Even the changes you suggest would not be as significant a difference as there was between phones before the iPhone and phones after. The basic design of the la

Even the changes you suggest would not be as significant a difference as there was between phones before the iPhone and phones after. The basic design of the laptop has been with us for two decades with only minor changes. The the current form factor and UI architecture for the smartphone would persist is not unreasonable. The next significant departure in form factor and UI would will require technological innovations on the scale of those that led to the iPhone, namely, touch screen technology and increases in capacities for power, storage and processor for the form factor. Heads up Display technology is a possibility.