Besides just incremental changes, what could people possibly expect from the next version of a smartphone, especially with the technology that we currently have?
I get that 5-10 years ago it was a totally different field, when technology wasn't matured, and everything they announced was something groundbreaking.
But now, besides from the yearly camera and chip improvements, I honestly can't think of anything I would want in a smartphone.
For me, it would be the phone replacing my laptop and tablet with docking stations or foldable screens and adaptative OS (like Samsung Dex). Phones are powerful enough to do that.
I also imagined a portable docking station with just a screen, maybe some battery and something to attach your phone to transform into a tablet.
The main reason is that I don't like managing different devices, installing different apps, using different OS, I just want to customize my working environment once.
That or having a single OS that works on different devices and synchronizes cleverly every settings, installed apps configuration in the cloud and adapt them to the device.
It’s something I’ve been wanting too. I use a desktop for serious work, tablet for casual browsing and game, and then a smartphone for when I’m on the go and messaging.
I would love if I could just have one device, and different adaptors for different situation. Although I’m not sure if current smartphones are powerful enough for pro-desktop users.
Obviously the OS would have to adapt as well, and not just the smartphone OS scaled up.
Correct, and if you understand that, that's fine. I'm also waiting for the next thing after smartphones, but until then, I'm not really expecting anything other that incremental updates.
I get that 5-10 years ago it was a totally different field, when technology wasn't matured, and everything they announced was something groundbreaking.
But now, besides from the yearly camera and chip improvements, I honestly can't think of anything I would want in a smartphone.