nobody picks up any smartphone and seriously considers if it can be used as a communication tool!
So, what's left? Erm... camera quality might be important to some, and there will be other factors, but I'm sure that overwhelmingly the choice is based on knowledge that specific Apps are available.
So, I agree with you. I doubt anyone would choose a phone based only on Apps, but when you've eliminated the other factors that are a given for any phone in 2014, the App ecosystem becomes the primary differentiator to many potential buyers.