The biggest barrier to widespread adoption of phones with these new designs is their high price. I see that coming down this year," Moorhead says. MWC usually takes place at the end of February in Barcelona, but the show was pushed back to June due to the Covid pandemic. Another barrier is reliability. Most high-end single-screen phones these days have durable glass protecting the display, along with an IP68 water resistance rating that protects it from accidental water submersion. Yet the Galaxy Fold was crippled after specks of dust made their way inside the folding phone's hinge, prompting a delayed launch and forcing Samsung to tweak the hinge mechanism.
It was an embarrassing stumble, but things have come a long way in a year. That might not seem like a big deal, but in the mechanical engineering world, it's huge. This brush mechanism swept the inside of the hinge clean every time the phone was opened or closed, and it helped prevent debris from sneaking into the Fold 2's internal components. Moorhead expects this year's folding phones to exhibit the same levels of durability we've come to expect from rectangular slab designs.
Streit echoed Moorhead's sentiments and highlighted that mechanical engineering is playing an increasing role in smartphone design. None of this is to say that the traditional single-screen phone experience is going away anytime soon. After all, Streit notes that people still buy flip phones today. He also says these new display technologies are "a long-term strategy" for TCL. LG's rolling phone design was teased briefly during its CES press conference.
We expect to hear more about it later this year. We should expect that the first wave of devices with these new rolling displays will not try to incorporate too many new features. The Galaxy S20 is rumored to have it as well. The standard refresh rate is currently 60Hz. That indicates the number of times the images on your display update per second.
So, 60Hz equals 60 refreshes, and Hz equals refreshes per second. A faster refresh rate makes graphics look smoother, which is important for fast-paced and graphically heavy games. But It also enhances graphics for 4K video, screen animations and even scrolling through a web page or your app drawer. A high refresh rate could also help improve the detail or responsiveness of AR graphics, an area that's got a lot of potential, but is mostly used in games right now, like Pokemon Go , Minecraft Earth and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
Your phone is only as good as its battery, because if it runs out of charge, or you're dashing for the nearest outlet, then your phone's no good to you. A bigger battery that holds more charge is one solution. Fast-charging is another.
The idea is that if you can't get everything you need out of your battery, you can at least give yourself most of one in as little as 30 minutes. For example, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus comes with a watt charger that fills up your empty battery in about an hour.
It also works with a watt charger that fills your battery up in half the time. Apple , too, embraced fast-charging in , with an watt charger in the box for the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max.
So it's pretty inevitable that fast charging and battery maintenance are going to become even more of a hot topic in The fastest fast chargers will start showing up as a matter of course, and we could potentially see Samsung start including watt chargers in the box for its most expensive phones. At the very least, we might see Apple and other rivals try to close the gap with Samsung's watt charger by introducing their own. Until we see how it all shakes out, here are six truths about fast charging and your phone's battery life.
Phone prices have been on the rise in the last several years, with new camera features and larger screen sizes used to justify the hike in cost.
Enter 5G, foldable phone designs and even more camera, battery and processor enhancements and it's clear to see that prices will only go up, at least on the high end. We'll always see more moderate pricing for midrange phones, especially those that use older technology.
Phones that are 4G-only, or which use a midrange 5G processor like the Snapdragon chipset will also be able to dodge the steepest costs. But on the whole, expect 5G phones to cost more than 4G phones with the same parts.
Also expect that affordable 5G phones will downshift specs in exchange for 5G support -- and they might not be all that good. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic.
Even though the idea of using a smartphone with your thoughts seems crazy now, it just may become a thing decades down the line. Fingers crossed! Once the device runs out of juice, you either have to plug it in for a couple of hours or place it on a wireless charging pad, if your phone supports it. Things could be quite different in the future. A company called Energous is developing technology to charge devices over the air.
Place your phone within three feet of the WattUp Mid Field transmitter and it will start charging right away. Imagine a future where these transmitters are a lot more powerful and can charge devices over-the-air at great distances. They could be placed across countries, just like cell phone towers today, and would constantly charge your smartphone from afar, making sure it never runs out of juice.
It would constantly charge all your gadgets, from Chromebooks , to Bluetooth headphones , and smartwatches. The next big thing in display technology in the near future seems to be flexible displays.
When I think about the next technological breakthrough in this area — decades away — I envision stretchable phones. Read more: Foldable phones with flexible displays — Here are the ones we know about so far.
This type of design would let you quickly increase the size of the device when watching videos and make it smaller to fit in your pocket. For it to work, the vast majority of components would have to be stretchable, not just the display. Obviously, there would be a limit to how far you can stretch a device.
If that limit was 50 percent of the size of a phone, for example, it would mean you could transform a 6-inch display into a 9-inch one. Samsung announced a prototype of a stretchable display in which can be dented up to 12mm without causing damage — shown in the image above. Engineering researchers at Michigan State University have also developed the first stretchable integrated circuit and see a future for stretchable electronics.
In addition to making phones larger or smaller, stretchable displays would also add a new dimension to things like gaming and watching videos. Imagine playing a first-person shooter game and the display flexing out while someone is shooting at you — the experience could be a lot more immersive. Phones come in a variety of colors and choosing the best one can often be a struggle. Red, green, or purple colorways stand out more, but can give devices a toyish, less professional look.
With smartphones of the future, you may not have to choose anymore. Imagine a phone with a completely transparent back made from a glass-like material that fully absorbs light. The device would have one or more LED lights inside, the color of which you could change in the settings of the phone or maybe with your mind! When you choose orange, the entire back cover would completely absorb the color of the light and look exactly the same, almost as if it were painted on.
The feature could also have a mode to change the color automatically on a daily basis. With a few LED lights inside properly positioned, you could also create gradient colors, like what the Huawei P30 Pro has.
Unlike glass phones today, it would also be resistant to fingerprints. It also lets me read outside, under direct sunlight.
This is more or less impossible with OLED displays. The smartphones of the future I envision would combine OLED and e-ink technology into one, likely killing dedicated e-readers.
With a simple tap in the settings, you could transform an OLED display into an e-ink screen for reading books, articles, and various documents without all that light shining into your face. An e-ink display is also a lot less power hungry, which could mean longer battery life.
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