Smartphones today are a mirror reflecting the most innovative technologies. Already now they "know how" to perform so many different tasks that they truly amaze the imagination. But the smartphones of the future will be truly fantastic devices, the possibilities of which today can only be reflected in the wildest fantasies. In this article, we share with you some of the most amazing and promising predictions for the future of these devices.
Three amazing new features
The future of smartphones, of course, lies in the introduction of fundamentally new functions and capabilities. Consider the most amazing of them:
- Biometric features. Our smartphones have already "learned" to distinguish the owner by fingerprint - as you remember, this innovation was presented by the notorious Apple Corporation. But this is not the limit at all - in the future, devices will be able to recognize us by facial features. The same Apple is working on a newfingerprint sensor - user identification on the retina. And Lenovo smartphones are already able to identify their owner by voice (Baidu-Lenovo A586 model, already available in China).
- Temperogram. Speaking about what the smartphone of the future will be like, we note that he will "learn" to see in the thermal range, to receive thermal photos and videos. Although such devices will be of interest only to a narrow audience of specialists so far (for searching places with high humidity, locating pipe leaks, finding electrical wiring defects), it is possible that the developers will make this function interesting for the majority by adding a night vision function to the smartphone.
- Personal doctor. At one time, many were struck by the Samsung Galaxy S5, equipped with a heart rate monitor. But in the future this is not the limit. Apple and Samsung have received or are seeking patents for the following amazing features: calculating body fat percentage, a heart attack "predictor", a "smart" bracelet that determines body temperature and pulse.
What will be the "iron"
Those who are interested in the future of smartphones Windows, Samsung, iPhone, Lenovo, etc. are also curious about the "stuffing" of new gadgets. Intel Corporation assures journalists that in 5-10 years it will be able to introduce a 48-core processor for these devices. 3D video, multi-speed "smart" search, a voice assistant that predicts your desires - this is only a small part of what a gadget with such airon.
Fantastic nanoscreens
We hasten to announce that in the future gadgets will become a pass to virtual reality, in which even the most captious eye will not find the annoying splitting of the image into pixels - the screen resolution of future smartphones will exceed 4K! It will be possible to enjoy the world, capable of replacing the real one by its colorfulness, by wearing a special pressure helmet. Steps towards a new reality are tangible today - on the shelves of stores it is possible to find devices with screen resolutions exceeding 2K.
It is also known that Amazon is currently working on a "smart" with a 3D screen. Its advantage is that the technology allows you to enjoy a three-dimensional image without special 3D glasses.
The familiar displays may give way to projections on scale planes. This unusual option can already be tested by owners of Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro tablets. Sound capabilities are not far behind - the sound from the speakers will amaze you in the future with stereo and even quad volume. Therefore, it is likely that each of the futuristic devices will become, to some extent, a personal pocket cinema.
Case - transparent, flexible, stronger than steel
The concept of the smartphone of the future will be directly related to the achievements of Russian scientists. In 2010, Konstantin Novoselov and Andrey Geim were awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of graphene. It has a lot of amazing qualities: flexibility, transparency, extraordinary strength (100 times stronger than steel),insensitive to most liquids and gases. It was him who was noticed as the future material for their creations by the companies Apple, Microsoft, Samsung. The very first graphene devices should be expected no earlier than in three years.
The developers are also preparing us for qualitatively new forms of the device case. The curved Samsung Galaxy Round has already been presented. The new form brings with it a new Roll Effect option - at a certain tilt, the phone will show the time and date. The same "Samsung" promises that in the future its devices can be twisted, bent, wrapped around the arm like a bracelet or put on the face like glasses. Of course, these manipulations will not only be done for fun - each specific bend will perform some function: viewing email, signaling receipt of a notification, etc.
Control Options
Smartphones of the future, the photos of which are presented in this article, will not allow your hands to freeze in the cold season - you can use them with gloves, not necessarily even touch ones. For fans of pushing buttons, they promise to introduce Tactus technology - the touch screen will rise and fall under your fingers. A very bold statement from leading manufacturers was also made - devices in the future can be controlled without material contact - a look, a virtual touch, or even the power of thought.
Smartphone camera concepts
It's no surprise that future smartphone innovationswill have a fundamentally different camera. A new standard, which, by the way, device manufacturers are already starting to implement in their developments, will be a dual camera. One of its sensors will be responsible for the color image, the other for black and white. This will allow you to get better and richer pictures.
It is also possible that smartphones of the future will be produced without cameras at all. That is, without traditional cameras, mechanically duplicating the image on the screen. Scientists plan to "teach" a smartphone to identify objects. Neural networks, navigation tools, special programs and machine learning will help him in this. As a result, having identified an orange, your "smart" will photograph it as a perfect orange, regardless of the quality of lighting and the presence of other interference. The same with portraits. You can set the best expression of your face for the device, and it will copy it in different variations on your selfies.
