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[General Topics] Jaydog357:
I definitely think higher weather resistance and shock resistance on phones would be awesome and also maybe magnetic conductive data transfer cables/chargers like the ones Apple uses with the Macbooks.

I quite frankly hate tripping over the cable and pulling the phone to the ground.
[General Topics] Skv012a:
I'd love for it to clean, cook, and pay the bill while its at it, but it's just a phone. What happened to just being more careful/being mindful of where you put it? (just hate Apple man)
[General Topics] Jaydog357:
Hate apple or not if apple were a bunch of arses magnetic transfer cables would be the future not just something apple has.
[General Topics] Skv012a:
Future is wireless, everything. Just like those power mats.
[General Topics] RoboDan918:
@skv

Totally agree. Inductive charging, wireless data transfer (by Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi ad-hoc, NFC, and other unreleased technologies).

I'm putting this in the top points along with weather resistance and battery life.
[General Topics] The_Legendary:
I believe he meant to lengthen the battery life, a phone taken well care of can already last many many years. I would like to see 24 hours of straight use :)000
[General Topics] zelendel:
Will never happen. The more we look to our phones to do things the shorter the battery will last. Look at a laptop. Mine is 7 hours tops of constent use. Can't expect any better on a phone that has more going on.
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This is a fantastic topic :cool:
[General Topics] ddemers:
I want Windows to start gaining some market share we the workplace can start to change.

Currently Android is too complicated to be in a typical office enviroment (anyone who disagrees are just nerds which proves my point). So I am getting bombarded with Apple pads/phones which adds a lot of overhead to managing IT, hate to say it, but I am starting to miss Blackberries!

Windows 8 ARM devices better be stellar units!

I also want to see the big OEMs get into the market, its nice that Asus and Acer are making all these Android tablets, but their hardware is really ugly and feels cheap. Put any Android tablet next to an IPAD and its clear which device looks and feels the best.
[General Topics] RoboDan918:
@zelendel

"Will never happen"

My ThinkPad X220 can do more than my 4 year old X61s, and yet it gets much better battery life. There isn't a linear relationship between higher processing power and higher electricity usage. There was up until Intel decided to cast away their entire Pentium 4 architecture and return to Pentium 3 to design their "Centrino" platform and beyond.

Look at Tegra 3. It's more efficient per core than Tegra 2. This trend will continue!
[General Topics] wisenada:
I think the real future ones will go beyond all our imaginations.

Look at the past and you will see this.

See what people thought when they first see a car, a plane, a phone, a computer ... etc. they never think it will change this fast.

Regards
[General Topics] bobbymd:
i would like

i would like to see smartphones be just like your pc everything every feature that your pc has in your smartphone i currently have the htc hd2 with tmobile :)
[General Topics] zelendel:
No the issue is the radio. The cell signal is the main thing to kill a battery. Think about it for a min. Put the phone in airplane mode and watch your battery last days. Turn on the cellular radio and boom back to killing your battery. So untilled we find a way to fix that. It will never happen. But who knows. Maybe the whole world will get hit with a giant EMP burst and knock us all back to the stone age lol then we will see who is smart enough to survive lol only time will tell
[General Topics] RoboDan918:
Re: Cell antenna

Read some of the current physorg articles

You're gonna be surprised (AND VERY HAPPY) about the efficiency of new antenna designs.

Consider, for example, the power consumption of Bluetooth 4.0 vs Bluetooth 2.0.

Furthermore, the screen is by far the #1 power hog on your phone. Turn on your screen and leave it on maximum brightness for a while. Yeah. Exactly. Then play an HD game or something else that brings your CPU to 100%. Yeah. That's number 2. Then 3G Radios, Bluetooth, and Wifi.
[General Topics] blong579:
I like the the asus padphone
[General Topics] RoboDan918:
Me too!

But not as much as the other phones
[General Topics] zelendel:
I do leave mine on Max as normal. I don't play games on it as I have an Xbox and PC for that and here is my battery life
[General Topics] got556:
I want to see projection with it being able to recognize input via touch.

This is what I mean:

Lay phone or tablet flat on a table.

