Apple are so far behind now. They lack innovation and rely on fanbois to buy their tech. There is no real reason to buy Apple now over Android.
What's next for the smart phone world?
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Apple are so far behind now. They lack innovation and rely on fanbois to buy their tech. There is no real reason to buy Apple now over Android.
Completely disagree.
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For me it would be tough screens with the same amount of clarity and accuracy - one that you can drop and it survives, almost like bullet proof perspex., but superhydrophic coated and that doesn't scratch.
As well as tougher screens, longer batter life. My N5 is great, really great, lasts over a day with moderate use - but something like a kindle which lasts weeks would truly be marvellous. I understand and know full well the physics of it makes this impossible at the moment, but to strive for batteries that can run full whack for a whole day would be a huge step in the right direction.
I guess some sort of automated RFID sort of thing linked to your oyster card so you don't even need to touch the pad would be great.
With smart fridges starting to exist, automatic shopping list "push" to mobile would be great.
Also, whilst this isn't an innovation, 4G everywhere.
As well as tougher screens, longer batter life. My N5 is great, really great, lasts over a day with moderate use - but something like a kindle which lasts weeks would truly be marvellous. I understand and know full well the physics of it makes this impossible at the moment, but to strive for batteries that can run full whack for a whole day would be a huge step in the right direction.
I guess some sort of automated RFID sort of thing linked to your oyster card so you don't even need to touch the pad would be great.
With smart fridges starting to exist, automatic shopping list "push" to mobile would be great.
Also, whilst this isn't an innovation, 4G everywhere.
Yeah I'm waiting to get back to the US and will probably pick up a year-old second-hand Droid Maxx for around $300 or so - basically a Moto X with a slightly bigger screen and monster battery, seems a decent combination plus you get the neat X features like active notifications, always-on listening etc
I really hope they look into sorting battery life out. Basically give us massive capacity batteries.
I've seen Terminator 3 with those small nuclear batteries. Give us even smaller versions of those
They are looking into it, there's millions and millions of pounds being poured into battery technology, it's just unfortunately proving very difficult to get any good results.
It'll happen though, eventually.
I think there'll improve the remote usage, like having your moby in your pocket but not having to get it out to answer calls use functions etc, I know you can do it now but only to a point, I want complete hands free operational capabilitys without even looking at my moby or getting it out my pocket.
I also think they will get your moby to interact independently with you, Like a mini friendly robot in your pocket. Monitoring your body & informing you of anything that's relevant at that time.
I also think they will get your moby to interact independently with you, Like a mini friendly robot in your pocket. Monitoring your body & informing you of anything that's relevant at that time.
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Excuse me, Apple invented the rectangle with rounded sides - true innovation right there
What are the chances of this thread not descending into fanboy nonsense?
The OP called out smartphones, we can all agree they are a thing, i think deep down we can probably all agree they all do much the same thing, I can certainly confirm that having feet in both ecosystems so how's about we don't flame war this thread?
The OP called out smartphones, we can all agree they are a thing, i think deep down we can probably all agree they all do much the same thing, I can certainly confirm that having feet in both ecosystems so how's about we don't flame war this thread?
Indeed, let's keep this on topic and about the technology rather than companies themselves.
Posts like "Apple suck" aren't contributing anything.
On that note, the TouchID fingerprint tech has impressed me a lot, I can actually securely unlock my phone faster with a code than without - which surprised me. When I got my 5S I was prepared to turn it off. I know fingerprint tech isn't new, but the flawless implementation is very nice indeed.
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Was an interesting move though it does somewhat wed them to the fat bottom bezel which is going to be somewhat limiting in terms of screen/phone size. I loved the double-tap to wake feature on my Lumia and it seems like LG's knock is a similar thing on larger phones allowing maximum screen and reducing the need for buttons etc.
Best thing though would be something like a Moto 360 acting as a proximity sensor so when it's within a few feet there is no security code but when away from the phone it is PIN-coded.
