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> Smartphone hardware is done. There's no significant gain in buying a new smartphone if you have bought one in last 3 years, absolutely nothing if the battery

by dngray 7y ago

> Smartphone hardware is done. There's no significant gain in buying a new smartphone if you have bought one in last 3 years, absolutely nothing if the battery is replaced; I am excited about the possibility of graphene based batteries. https://www.graphene-info.com/graphene-batteries https://www.graphene-info.com/graphene-batteries and https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-develops-battery-material-with-5x-faster-charging-speed https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-develops-battery-mat... Which could be as early as 2020-2021 if the leaks are correct https://www.techspot.com/news/81435-samsung-rumored-readying-graphene-batteries-can-fully-charge.html https://www.techspot.com/news/81435-samsung-rumored-readying... my current phone will last me until then. More about that https://www.wired.co.uk/article/graphene-batteries-supercapacitors https://www.wired.co.uk/article/graphene-batteries-supercapa... It seems this graphene tech can be used for other things too, the future looks exciting. • https://www.graphene-info.com/graphene-solar-panels https://www.graphene-info.com/graphene-solar-panels • https://www.techpowerup.com/253839/amd-says-not-to-count-on-exotic-materials-for-cpus-in-the-next-ten-years-silicon-is-still-computings-best-friend https://www.techpowerup.com/253839/amd-says-not-to-count-on-... • https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/16-bit-risc-v-processor-made-with-carbon-nanutubes/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/16-bit-risc-v-proces...

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
Graphene battery, foldable display, 5G network, >1TB internal storage, Fingerprint reader at any point on the screen could all kickoff new generational cycle. But, it will happen in increments and for all the above features to be available in one smartphone which is affordable, will take another 3-4 years and hence my OP comment that current generation is done. Edit: 1TB
- Tepix 7y ago
  Let's see. I don't agree with many of the points. 5G Network? Every phone will have it in 3 years. >1TB storage? In Android land you can already buy a 1TB microSD card and stick it into your phone resulting in >1TB total storage. Are many people doing that? Fingerprint reader in the screen: Who cares if its below the display or on the back of the phone? It's a rather small improvement.
  - Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
    Meant TB, corrected. >Fingerprint reader in the screen: Who cares if its below the display or on the back of the phone? It's a rather small improvement. Fingerprint authentication at any point on the screen could decrease the overall time taken for unlocking the phone and getting to the intended action. It's quite common in android to have always on Amoled display for notifications, touching the notification can directly take one to the app without having to authenticate separately first.
    - heyoni 7y ago
      Damn. We’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel here.
  - paulcole 7y ago
    Isn’t a 1TB microSD card going to be much much slower than the storage used in an iPhone?
    - Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
      Correct, a lot slower; Hence I specifically mentioned 'internal' storage.
    - Tepix 7y ago
      Will it be very noticeable?
  - skinnymuch 7y ago
    What would the speed comparison be for all that storage via microSD vs internal?
- lazyjones 7y ago
  > Graphene battery, foldable display, 5G network, >1TB internal storage, Fingerprint reader at any point on the screen could all kickoff new generational cycle. These are all nice, but I'd rather have thin AR glasses powered by the phone's CPU/GPU at some point. Might fix the smombie infestation, too.
  - Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
    I would love one, just for our(brain) memory or lack of thereof; especially to remember faces of people we meet once, when we meet again after several years and they ask do you remember me? The smart AR glasses should give us the name via bone conduction!
  - cheeko1234 7y ago
    Your comment made me research what happened to Google glasses and I found this: https://www.google.com/glass/tech-specs/ https://www.google.com/glass/tech-specs/ Why are these not available to the public?!? Because of the Google glass PR disaster? I think that's probably the reason Apple decided not to take a risk with their version: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-ar-glasses-cancelled/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-ar-glasses-cancel...
- ksec 7y ago
  >and hence my OP comment that current generation is done. May be it should have worded better, I reread the comment multiple times and I don't get where the current generation is done comes from. It reads to me as Hardware is done, period. The market is saturated, and of course every company will try to milk it for as long as they could, while trying to figure out the next big thing, if there is any that is the size of current Smartphone market.

by dngray 7y ago

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago

Graphene battery, foldable display, 5G network, >1TB internal storage, Fingerprint reader at any point on the screen could all kickoff new generational cycle. But, it will happen in increments and for all the above features to be available in one smartphone which is affordable, will take another 3-4 years and hence my OP comment that current generation is done. Edit: 1TB

Tepix 7y ago
Let's see. I don't agree with many of the points. 5G Network? Every phone will have it in 3 years. >1TB storage? In Android land you can already buy a 1TB microSD card and stick it into your phone resulting in >1TB total storage. Are many people doing that? Fingerprint reader in the screen: Who cares if its below the display or on the back of the phone? It's a rather small improvement.
- Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
  Meant TB, corrected. >Fingerprint reader in the screen: Who cares if its below the display or on the back of the phone? It's a rather small improvement. Fingerprint authentication at any point on the screen could decrease the overall time taken for unlocking the phone and getting to the intended action. It's quite common in android to have always on Amoled display for notifications, touching the notification can directly take one to the app without having to authenticate separately first.
  - heyoni 7y ago
    Damn. We’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel here.
- paulcole 7y ago
  Isn’t a 1TB microSD card going to be much much slower than the storage used in an iPhone?
  - Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
    Correct, a lot slower; Hence I specifically mentioned 'internal' storage.
  - Tepix 7y ago
    Will it be very noticeable?
- skinnymuch 7y ago
  What would the speed comparison be for all that storage via microSD vs internal?
lazyjones 7y ago
> Graphene battery, foldable display, 5G network, >1TB internal storage, Fingerprint reader at any point on the screen could all kickoff new generational cycle. These are all nice, but I'd rather have thin AR glasses powered by the phone's CPU/GPU at some point. Might fix the smombie infestation, too.
- Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
  I would love one, just for our(brain) memory or lack of thereof; especially to remember faces of people we meet once, when we meet again after several years and they ask do you remember me? The smart AR glasses should give us the name via bone conduction!
- cheeko1234 7y ago
  Your comment made me research what happened to Google glasses and I found this: https://www.google.com/glass/tech-specs/ https://www.google.com/glass/tech-specs/ Why are these not available to the public?!? Because of the Google glass PR disaster? I think that's probably the reason Apple decided not to take a risk with their version: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-ar-glasses-cancelled/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-ar-glasses-cancel...
ksec 7y ago
>and hence my OP comment that current generation is done. May be it should have worded better, I reread the comment multiple times and I don't get where the current generation is done comes from. It reads to me as Hardware is done, period. The market is saturated, and of course every company will try to milk it for as long as they could, while trying to figure out the next big thing, if there is any that is the size of current Smartphone market.