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Introduction
Since the inception of smartphones, they have progressed a lot. From being a device which was only used for calling and texting, smartphones have now become multi-purpose tools, sophisticated and luxurious, acting nearly everywhere as our personal assistant, a camera, entertainment center etc.
However if you look at the smartphone trend in 2024, a question arises that what else is left for stride in smartphone industry? In this article, let us take a look at the present advancement that are being feasible on these smartphones and what more can be achieved in the future and how the future of smartphones will look like?
1:Smartphone evolution so far:
a. The Early Years of Smartphone Development (1990s – 2007):The first generation of smartphones, such as BlackBerry or Nokia Communicator had productivity as the main focus. These smartphones had small physical keyboards, offered email services and supported mediocre apps and therefore these smartphones were mainly acknowledged by business users.
b. The iPhones Era (2007 – 2010): Everything changed in the year 2007 with the inception of Apple’s Iphone. Aiming the mass audience apple has introduced so many neutralizing user friendly features like capacitive touch displays, app stores, and graphic interfaces which allowed the user to use iphone for multiple purposes.
c. The Android Uprising and app bubble (2010-2020): The emergence of Android in this period brought affordable and innovative gadgets and smartphones. These Android led smartphones supported millions of apps, had customisable UI, and various hardwares which enabled these smartphones to perform multiple desired task and hence widening the use and purpose of smartphones.
d. Development of Contemporary Smartphones (2020-Present): Modern-day smartphones are indeed phoenix of advancing technology in past couple of decades with the capabilities of 5G connectivity, artificial intelligence in the camera and foldable displays. Modern day smartphones are powering almost every aspect of work, education and entertainment.
2. Current Trends in Smartphones
a. Foldable and Rollable Displays: Foldable smartphones like Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold and Oppo’s Find N have thrown a new light on usability and portability. Rollable displays are also on the verge of getting popular with such displays that can grow in size or shrink whenever needed.
The foldable smartphones have fundamentally reshaped the smartphone industry as they offer compactness along with bigger screen size. These devices possess a small frame which when opened up turns into a display screen the size of a tablet perfect for gaming, doing multiple tasks at once and viewing content. They depict the evolution of flexible OLED screens and complicated hinges and have set the pace for several future designs.
b. Camera Innovation: High end smartphones of today are featured with AI powered multiple cameras and ultra high pixel camera sensors as much as 200 MP. Such devices can shoot high quality videos and take high quality pictures making it popular among content creators.
c. Faster Connectivity with 5G: With 5G technology, internet services are available with a faster speed and customers can watch their videos without buffering, download files quickly and use AR/VR apps instantly.
Introduction of 5G will give new dimension to gaming industry as gamers can download and play high end games glitch free. The high speed internet and connectivity will allow users to experience AR/VR and metaverse.
d. AI and Machine Learning: Artificial intelligence is changing the way we use our smartphone. With the integration of AI, smartphones are becoming more and more intelligent.
• Artificial intelligence in photography supports various functions including portrait mode, night mode, scene optimization and camera settings adjustment by interpretation of image data in real time.
• Natural language processing helps virtual assistants such as Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa to interpret and react to voice commands and at the same time they are capable of learning user behaviour through the commands which help virtual assistants to provide custom recommendations.
e. Wireless charging: The advent of wireless charging in smartphones has changed the way devices are used with the added advantage of eliminating cables and reducing wear on the charging ports. This allows electromagnetic induction to charge any compatible devices on a pad without plugging.
3. Future of Smartphones: What’s next?
a. Holographic Displays: Speculation of projecting 3D image or 3D hologram of a friend during video call could soon become reality. This is all because companies are working on holographic display technology which is expected to become popular.
b. Advanced AI Integration: Smartphones of the future will be incorporated with AI powered assistants that would be doing certain tasks before being commanded to them. For instance, your smartphone would be able to call you a taxi in advance based on your previous data or according to your routine.
c. Augmented Reality (AR): Smartphones equipped with AR (Augmented Reality) capabilities enable projection of digital content onto the real world through the cameras of mobile devices. It will allow to try digital products in real world.
This development has enhanced the industries of gaming, shopping, education and even navigation. One can virtually wear or use products without physically being there, study without the limitations of a classroom, find routes instantly and even engage in virtual lifelike activities. It is changing the dynamics of the environment and everyone’s interaction with it via mobile devices.
d. Ultra-Fast Charging and Long-Lasting Batteries: With improvement in battery technologies like graphene, solid-state batteries, and others, all smartphones will charge in few minutes and even last up to several days.
e. Seamless Ecosystems: Smartphones of the future will entail linking them to many more devices and becoming the center of a smart ecosystem that includes wearables, smart homes, and cars.
Conclusion
The metamorphosis of simple mobile phones into smartphones reflects the obsession of people with innovation. From the very simple devics to top technology gadgets, smart phones demonstrated remarkable changes. The future of Smartphones is expected to be better than the current devices as there are AR and holographic displays which has the great potential to become popular in the future.
So as the technology progresses, the smart phones will not only be tools but also the devices that will become integral part of our life and will accomplish the non realistic things.
Looking forward, are you thrilled with what smartphones will be in store for their users? Surely you have something to share with us! What feature or development are you selecting from your wish list?