Moto kinda explored it with the Motorola Skip but physical interaction is so last generation
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Ah nice that's a feature of Android Wear, well played Google
Best thing though would be something like a Moto 360 acting as a proximity sensor so when it's within a few feet there is no security code but when away from the phone it is PIN-coded.
Moto kinda explored it with the Motorola Skip but physical interaction is so last generation *edit*
Ah nice that's a feature of Android Wear, well played Google
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Even though the LTE bands aren't suitable for the UK?Yeah I'm waiting to get back to the US and will probably pick up a year-old second-hand Droid Maxx for around $300 or so - basically a Moto X with a slightly bigger screen and monster battery, seems a decent combination plus you get the neat X features like active notifications, always-on listening etc
LTE700 (B13), LTE1700/2100 (B4)
Along with battery tech improvements - packing more sensors in allowing your phone to know where otherwise it and you are, what you're doing and react accordingly will be massive.
This Microsoft home from around 2012 is how I'd like my house to behave in Tech terms.
Microsoft Home of the Future Part 1: http://youtu.be/_vsoBsgqoEg
This Microsoft home from around 2012 is how I'd like my house to behave in Tech terms.
Microsoft Home of the Future Part 1: http://youtu.be/_vsoBsgqoEg
I live in the US
Just visiting the UK at the mo where my Razr M is proving surprisingly decent especially once the 4g moeem is switched off 
Hardware won't be very exciting, but new operating systems, user experiences or heavily modified versions of Android are what to watch for:
Ubuntu Phone is finally launching this autumn, with a Meizu MX3 (and possibly MX4) and a bQ Aquarius of some description. Given that the former is a very decent phone that runs Android swiftly, it ought to be extremely fast with the much less bloated UP. Given the largely common development environment and infrastructure with Ubuntu, there should be a gigantic mass of applications heading its way and a thriving community. Pretty sure Ubuntu will be on my next phone
Jolla's Sailfish, the successor to Meego (Nokia N9) just launched an alpha for their 'launcher' on Android (Sailfish UI for Android) and will soon make available fully supported Sailfish OS installations for popular Android phones. I have a Jolla, but at the moment it's looking pretty dire. Connectivity on the Jolla (their first party device) is shambolic, basic first party apps remain buggy and enormously under-featured 7 months after launch. Community that existed for the N900 and to some extent the N9 (despite good sales, everyone knew Elop had killed the platform) has mostly dissipated with few returning. The community isn't very big or very active and there's a lot of discontent about the poor state that Sailfish and the Jolla phone remain in, whilst Jolla are forging ahead with the launcher and full Android phone support. The Other Half Concept (Jolla Phone back cover with NFC chip and availability of connectors to connect to phone) is a promising concept ... but so far has yielded nothing of note by Jolla and only a few hobby projects by the community. Android App compatibility is just a sales tagline for the most part, since almost anything that has any reliance on Google Play (or a host of other 3rd party Cloud services) simply will not work on Sailfish / Jolla. I'll most likely be dumping my Jolla for Ubuntu, but I'll be happy to reassess it if they improve the core OS functions, apps and manage to attract a more active community.
Tizen. Samsung haven't showed much still, but they continue to develop it.
Cyanogenmod. It continues to get better and better, and if your Android phone is supported, you're mad not to use it. It's a lot better than stock or any of the manufacturer variants.
Nokia Z. Post Elop/MS Nokia's first phone related project. Another 'launcher' for Android. Looks decent, though still early. You can guarantee Nokia will be working on new smartphones, and will launch them pretty much the moment their non-compete clause with MS ends (December 31st 2015). This is the first taster, no doubt.
Android L. First modern UI for Android. Concepts / demos shown so far look decent, though still it appears to be a much smarter, prettier version of the current trope, rather than a truly 'modern' mobile UI like Ubuntu / Sailfish / BB10 / WebOS.
