Where next for high end mobiles?

Where next for high end mobiles?

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Russ35

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2,491 posts

238 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Se we've just had the reveal of the latest Samsung Galaxy phone which didn't bring anything major/amazing. Looks like an upgrade to the S7 Edge. For the record I'm a MS mobile user.

The only thing I saw on the video presentation that I think was a first to the market was facial recognition. IRIS recognition Microsoft Mobile have had for 18mnths as well as Continuum which is the same as Samsung DeX.

The latest Iphone didn't bring anything ground breaking apart from something fancy with the camera.

Microsoft haven't released a new phone for 18mnths and I believe have actually got rid of the mobile hardware side and put it under the Surface division.

MS seem to want to try and get full Windows on a mobile. You can already get stick PC's that fit in the palm of your hand. They have also recently been granted a patent on a designs for joining multiple displays, so are they looking at a folding phone?


So what do we expect to see as the next major step in high end mobiles?










HantsRat

2,369 posts

107 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Facial recognition has been around for a few years.

DuraAce

4,240 posts

159 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Battery that lasts for a week or can be charged up fully in 5 minutes. Other than that, I'm perfectly happy with my S7 Edge. It does everything I want it to do.

Russ35

Original Poster:

2,491 posts

238 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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HantsRat said:
Facial recognition has been around for a few years.
Never new that, not had an Android device for a while

rustyuk

4,568 posts

210 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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AI assistants!

joshleb

1,544 posts

143 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Battery is where the most expected changes can be expected.

As for the future...

I like the S8 feature of using it as a computer, surely that's the next direction, you're computer is you're phone.

Decent projectors onto a wall to use it like that?

Integration to be used as car keys

flexible, so can bend when in pocket

Orchid1

877 posts

107 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Phones that they try and sell for at least £1,000 a piece in a few years time I reckon.

-Pete-

2,892 posts

175 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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joshleb said:
I like the S8 feature of using it as a computer, surely that's the next direction, you're computer is you're phone.
flexible, so can bend when in pocket
Spelchecker, grammer and automatic capital Leters? biggrin

silobass

1,176 posts

101 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Orchid1 said:
Phones that they try and sell for at least £1,000 a piece in a few years time I reckon.
Few? I bet Apple will be there with the 8 Plus.

Pickled

2,051 posts

142 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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-Pete- said:
Spelchecker, grammer and automatic capital Leters? biggrin
Ironic! Or am i due a parrot...

CanAm

9,115 posts

271 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Pickled said:
Ironic! Or am i due a parrot...
Any second now. Edit it quick before somebody quotes it!

leglessAlex

5,384 posts

140 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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-Pete- said:
joshleb said:
I like the S8 feature of using it as a computer, surely that's the next direction, you're computer is you're phone.
flexible, so can bend when in pocket
Spelchecker, grammer and automatic capital Leters? biggrin
hehe

Seriously though, I love the idea of your phone being your desktop or laptop. Phones are now getting towards being powerful enough especially for lightweight tasks, so maybe it isn't that far off.

Other than that, I think Samsung and LG are going in the wrong direction with a large chassis housing a large screen, I think around 5" will remain the screen sweet spot but the bezels will shrink right down.

Has anyone seen the photo tweeted by Andy Rubin? It's a teaser of him holding the phone that his new company Essential are creating. It looks like a smaller version of the Xiaomi Mi Mix, which I think is a very good thing.


joshleb

1,544 posts

143 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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-Pete- said:
joshleb said:
I like the S8 feature of using it as a computer, surely that's the next direction, you're computer is you're phone.
flexible, so can bend when in pocket
Spelchecker, grammer and automatic capital Leters? biggrin
Oh gosh that really is embarrassing.
Wrote that whilst talking to a colleague making it seem like I was working....
Good thing it wasn't a real report wobble

CanAm

9,115 posts

271 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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I would like a slide open smart phone like my good old Nokia. Giving a separate keyboard leaving a full size screen and slide open to answer calls, slide shut to end them. Much better than these stupid touchscreen controls.

Sheepshanks

32,530 posts

118 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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DuraAce said:
Other than that, I'm perfectly happy with my S7 Edge. It does everything I want it to do.
It's their job to think of things that you didn't know you wanted it to do!

PH XKR

1,761 posts

101 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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I predict the next big step being a huge uptake of MS phone as an O/S.

For a UI it is fantastic and seem less integration with home/office. The current drawback is app support but that's going to change thanks to their unified app platform. That said, I don't count a lack of thousands of ste apps as a issue.

I've been a windows phone convert for 3 years, it really is a revelation for usability and battery charge.

So. Next big thing will be Windows Phone.

Roy the Boy

462 posts

220 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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PH XKR said:
....The current drawback is app support ....
I'll agree with that. I'm going back to Android after 2 frustrating years with a Nokia 930. I'm not a big phone/app user, but the lack of apps has got to me in the end! Sick of clicking on 'download our app' links to see only Apple & Android options. rolleyes

In fact, I've just lost my Halifax and Lloyds banking apps - 'no longer supported on this device' mad


Edited by Roy the Boy on Thursday 30th March 18:36

bloomen

6,854 posts

158 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Up the battery game. That's the only thing that would inspire me to upgrade my machine. It already does all the important stuff that these ludicrously priced phones can do to perfection.

Vipers

32,799 posts

227 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Is the new Samsung the one advertised on telly switching on at -20c, can't believe a battery would work at that temperature after too long, maybe a bit misleading.

As far as I know, reduce the temperature, sort of drains the battery. Or have they overcome that now?

zippy3x

1,308 posts

266 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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PH XKR said:
I predict the next big step being a huge uptake of MS phone as an O/S.

For a UI it is fantastic and seem less integration with home/office. The current drawback is app support but that's going to change thanks to their unified app platform. That said, I don't count a lack of thousands of ste apps as a issue.

I've been a windows phone convert for 3 years, it really is a revelation for usability and battery charge.

So. Next big thing will be Windows Phone.
and the award for the world's most optimistic person goes to.......