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The “boom/growth” of smartphones was very fast but in the last 2/3 years there aren’t big “new things” (features I mean), there isn’t a new App Store, or a Reti
by giuliomagnifico 4y ago
The “boom/growth” of smartphones was very fast but in the last 2/3 years there aren’t big “new things” (features I mean), there isn’t a new App Store, or a Retina display, or a lightning connector, or 3G (5G is not as breakthrough as it was from 2 to 3G) and so on… the “next big thing” I think will be on the battery that’s still the same technology as it was in the beginning.
- causi 4y agoLots of phones have really cool features but they're not widely adopted. Solid-state accelerometers were invented and then instantly adopted universally. Same for compasses and GPS receivers. Many features I imagined would become universal simply haven't. Periscope zoom cameras, for example, or HDMI-out desktop modes. Other great features were created and then fell out of favor, like rear-mounted fingerprint readers and notification LEDs.
- grishka 4y ago> the “next big thing” I think will be on the battery You'll get the same mediocre battery life but the phone would be so thin you could slice bread with it.
- bombcar 4y agoFor something to be a "big thing" it really has to enable new uses that actually matter - once we hit day+ battery life, longer no longer matters (especially with wireless charging); and 3G to 5G hasn't really been noticeable to anyone beyond 3G being slowed beyond belief. A new connector, a new display, these just are minor changes and though they may cause some howling, they don't really change the use of the device. What's the next big new thing? No idea, if I knew I'd make it. But I suspect that it's already been done somewhere, but it won't be big until Apple or someone picks it up.
- failTide 4y ago> What's the next big new thing? No idea, if I knew I'd make it If only it were that simple...