Ubuntu Phone is finally launching this autumn, with a Meizu MX3 (and possibly MX4) and a bQ Aquarius of some description. Given that the former is a very decent phone that runs Android swiftly, it ought to be extremely fast with the much less bloated UP. Given the largely common development environment and infrastructure with Ubuntu, there should be a gigantic mass of applications heading its way and a thriving community. Pretty sure Ubuntu will be on my next phone
Jolla's Sailfish, the successor to Meego (Nokia N9) just launched an alpha for their 'launcher' on Android (Sailfish UI for Android) and will soon make available fully supported Sailfish OS installations for popular Android phones. I have a Jolla, but at the moment it's looking pretty dire. Connectivity on the Jolla (their first party device) is shambolic, basic first party apps remain buggy and enormously under-featured 7 months after launch. Community that existed for the N900 and to some extent the N9 (despite good sales, everyone knew Elop had killed the platform) has mostly dissipated with few returning. The community isn't very big or very active and there's a lot of discontent about the poor state that Sailfish and the Jolla phone remain in, whilst Jolla are forging ahead with the launcher and full Android phone support. The Other Half Concept (Jolla Phone back cover with NFC chip and availability of connectors to connect to phone) is a promising concept ... but so far has yielded nothing of note by Jolla and only a few hobby projects by the community. Android App compatibility is just a sales tagline for the most part, since almost anything that has any reliance on Google Play (or a host of other 3rd party Cloud services) simply will not work on Sailfish / Jolla. I'll most likely be dumping my Jolla for Ubuntu, but I'll be happy to reassess it if they improve the core OS functions, apps and manage to attract a more active community.
Tizen. Samsung haven't showed much still, but they continue to develop it.
Cyanogenmod. It continues to get better and better, and if your Android phone is supported, you're mad not to use it. It's a lot better than stock or any of the manufacturer variants.
Nokia Z. Post Elop/MS Nokia's first phone related project. Another 'launcher' for Android. Looks decent, though still early. You can guarantee Nokia will be working on new smartphones, and will launch them pretty much the moment their non-compete clause with MS ends (December 31st 2015). This is the first taster, no doubt.
Android L. First modern UI for Android. Concepts / demos shown so far look decent, though still it appears to be a much smarter, prettier version of the current trope, rather than a truly 'modern' mobile UI like Ubuntu / Sailfish / BB10 / WebOS.
I confidently predict the Ubuntu, Firefox and Jolla phones/OSes will get absolutely nowhere.
If MS and Nokia struggled to the point where they're at now I don't see how any of the other options can muscle in not to mention Blackberry.
Nothing to do with the quality of the product, just the fact that retailers just aren't motivated to try and sell them and there's not enough money behind any of them to change that.
Tizen however... that just relies on how interested Samsung are, the fact they issued an update to their smartwatches that switched the OS was pretty impressive.
But broadly I agree, software is the future, not what your phone IS or how many corez it has or the PPI or anything like that, it'll be what it DOES.
Incidentally another reason I believe the other OSes are DOA.
If there are more numerous and better quality apps on other platforms why would I waste my time on the others? Again, if Microsoft have struggled to get developer buy in why would anyone go for Ubuntu?
If MS and Nokia struggled to the point where they're at now I don't see how any of the other options can muscle in not to mention Blackberry.
Nothing to do with the quality of the product, just the fact that retailers just aren't motivated to try and sell them and there's not enough money behind any of them to change that.
Tizen however... that just relies on how interested Samsung are, the fact they issued an update to their smartwatches that switched the OS was pretty impressive.
But broadly I agree, software is the future, not what your phone IS or how many corez it has or the PPI or anything like that, it'll be what it DOES.
Incidentally another reason I believe the other OSes are DOA.
If there are more numerous and better quality apps on other platforms why would I waste my time on the others? Again, if Microsoft have struggled to get developer buy in why would anyone go for Ubuntu?