Enriched smartphones! 5 predictions of futuristic smartphones.

Ahmad Zia
3 min readJun 21, 2021

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We humans are so curious about our future. Aren’t we? We go to a palmist or numerologist to question what the future holds for us. It’s our intrinsic desire to know the coming times.

In this era, we all have one friend in common, smartphones. What the future has installed for our dear friend? As of now due to the rapid and vast growing technological advancements, it is very hard to predict. But we can draw some conclusions from the current developments and theories.

So, here are 5 predictions about smartphones in the near future.

Augmented Reality

Seeing is understanding and believing. Remember, people were going nuts over the game Pokemon. It was based on AR. Augmented Reality and computer vision have made the camera a very powerful tool to observe the world around us. It helps us to explore the world around us and learn new things about it.

It allows you to grab images and texts from outside and interact with them more engagingly. Soon, every smartphone will have this feature with enhanced creativity, increasing user experience. By 2023, there will be approximability 2.4 billion mobile augmented reality users.

Holographic Displays

Who hasn’t watched movies like Star Wars, Ironman? Holograms have been a prominent feature in such futuristic sci-fi movies. One day, holographic smartphones would be a reality. Researchers at Queen’s University have showcased a holoflex prototype. It is both flexible and holographic. It will allow its users to bend their handset to view the 3D display at different angles.

Impeccable Voice Control

It all started back in 2011 with the emergence of Siri. Brands like Google, Amazon are fueling this technology trend while competing in the marketplace. An exponential growth rate is seen in this technology. With the presence of Alexa and Google Assitant in people’s homes, they talk with them as virtual people. Voice recognition is revolutionizing the touchpad. Similarly, the touchpad over took keypads. It is forecasted that by 2024 the digital voice assistants will rise to 8.4 billion units.

Over the air charging

You enter your house and your phone automatically gets connected to a nearby transmitter. The transmitter may be embedded somewhere in the ceiling, light, or wi-fi. It starts receiving power to charge your gadget. How does it sound? Currently, you see that companies are shifting towards wireless charging.

Companies like Apple and Samsung have phones using wireless technology. With, the touchpad every passing day, it is getting better. Looking at this trend, charging over the horizon is on the cards. Sooner or later, we will experience this feature.

Connectivity Breakthrough

As the world is getting ready for 5G, mobile manufacturers are gearing themself. It is going to be a revolution in the mobile market. The companies are building handsets with 5G capabilities. Currently, 5G supported phones are rare and expensive. Soon, every smartphone will have this feature making the experience more delightful. 5G connectivity means lower latency and faster connectivity.

Cloud storage in combination with super-fast wireless connectivity, mobile will be just like a node on a network rather than an important individual item.

Analyzing all the information mentioned above, we can assume that our friend will be smarter in the future. It would enhance our life experience and will ease out our work.

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Ahmad Zia

An Academic Scholar, A Lecturer, A Banker and now turning myself to my soul “Content Writing”