At a 90 or 45* angle it projects an image of what the phone would show on the screen.

From there you can "touch" the projection which would cause the phone to sense the input, as if you're were using the touchscreen.

But let me guess...Apple already has a patent or pending patent for this idea...
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
Nokia Humanform, I'm in love.
[General Topics] Whayle:
I'll throw in a wish,..I'd like to see a future where as long as I have the hardware, I can choose any provider on any available spectrum.
[General Topics] DonEmu:
Its pretty clear that the future cell phone is basically going to be a mini-computer with cloud storage made of transparent material that is extremely high definition and possibly 3D(if the fad catches on for everyone).
[General Topics] zelendel:
For the most part I agree with them being mini computers but cloud storage and 3D will most likely not make it as a standard.

With carriers putting price tags on data amounts cloud storage just isn't worth it. Look at all the people being warned about data usage from ATT for using Google's Google music cloud.

3D is ok for some but there are real health risks with it. As studies have shown that long term exposure to 3D images will effect your equilibrium and can cause migraines and eye problems.

But other then that your right. Soon the only difference between the 2 will be screen size.
[General Topics] themonk1:
In my opinion the next year to 2 years will be all about NFC. And turning our phones into wallets. Exciting times!!!!!!!
[General Topics] zelendel:
I hope there is more to it then that lol. Its a feature ill personally never use.
[General Topics] themonk1:
I would say posibilities with NFC is endless. But mainly in terms of advertising and shopping so not one for everyone but anything that makes my life easier I will take lol!!!!
[General Topics] zelendel:
Lol I hear ya. Just don't lose your phone lol
[General Topics] karan1070:
Hi plktom123

I agree with you that dual core is enough for phone so more applications and features should be discovered for the future.
[General Topics] RoboDan918:
NFC wallets just make sense.

Credit card companies love it too. Less risk and fewer costs.

Adding this to the top ten list!

Instead of lugging around your wallet with x number of cards + a phone you'll just have your phone. This is already implemented in Japan and South Korea at select retailers.
[General Topics] got556:
Sadly this won't work for me. I work in a federal prison where we cannot bring cell phones into work so therefore I will always be stuck with a wallet with my credentials/badge :p:(
[General Topics] RoboDan918:
Once it becomes a standard even the government will have to allow it eventually
[General Topics] zelendel:
It will never happen on that level. Too easy to intercept the signal and highjack the info. No way military can allow it.

OK while not easy but not impossible. Think about it. Can already hack wifi and BT signals.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ln9CRLISBU

/drools
[General Topics] RoboDan918:
As much as I used to like Nokia, I doubt they'll be around long enough to implement "human form". It's good as concept art, but will remain as vaporware until years from now when it's likely that Samsung and HTC will be taking the reigns on that kind of a phone
[General Topics] pandoraFlavor:
Battery technology as a whole needs to get better. But I can definitely see phones replacing other things such as controllers (remote to the tv,garage, security system).
[General Topics] homeworlder:
Oh god would i love to see the HTC Zeta. Though, what do you mean with "Just 1GB RAM" ? It's quite more that enough :D

Also, about all this tablet thing;

Tablets are OK, i just dont like them being Transformed(pun intended) into netbooks/being future of laptops, but hey. It may just be me, as im a Hardcore gamer, and hate low spec hardware. Anyways, i think your predictions are quite realistic, and i hope more than ever that some of them are fulfilled :D
[General Topics] Drzfr3shboialex:
I want a big phone from the size range of the Galaxy Nexus to the Galaxy note with software buttons. Quad core and 1080p screen :)
[General Topics] Origin8:
I would like to see a hologram like phone that would pop up in front of us where we could watch videos or surf the web like we do on our devices today :)
[General Topics] ChrisFSU:
So true about the battery life.
[General Topics] novalol:
I expect the HTC EDGE quad-core ,but I think that quad-core is performance surplus.
[General Topics] MVegeta:
My personal opinion on the matter is that cell phones shouldn't be THAT advanced... if they still wish to be called cell phones that is! If a wanted a laptop or a netbook, I wouldn't buy a cell phone which can turn into one of these. Also, no cell phone can completely satisfy every need that the user has. For example, I want my phone to shave me automatically everytime I wake up! I wouldn't be surprised if that were to happen but I'm sure that I would feel a little... let down from today's technology! Maybe it's just me... :p

