The Future of Mobile Phones

Ravi Kolhe | 5/07/2013 | | | |
The mobile technology is advancing at a faster rate and hence making it quite hard to keep up. It has transformed the lives of many people in a manner that cannot be compared with how it used to be two decades ago. In the recent past, cell phone users have been treated to an ever expanding list of advanced features and functions like multimedia entertainment, games, web browsing and much more. Nowadays, majority of mobile phones including the smartphones have other extended capabilities including mobile apps, high quality camera lenses etc.

However, the future of mobile phones has been touted to have huge potential technological developments including their ability to be the ultimate multifunctional devices. Some experts have predicted the following future trends even though the possibilities seem limitless.

Flexible screens

This may soon be the case for a majority of cell phones that will be providing large screens that can be folded and unfolded. This means you will be able to play and watch your favourite games and movies on the go while maintaining a pocket-able size mobile phone. Flexible screens will be a reality in the nearest future courtesy to Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) technology. As a matter of fact, some companies have already started making plans for wearable mobile phones for the masses

Augmented reality (AR)

This is a term used in the context of computer technology to refer to what is perceived through your senses, usually sight, via the use of computer generated sensory inputs such as graphics, video and GPS. AR technology is expected to reveal true locations in real time hence enabling people to get an overlay of certain locations in real time using live videos. For instance, AR for emergency services will be able to show the location of victims of accident or crime hence making service delivery efficient and safer.

3D screens to holograms

The mobile phones of today have reached their peak of resolution with Apple's Retina display providing a resolution that's considered sharper than what a human eye can perceive. This has made the companies explore other ways of making screen display become more advanced and the movement from 2D to 3D is the current trend. However, majority of people are asking themselves what to expect after 3D. The next anticipated path could possibly be from 3D to holographic projections which will be a combination of 3D future features and the mobile phone's projections.

4G and beyond

The future of mobile browsing is set to come with a new array of functionalities and speeds to enhance our lives. For instance, the higher speeds afforded currently by 4G users will have some capabilities that include delivery of high quality media and enabling you to get your marketing materials out into the world efficiently. With new mobile browsing generation unveiling itself every 10 years, it is anticipated that 5G will be implemented fully in the next five years following current projections that will see data speeds of up to 1Gbps.

Operating systems

Nowadays, the divide between desktop OS (windows 8) and mobile OS (iOS and android) is narrowing down and it is expected that in the nearest future, there will be a closer integration between the two. This means that a multi-platform operating system for installation on your mobile phone will be made available to allow seamless mobile environment.

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1 comment:

MariaLynette said...

From the size of a brick, mobile phones have turned into the size and weight of a folded hand-key. Mobile technology is witnessing a tremendous change in the past few years and is continuing to make it each day. The amazing smartphone trend has brought-in the touch screen option into the mobile industry. And with no doubt, this technology will reach an enormous growth in a couple of years.This brings the Mobile Application Development to the next level.

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