Future business communication: Smartphones usage

Remember what kind of phone you had in 2010? It might not have been a smartphone yet, but you already knew that a phone could combine a cool camera, a great player, and you could go online right from that little device. Being a tech essay writer, I can say that the processor at the time was hard enough for our needs today, it was impossible to take a quality picture, and waiting for about a minute to load a website on the Internet for a long time. A lot has changed in 10 years, and of course, the next 10 years will bring even more exciting incredible changes.

No Ports

Already now manufacturers are combining multiple ports into one multi-functional, as well as abandoning wires in additional gadgets - wireless headphones and power banks prove it. In the next 10 years, this trend should lead to the complete elimination of unnecessary holes in smartphones. Manufacturers will continue to develop smart device ecosystems to break down any physical combinations between everyday devices like watches, headphones, smart home systems. The wireless lifestyle is becoming the absolute norm now, and in 10 years it will be even more pronounced.

Powerful Battery, Fast Charging

There was popular wisdom in the past - the phone will last long only if you fully discharge the battery every time and wait for it to be fully charged. That, of course, was a long time ago - when the phone was mainly for added comfort, displays were smaller and the charge wasted more slowly. Now that the pace of life forces us to always stay connected, spending hours recharging is nonsense. But staying out of touch for more than an hour is also impossible.

That's why manufacturers are looking for ways to strike a balance between smartphone size, battery capacity, and smartphone endurance. In the era of 5G development, flagship manufacturers are increasingly using 5000 mAh batteries, which, given the average parameters of modern smartphones, allows you to actively (very actively) use the gadget for 12-16 hours.

Another aspect is the actual recharging. The charging device, if it exists, will be miniature and wireless. And most importantly, it will provide an ultra-fast charge. Certain steps in this direction are already being taken. For example, a line of ultra-fast chargers was recently introduced under the auspices of our brand. Yes, we can boast advanced charging technology in the era of 5G, which can charge a battery up to 4000 mAh up to 41% in 5 minutes and fully charge it in 20 minutes. At the same time, the charger is miniature.

In 10 years, the charger could be as small as a 50 kopeck coin, allowing it to be easily put in a purse, pocket, or smartphone case. And no wires.

AI, AR, and VR

The popularity of masks in social media demonstrates: users have a demand for technology that helps them quickly reincarnate or try on a new image. Such a trend will indeed have wider application. Against the background of the mass transition of all spheres of life online, accelerated by the consequences of the crown crisis, the introduction of AI technology will be an important milestone in the development of the smartphone industry. To fully try on a suit in a Milanese boutique, take a walk in Paris online, shop in a virtual supermarket, or try a new hair color - such functions will be available to every owner of a quality smartphone.

Cameras: Quality VS Quantity

Now trends in mobile photography are such that manufacturers offer users two, three, four, or even more cameras in one smartphone. It is thanks to this that it is possible to get ultra-clear pictures, three-dimensional images, photos with incredible detail, and cinematic quality videos.

But if with each update of the smartphone lineup the manufacturers will introduce additional lenses, it will eventually lead to the fact that there will be no room left on the back, and it will be impossible to create even more quality and clarity because the maximum limit will be reached.

What should be an improvement is the number of pixels. Now the cameras of some smartphones reach 100 MP. At the same time, scientists have calculated that a user with perfect vision, provided that the image is in front of the face and at arm's length, can see a picture or photo with a sharpness of about 576 MP. That is, this figure already exceeds the real needs of users. And it is unlikely that companies will try to achieve such a super-real figure. What I'm saying is, in my opinion, progress in the number of megapixels will be more pronounced in 2030 than the number of rear cameras. But pictures and video will border on the real thing - that's for sure.

Among the benefits of this frantic improvement in cameras is the quality of video calls. Advances in 5G technology will allow high-quality images of the person you're talking to - as if they were sitting next to you. This will also open up incredible opportunities for other industries - for example, the development of online medicine: for an initial consultation, an image on a smartphone is quite enough.

Front Camera under the Display

Right now, manufacturers mostly use a few centimeters of the display area to place the front camera there. This somewhat disrupts the experience of using a smartphone: when, for example, watching a movie in HD and constantly bumping your eyes on the distracting bar at the top, it is difficult to fully dive into the story.

In 10 years, manufacturers will no longer take up useful screen space and place the front panels below the display. Our company has already demonstrated this technology, and other companies are already working on it. This method eliminates the front device from view, so it frees up space on the screen while not taking up a lot of internal space.

Flexible Screens

One of the reasons tablets still exist is the imperfect size of smartphones for working, watching movies, and reading. In the smartphone field, there is already a solution: flexible screens. Now several major technology companies have already introduced such gadgets, but they have two problems: 1) they are too expensive; 2) they are still quite fragile and unreliable. Smartphones with flexible screens have a polymer coating, which is very easy to damage.

The development of technology in this direction will, firstly, reduce the cost, and secondly, the use of more durable materials. Ten years is enough time for that. I am sure that smartphones with flexible screens will have the vast majority of users.

Changing Design

Manufacturers are now creating incredible color schemes for smartphones. And imagine if your smartphone could change its color whenever you wanted. That's how I see the smartphone design breakthrough of the future.

Such a gadget would probably have a completely transparent back panel made of a material like glass, which completely absorbs light. The change of color would be provided by LEDs: just select the desired color in the settings - and there you have a smartphone with a design that best suits your mood or, say, fits your clothes. In the end, the design may not even be monochrome, but with drawings.

The body of the smartphone in general can become a solid screen. The rest of the gadget will be occupied by a screen, which will change color or surprise the user and the surrounding people with dynamic animation. By the way, design solutions with two-sided screens can already be seen in the prototypes of smartphone models of some leading Chinese manufacturers.

OLED and E-ink: Two in One

Together with the change in size, the smartphone 2030 will be able to perform a wider range of functions. For example, to replace e-books and tablets. Anyone who has ever tried to read a book on the phone knows how uncomfortable it is to read text on an OLED screen. E-ink is another matter, but how do you watch movies and play games?

Smartphones of the next decade will probably find a way to combine both of these technologies. It will be possible to change settings from the E-ink liquid crystal monitor to read books, articles, and various documents so that the glare of light won't interfere with or harm your eyesight. In addition, the E-ink display will use battery power more economically. This will open up additional opportunities for manufacturers to find the optimal level of performance of smartphones.

Many experts believe that in the future smartphones, in general, will have a completely different look and shape than they have now. It is as if it is some kind of invisible system, which is guided by our minds and has no physical manifestation. I believe that 10 years is not enough time for this kind of technology. But what will happen is an improvement in the user experience, the ability to capture life's moments exactly as we see them, and the transformation of the smartphone into a full-fledged friend and assistant.

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About the author: Nicholas H. Parker is an essay editor at BuyEssayClub. He used to manage the content team at the company he worked for. Currently, Nicholas writes articles to share his knowledge with others and obtain new skills. Besides, he is highly interested in the web design sphere.