Already today, Google and Apple are "teaching" their devices to take the first steps in this fantastic direction. Phones are able to recognize faces and objects in the photos taken and, accordingly, sort the latter into the appropriate albums. In the future, devices will be able to do this in real time. The neural network will also help the smartphone instantly rid the photo of noise, unnecessary details, filling the vacant space with a suitable texture.
It is possible that by analyzing your location, time of day and year, weather conditions, and also having studied the millionthbase photo from this location, the gadget will be able to offer you the best angle and pose for your picture.
Data transfer capabilities
The fastest mobile Internet today is LTE (4G). The network allows you to transfer data at a speed of 75 Mbps. However, for what will replace smartphones in the future, these are truly ridiculous numbers. Recently, the Korean corporation Samsung has tested a new 5G technology that allows you to transfer information at a speed of 10 Gbps. In other words, you can download a movie in HD quality with its help in just a few seconds. Samsung plans to start mass adoption of the technology in Korea by 2020.
Progress is also preparing us for the fact that the future of smartphones is, among other things, the replacement of a wallet, a bank card, a travel ticket, car keys, an apartment, and even a passport. All this diversity will be provided by the development of NFC data transfer technology. It allows smart devices to exchange the necessary data only when they are in close proximity to each other. We can already observe the first steps in the field of cashless payments - the same Apple Pay system.
Charge your battery in 10 seconds
As you know, the main currency of the future will be time. Therefore, it is not worth spending an hour, or even two, charging your gadget. By the way, already in 2015, many phone models were able to charge in half an hour. But for smartphones of the next generation, these are ridiculous numbers.
Back in 2014, the Israeli StoreDot Corporation patented a technology thatallowing you to charge your gadget in seconds. Surprisingly, it was based on the properties of the molecules of the peptide family responsible for Alzheimer's disease in humans. These tiny elements of matter have an incredible ability to store energy.
StoreDot planned to massively distribute its nanobatteries back in 2016, but, as they say, things are still there. The company also announced an important drawback of its invention - it is discharged 30% faster than conventional lithium-ion batteries. The developers of the latter also do not stand still. ROHM, Aquafairy, Kyoto University are already working on new batteries, whose energy capacity will be significantly increased by hydrogen molecules. And the University of Illinois is working on a new concept of a lithium-ion battery, whose capacity will be 2000 times greater than today's, and the charging speed will increase 1000 times! It will be possible to evaluate the development in 2020.
To charge the battery in the near future will not need wires. Pioneers with this innovation are already being released by Sony. However, wireless charging in them is a bit arbitrary - you need a special mat at a certain distance.
Built-in SIM cards - no roaming
Before us has passed the evolution of the usual "sim card" to micro-and even nano-size. But apparently, this is not the end. Scientists inform us that we will not even be able to see the SIM cards of the future with the naked eye - a specialist will be able to install this part in your gadget only with the help of special magnifying devices.
On top of that, the flagships behind the future of smartphones - Apple and Samsung - share plans for the development of e-SIM. Such a "sim card" will not need to be bought and inserted into your smartphone - its architecture will certainly include this detail. The benefits of this SIM card are as follows:
- you can choose your favorite telecom operator in the settings of your device;
- switching between tariffs, options will take a couple of clicks in the same settings;
- elimination of roaming as such - when traveling, it will be enough just to switch to local operators.
The introduction of the invention to the masses is expected in 2018.
What will happen to accessories
Until recently, leading corporations sought to offer the necessary arsenal of additional gadgets designed to expand the capabilities of a smartphone - headphones, virtual reality glasses, smart watches. The devices of the future won't need all that cumbersome maintenance.
But the wireless headset will not leave us soon. It is planned to increase the power of its battery, improve the sound quality, minimize the size. But most likely, you will have to say goodbye to covers, bumpers, even those that make up an interactive pair with a smartphone or have a built-in power bank: their capabilities will simply become irrelevant.
What will replace the smartphone
Future models of smartphones will replace tablets that are loved by many - they will be something between a phone and this device, they will become the so-called phablet. Maybe some models willcombine "smart" and e-book: on one side of the device there will be a full-fledged color screen, and on the other - an "electronic ink" display. It is highly likely that the smartphone of the future will be modular - the buyer will be able to assemble his gadget, like a designer, from a set of modules that are interesting to him. The first such models, by the way, are already available - Project Ara.
Smartphone in the future will help us say goodbye to PCs and laptops forever - the device will only need to be docked, connect a keyboard, mouse and, if necessary, a widescreen monitor to it. The first steps along this path are already being taken by Canonical, which released the Ubuntu OS in 2013, which works on phones, PCs, and tablets with the same capabilities. Windows 10 has similar qualities.
After reviewing these stunning announcements, we can only wait for their speedy implementation and hope for their financial availability.
