Smartphone users have historically called for novelties and innovation. Every year, or with each new smartphone model, we look forward to new features or some real novelty that is not a simple improvement. Already entered squarely in the year 2021 we are waiting to know what the technology of the smartphones that are yet to come might surprise us with. Seeing what 2020 has meant in terms of news, there are also no high expectations for this year.
But also looking at the past year and what it has offered us, we can get a slight idea of where the long-awaited news will arrive. Unfortunately, most of these new features seem to be improvements of novel technologies with a lot of room for improvement and development. So we have thought about the 4 or 5 most striking aspects in which smartphones could evolve.
New for our mobiles in 2021
The screens
The screen has been since the beginning of mobile phones subject to improvements and advances. We went from having smartphones with screens from 3,5 inches to almost double inches around some of the current devices. The screens have grown exponentially until reaching in recent years the largest possible size taking into account the dimensions of a "normal" device. As well have evolved enormously in terms of quality and resolution, and we currently have really impressive panels.
The past 2019 We saw how, after years of speculation and rumors, folding screens were finally here to mobile phones. A pair of terminals by Samsung and Huawei that were a starting point from which still in 2021 there is much to improve. The first impression you gave when seeing one of these folding was that they were very thick. For this, among other things, the design and size can be greatly improved.
From now on, 2021 could be the year of rolling screens. There are several images that have circulated of prototypes and renders of mobile phones with screens that roll up. Although no matter how much we want to see this type of terminals it seems that a long development work is pending. We do not know what form they could finally have and there are still many doubts in the air. For example, if these rolling screens will have enough firmness to type on them as we do with our current devices.
Charging the batteries
There is no doubt that Battery, and therefore the autonomy that a smartphone has is one of the great concerns of users. After decades of development, it seems that it is not easy to find a really durable battery. The energy consumption of the huge screens, GPS, and other components is such that it is impossible to equip a smartphone with a "long-lasting" battery without oversizing the device. Or making it come to have a weight that is not very manageable.
For this reason it becomes very important, and so much, battery charge, and especially the speed of it. It was all a milestone the arrival of wireless charging to our mobile phones. And it is possible that in 2021 we will see the contactless wireless charging. Although the truth is that this technology has not finished establishing itself as usual. We already know that the fault lies with the manufacturers for not including wireless chargers with the new devices. Something that unfortunate seems that we will not achieve.
The speed of the loading of our devices will finally be what will make them different from each other. We have seen how loading times are being reduced thanks to chargers with ultra fast charging. Already some smartphones can be fully charged in 30 minutes and it may be achieved in less time. The real novelty would be to have to load them less frequently, but it seems that we will have to settle for them to load quickly.
Under-screen selfie camera
It is about time that they are eliminated once and for all the horrible "notch" with which there are still several current terminals. The famous "eyebrow" that came with the iPhone and was soon adapted by other manufacturers did irreparable damage to the aesthetics of the front of our phones. Fortunately, there were many who modified to improve this solution as much as possible to hide the front camera and sensors such as proximity or light.
In 2021 it seems that too we will see the first devices that will insert their front cameras under the screen, hidden with the display of the phone itself. Samsung claims that its devices with a front-facing camera under the screen are in advanced development process. There's also rumors that Apple is working to offer this novelty exclusively with your next iPhone. Whether you like selfies or not, front-facing cameras are there, and not all the solutions we've seen on the market have worked, like pop-up cameras.
The best of the advancement in this technology is that in 2021, we could finally have a novelty announced many years ago, an all-screen smartphone. In one way or another, with the exception of the aforementioned "pop up", the front camera takes up space from the screen. If progress is also made in reducing the bezels of the devices even more, the screens can still grow more. A) Yes the front panel could be fully exploited to deliver a true full-screen experience.
Phones without ports
Not a long time ago we put our hands on our heads when various manufacturers decided dispense with the 3,5 mm jack port. A headphone connection port that had always been there and seemed not to bother anyone. There are several manufacturers who have decided as a novelty, to dispense with this port. And it seems that the trend will go to more, until the rest of the physical ports on mobile phones disappear.
Current technology already allows perfectly that a smartphone does not require physical ports Not at all. Counting on one of the calls e-SIM We will not need the slot to introduce the card of our telephone company. If the device has wireless charging, we also do not need a charging connector of any kind. And the headphone connection via bluetooth It is something we are almost completely used to. For this reason, the arrival of a phone that could be airtight completely.
What do you think would be a real first for mobile devices in 2021?