Here Are 5 Reasons To Be Excited About Smartphones!
- Shikhar
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 30, 2020
Hey, writing one after a long time. I have been a little occupied with random tantrums life throws. And I am not even kidding, the amount and intensity are increasing with a two-digit number - "your age".
Talking about numbers, today in this article, I am going to shoot 5 reasons why Smartphones might be the most exciting tech around because obviously, I am obsessed with them XD. There has been a lot going on, and you guys might have even heard about it: Notch-less displays, Folding Phones, the latest iPhone and so much more. So, in no order of importance, let's begin.
1. Rollable Smartphone
We all have seen smartphones that actually fold, and reduce half in size. Although it is itself a revolution when it comes to flexible screen tech, the thickness of the device increase to double, making it hefty. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Fold are the real-life implementations.
Oppo recently announced X, a smartphone with a flexible OLED panel, that rolls inside the chassis on a single tap. This not only gives the screen a crease-free look, but it also maintains the sleek form factor that most people are used to. The mechanism is yet to hit mass production, but it is estimated to be lighter and cheaper than the current multi-screen devices.
2. Multi-Focal Length Cameras (I am not even joking!)
For those who have used some sort of a point-and-shoot camera or a DSLR (pros might also use mirrorless cams), the lens essentially adjusts its focal length to either zoom in or out of the scene, using a single lens.
Until now, smartphones have been using different lenses for different perspectives, with a fixed focal length. That is the reason behind the bulky multi-cam setup on the rear panel of your phone. Each lens is responsible for getting a specific perspective: wide-angle, normal, telephoto, sometimes even a macro. In between these specific ranges, it is the software that is zooming in digitally, significantly reducing the quality of the footage.
However, Xiaomi might have found a real solution for this, and if they can really achieve what they claim, it could change the way smartphones click photographs forever. We are talking about hybrid, retractable lenses. This would provide uniform quality, noise-free (optical) zoom, and dynamic focal lengths. One cam setup, for all your needs, really COOL, isn't it?
3. Real Bezel-Less Displays
Usually, a smartphone has notches on almost all the sides of the front panel. The most "notch-less" smartphones leave a tiny sliver at the bottom, i.e., the thin notch below the screen. So far, only Apple has managed to ditch the lower chin, but they still have a huge "bath-tub notch" over the screen, which houses the FaceID projectors and the front camera.
Although it is not completely impossible to make a real notch-less device, and that is something we might see from Samsung, in the upcoming S21 series. Samsung already pioneered the curve-edge displays back in 2016 with the launch of Galaxy S6 Edge, a phone which has interactive side edges.
In their upcoming device, you might expect a clean, no-bezel look. You might as well excuse the teeny-tiny dot in the front because that is where the front camera would be. If they want, they can make an all-display phone as well, as transparent front cameras have already turned into reality.
4. Detachable Components
We have seen this implemented with the famous Moto Z series, wherein a user could essentially stick a speaker, projector, or a power bank to their phone. The next step would be manufacturing the components such as front camera, rear camera module, battery, processor, GPU, and basically, everything that makes up a smartphone. For this to happen, all the various parts would have to be made in a manner that they can function individually.
A very relevant example would be the VIVO IFEA, a concept phone with a removable front camera module. It works in a way that the front camera pops up, and then you can actually pull it out of the housing, and use it as an independent Bluetooth camera. It could be really handy in scenarios where you wish to record or make content from two perspectives.
5. Graphene Batteries
Consider this - Graphene is harder than diamond and more flexible than rubber. You can argue with scientists and people who researched the same. How would it benefit the batteries we use in our smartphones? Well, Graphene is also the best and most efficient conductor of both electricity and heat.
In simple terms, we are talking about smartphone batteries that are half the size of current Lithium-ion batteries, and 3 times more capable. Smartphones could last for multiple days just by adding a half size graphene element in the battery. It would dramatically increase charging speeds as well, and your device would not even heat up!
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