Each new model has an asymptotically smaller feature bump. In 10 years we may have converged on the complete cell phone.

Maybe the recent introduction of foldable phones indicates the opposite. Is it the final blip, or will something similarly disruptive happen every 5-7 years?

Discuss.

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ethbr1 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Imho, there are only two unsolved problems in mobile devices: (1) maximizing screen size (in a portable form factor) and (2) input method.

Anything else on the hardware side is mostly noise.

If I had to futurism bet, it'd be on eyeglass AR + pocket device being the next major change. With input method for that still tbd.

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eloisant 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

We converged already 5 years ago, the feature bumps we're getting now are artificially created for marketing reasons.

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BlackjackCF 3 days ago | parent [-]

Yeah. When I refreshed from an 11 to a 15 Pro… the only noticeable difference was the better camera.

	▲	steve_adams_86 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		It's a remarkably good camera for a phone. But I agree. I went from the 2020 SE to the 15 Pro and it was kind of whatever. Well, the screen's higher refresh rate is nice to look at too. That isn't really new to phones in general so much as it is to iPhones, though.

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Gys 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The number of models increase, the number of noticeable features decrease. All marketing, no vision.