+1 on the battery life though!
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
All of the technology utilized aside from a proper battery is readily obtainable...
[General Topics] the_main_app:
I would like more enviromental sensors to be added such as thermometer, barometric pressure, etc.
[General Topics] Malroth:
HTC Zeta whit 2.5 Gherz stock? With overclock it can over 3 GHerz, Incredible!
[General Topics] ikamil:
1. elastic case with touch power suppotring screens

2. no battery, using the human body.. heat and touch power energy
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I just want better batteries or less battery consuption screen...
[General Topics] Mainspring:
I think this is where we are heading though.

our phones will replace the laptop, or atleast the netbook in the immediate future.

my phone can already do most things.

we will have holoprojector screens at some point, leaving the screen size issue moot.

hydrogen fuel cell tech is another big push. battery lasting weeks on a single charge? hell yeah!

I do hope Apple do not receive a patent for this. it's not their tech and it should be available to all... for the benefit of the environment.

I also don't think full on cloud computing is feasible in the immediate future due to greedy service providers with their data caps.

we need some major overhaul in that department.
[General Topics] Spike-NL:
I totally agree. Batteries, batteries, batteries. That first and then look at the future of the graphics. New and better apps. Apps to control your life. Something like that.
[General Topics] molot71:
I think approx. 4GHz :rolleyes:
[General Topics] Superdikong:
hm..dual core is enough for phone

so the future may be create more and more useful apps

and how to lenghten the life of the phone
[General Topics] watt9493:
Improved dual core, improved BATTERY (I have 3 and 1 extended) android fully polished and ready for all phones. Lower prices (these things can not cost 700$!)

-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
[General Topics] RoboDan918:
They most certainly can cost that much.

Check out isupply to what the cost per component is, not factoring in labour, shipping, distribution, retail, and support.

These are extremely complicated pieces of technology. Most people can't even service them.

The level of complexity is up one order of magnitude vs a laptop, which I would argue is another order of magnitude more complex than a computer tower (at least in maintenance).

The more miniaturized the higher the cost.

When you think about it your phone can already do many more things than your laptop. Sure your laptop is likely more powerful in terms of processing performance, but it is limited by hardware, and also by last-gen thinking (specifically OS).
[General Topics] Dark lord me:
I can really see something like the Asus Padphone become the future of computing, but hear me out first.

The padphone is just that a tablet and a phone. When you want it to be a phone it comes out and is a nice 4.3' (i think) ICS phone which is great. Then when you want it to be a tablet you place it into the tablet dock and it integrates into the device. All the tablet is I believe is a screen and a battery all the processing is done on the phone. Now in a few years as the price of large amounts of flash memory go down (say 128gb) such a device could totally replace a laptop. Whose to say they couldn't roll out a keyboard dock to go with it.

Now this presents an interesting device. You can already plug it in to make it a tablet, and then it looks and runs like a tablet, you can (lets just say) then attach a keyboard. What's to keep them from letting you plug it into a desktop screen or a tv screen. Each one would have an interface suitable for what it is being used for. (Like the when plugged into a TV it is usable like your average digital box.) Then you would have your tablet, laptop, desktop, TV all in one device that can go anywhere and just be plugged into docks.

You could go to a hotel put your phone into your TV and then you would have access to your PVR, recordings, channels. Or go to a public library, put your device in and have access to your PC

This is what I envision when I think of the future of smart phones. Except they would all have to be the same size... or they use a standardized plugin (like HDMI or USB, they are so common and you expect to see them)

That and larger batteries =D
[General Topics] معماري:
good feature @@
[General Topics] mattyray1:
I would like to see miniature nuclear cell powered 12 core phones with crazy ass Minority Report holographic input. And a phazer built-in for good measure.
[General Topics] TheDroidURLookinFor:
For the future I see something like...

