Forbes Technology Council quotes Dr. Morey in recent article "Nine Tech Experts Share Their Predictions For The Future Of Smartphones"
Nine Tech Experts Share Their Predictions For The Future Of Smartphones
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From foldable devices to 5G, 2019 was a year of new and exciting developments in smartphone technology. Of course, the tech field continues to march forward with time, and many consumers and technology pros alike are wondering what changes might be emerging for smartphones in 2020 and beyond.
The members of Forbes Technology Council have their finger on the pulse of upcoming technology advances, including those in the smartphone market. We asked a group of them to share their predictions for these ubiquitous devices in the coming years. Here’s what they had to say.
1. The Return Of The Flip Phone
While many people want bigger smartphones with full screens, there are a lot of people looking for smaller smartphones and a bit of nostalgia too. So, in the next few years, expect the return of the flip phone. There are rumors that Motorola has a new flip phone in the works and other companies could follow suit. - Thomas Griffin, OptinMonster
2. More Diverse Interfaces
With more non-screen devices coming on the market, like AirPods, we'll see people move away from always using a touchscreen. Instead, users will use the interface that feels most natural, which could be voice, motion or even another IoT device. The smartphone will exist as the brain and connection but will combine with other devices around it to create something larger than the component parts. - Luke Wallace, Bottle Rocket
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3. 5G-Enabled Hardware
New smartphones will come with hardware that fully supports 5G. This will unlock the potential of tech that the future promised us. You’ll be able to stream videos with no lag. Integrated automation technology will sync your smartphone with your home and office to optimize daily experiences like driving to work and heating your house on a cold night. We’ll wonder how we ever lived without 5G. - Marc Fischer, Dogtown Media LLC
4. Integrated SIM
In 2019, embedded SIM (eSIM) gained further momentum in flagship smartphones like iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy Fold, Google Pixel 4 and Motorola Razr. But eSIM is expected to be included in every new smartphone by default as it evolves into an "iSIM," or an integrated SIM built into the device processor by chipmakers. - Ahmad (Al) Fares, Celitech Inc.
5. 3D Face Mapping
Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to be able to improve 3D face mapping to predict what you would look like if you made changes to your appearance. - Elaine Montilla, The Graduate Center, CUNY
6. Thin, Stretchable Screens
Almost everybody wants a big screen on their phones. But nobody wants to put a tablet size phone in their pockets. This ever-growing want is not going to stop at foldable phones, which in some sense fulfill both of these requirements. However, to bridge the gap between phones and laptops, we need even bigger phone screens. A stretchable thin screen would fix this issue. - Vikram Joshi, pulsd
7. Increased Interactions With Voice Assistants
As NLP and AI improve digital assistants and voice interactions with our technology, we will see greater integration into smartphone controls and applications. We will see more uses of Alexa, Cortana, Siri and similar AIs in our day-to-day lives, both personally and professionally. There will be greater interactions with our devices as true digital assistants of the present and the future. - José Morey, Liberty BioSecurity
8. All-In-One Personal Devices
Cell phones started being our communication methodology by offering text and voice. We progressed from there and added email, apps and cameras. The next stage would be to create an all-in-one, health diagnosis, communications, risk analysis, mood detector, personal assistant and an AI-driven interaction platform that reflects who we are—a personal device that manages all of our activities. - Afshin Doust, Advanced Intelligent Systems Inc.
9. A True Hands-Free Experience
The new phone won't be a phone that we know anymore. Rather, it will be an augmented reality device that you perceive the world through. The screen time of our phones will grow exponentially. But it's 5G that will make our hands free again and make our eyes and ears see and feel the world that we never experienced before—an augmented world. - Ivan Guzenko, SmartyAds Inc