QUESTION $1$

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A leading consumer electronics company, Datawave, has been known for its high$-$quality smartphones in the Southern African market. Recently, market research and customer feedback have indicated a significant shift in customer requirements. Customers are now demanding more sustainable and eco$-$friendly products, extended battery life, and advanced features for remote work and health monitoring due to the increasing trend of working from home and health consciousness. Max Ka$-$Zwangendaba the operations executive has briefed the produce development team that there is an urgent need to design a new smartphone that addresses these changing customer requirements while maintaining the company's reputation for innovation and quality.

$1\mathrm{.}1$ In response to this, analyse the activities that the design and engineering teams will undertake to achieve this goal

Your response should relate to the provided scenario and include relevant examples and illustrations.

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$1\mathrm{.}2$ Max Ka$-$Zwangendaba has asked the design and development team to provide a report for executive management detailing the cycle that the new smartphone will go through upon its market inception.

The report should analyse each stage, including the interventions of the operations team and other functions. Please include illustrations in your response.