The device is just a headset but it has holographic projector that only we can see and we access the phone and the apps like Minority Report. So then instead of talking to people who aren't there we would be waving our arms around like idiots to things that aren't there. :p
[General Topics] anisartem:
Future

I wonder when the next android-phone with trackball will come out
[General Topics] him?:
Saying duel core is enough for w phone whether it is true or not is kind of a moot statement our batteries will improve and peeple will make phones more power full

I think being able to plug your phone into a monitor/keyboard and using it as a generic computer is on its way however it won't get rid of tower computers in our life time atleast. Peeple like to game, games will continually get more complex and require a prosseser more powerful than a phone can handle.

The headphone idea is super cool. Something a bit more pheseable for the next generation would be to connect your smartphone to a headset via 3G or 4G rather than Bluetooth so you can leave your phone at home but still do simple tasks like calling, or listening to music on your headset
[General Topics] op336:
This is a great idea!
[General Topics] sintaku:
The biggest thing plaguing phones now is battery life, if that can be fixed. That would make anything possible.
[General Topics] mfitz8530:
I'd have to agree. This is true with phones, tablets, and laptops. There has been incredible innovation when it comes to other internal hardware (cores, disk space, ram, etc) but batteries themselves haven't been keeping up. If they can fit 32 GB of flash memory on a tiny microSD card (a crazy thought just a few years ago), they should have batteries that last longer than a day while on full use.
[General Topics] fieldofdreams:
Batteries than can support 4500MaH stock oem+ quad core support+fifth element=bliss
[General Topics] silkshocker:
I'd love to see a cell phone with a built in solar charger.
[General Topics] Pasci2132:
The Future is Samsung Galaxy S3 :)
[General Topics] AsianXL:
Anyone know what the specs for the GS3 will be?
[General Topics] mth30:
I waiting 2 see mobilephone look like credit card :D
[General Topics] insaneturbo13:
8-core cpu with 16 gigs of ram and 64 gigs of rom, the gpu will be based on the nvidia 595, it will have a 5" 4k screen thats samoled+++^10

hope that helps!
[General Topics] ThreeFourSeven:
I would like the technology for batteries to improve. Only major problem for smart phones today.
[General Topics] nemofbaby2010:
the future of phones will be the nokia morph look it up on youtube
[General Topics] adario73:
i loved the S3 render,

i WANT it !
[General Topics] Valde_Edius:
I would like to see something with a 10.1" screen, battery, keyboard and mouse (netbook size) that can connect to the now almost universal usb port on new phones to operate like how the lapdock does, except for any android device with the app installed from the market. Maybe we will see this if we get usb 3.0 HW on the phones?
[General Topics] LarsPT:
Let me answer this one... the answer is competition. If you take a look at how easy to break the iphone 4 is... and at how "indestructible" the galaxy s2 is, which one do you choose? The answer is obvious to me. The companies will have to make better phones to make consumers by a new one, and not make easily breakable phones.

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There is one. And it sucks ass.
[General Topics] HarmonyFlame:
I think the galaxy note is the future personally. Its the only device with the absolute perfect form factor that encompasses both tablet and smartphone form factors. Instead of have some "shell" or add-on, the gnote gives you the real estate that is desired, while still being pocketable.

5"-5.5" super phones is the future.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
The lumia 800-900 and their nearly Kevlar bodies of course.
[General Topics] The Dogan:
I can't remember what tech site I read this on but Samsung said they'll be concentrating on improving battery performance this year.
[General Topics] I Am Marino:
I personally wish the CPUs and screen sizes/resolutions would just stay put for a while.

Focus on the batteries, build quality, and maybe GPUs.
[General Topics] Dark lord me:
I remember reading that last week and my first thought was "Duhhh"
[General Topics] Guanfy:
Personally, I'm a bit worried at all this convergence into one device. In the past, multiple devices allowed for redundancy so that if you lost one device, all was not lost. Now, as mobile devices take on the roles of many different devices, we are rapidly approaching a point where there is one major point of failure, i.e our cell phones. I feel that they are not yet secure enough for the role they are being thrust into, and the average consumer has not yet learned how to properly safeguard their data on their new shiny smartphones. I would like to see a push in the years to come to make security a number one priority on our mobile devices, so that as this convergence of technologies continues that our data is secure.

I would also like to see some rapid advancement in the field of battery technology and energy consumption in mobile devices. I was all pumped about buying a Galaxy Nexus until I read that you can only get about 4 hours of use out of it when using it heavily. That is completely unacceptable. My N1 with a 2 year old battery can still deliver a better performance than that.

Maybe the mobile phone manufactures could introduce some sort of on the fly battery recharge technology, like those flashlights that recharge on the principle of generating AC current by moving a metal core through rings of wires. All you would have to do is shake your phone for a few minutes and get a significant recharge on your device. That would be cool.
[General Topics] amon87:
I think the main problem that smartphones experience is their batteries. So far, the only smartphone that withstanded a true day of havy-moderate use was Moto Atrix and Galaxy Note (but it's huge ;) ) for me. It would be great to have so powerful quad core 'phone'. But what for? We can't grow bigger hands, so we don't need phones which are 5" or bigger monsters, just to make use of that kind of power.

I keep my fingers crossed for new batteries ;)
[General Topics] nismo-gtr:
HTC Zeta looks nicee.
[General Topics] Ruudfood:
I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say here.

The iPhone 4 is more expensive and more robust than the GS2. If you buy an iPhone you'd expect it to last if you're paying £45/month for 2 years.

The GS2 is fantastic package all-round but at a lower price point and therefore less quality, and with Samsung pushing the spec to the limit with every new release they'll want to consumers to buy the next iteration as soon as it's out in order to be able to repeat the cycle.
[General Topics] Hogir:
People worry to much about batteries. I personally think that is he least problem to worry about... We already have incredible battery technology out there Just search on Google and you will be amazed.

There is a lot I would like in my future cellphone but a very interesting technology would be if you actually could feel what the screen is showing, for example on pictures or texts, You should be able to swype your finger and be able to feel what is on there.

Maybe you're gonna buy a sofa and want to feel the quality of the leather or what the material you want. Well just touch the screen and you know how it feels. Awesome!

Blind people would have it much easier too :P.

Maybe too futuristic thinking but it would be sweet :)
[General Topics] JMDlux:
Looking forward to it

I wonder what kind of security vulnerabilities will be opened up by the transition to Cloud Apps.

Looking forward to the weatherproofing and Lotus glass.
[General Topics] papabear:
At this rate the iSheep will be all that's left. Like in the Futurama Episode of the "eye"phone
[General Topics] The Dogan:
I've seen this brought up on a science website before. Research into tactile displays is also well under way. There's one that I think Microsoft was looking at where the screen raises these little bumps. It's pretty basic at the moment. I think there was another that was trying to use a little electric currents to manipulate what you thought you were feeling on the screen.

I'm not liking all these bigger phones. 3.7-4.3 is the ideal sizes I reckon. Saying that though I think 3D technology could be exploited quite well phones. So the items on the phones screen 'pops' more while looking sort of bigger and having different depths. You'd need colabritive work between the 3d hardware and software though. It couldn't just be android with a 3d screen.
[General Topics] androidsex:
Guys guys, the future of phones is a little chip in your head that will display visuals through your eyes that only you can see, and the radio in your ear lol at least I wish that would be it. I wonder what it would be like to root that android chip, or will it be an apple chip
[General Topics] keefer7:
i think its scary how things are advancing but yea honestly duel core is plenty IMO but damn if it can take over the world let it hehehe
[General Topics] deo_T90:
like many other people i think the dual core is enough for phone
[General Topics] flatmo:
It might be for some people. For me more power will come handy. If I could run some of my statistical software in my pocket that would be nice.
[General Topics] deependra:
would like to see my phone pooping out from my digital Wright Watch :D
[General Topics] WasmachinemanNL:
I would like seeing more waterproof and tougher phones.
[General Topics] memphian:
Don't know if any of the following has been said but here goes...

Of course I'd like to see faster phones, but as for new features, and some might be a stretch, but cameras capable of night vision, and ir transmitter to replace my tv remote. That's two things I think will be cool.