Smartphones are starting to feel boring, Seriously!
When was the last time you were overjoyed after the launch of a smartphone? Imagine the amount of fun you had when you first touched an iPhone and thought, damn I don't need to press harder to get it working or when you first installed that custom ROM on your android phone. Don't get me wrong here, I am not here to compare the tribes but to talk about the losing streaking of smartphones (incase you get fangasms). I am talking about about how innovation is sacrificed. I mean they beefed the cores, increased performance and gave it better eyes but they failed to add anything exciting. Remember that scene from the movie Big where Tom Hanks checks out this toy which is a 'ROBOT/BUILDING prototype' and simply says "What's fun in that?" Exactly what I am talking about, Okay you can totally play games and hookup with strangers but I am talking about something more than that. Still I think voice assist is something that will help a bit, I mean just imagine if voice assist gets an solid A.I. in near future how cool would that be (Something like the movie Her). Now it is quite limited to a specific list of keywords. Moving on I think right now specs and design are the major things which makers care about in the hardware department. I know slimmer phones look hot but realistically speaking that holds very little value in aesthetics. Innovation in hardware is mostly lacking, unless I see Project Ara come to life and be more than just a fantasy. And about Smartwatches, I think until a holograph comes out of my watch (like Gideon from The Flash) and says "Alex is calling what should I tell him?" I think till then I can do the 'tough job' of removing phone from my pocket to check things. Today Smartphone makers including Apple are living on repeatability. I know change can be tough but if it isn't just a gimmick like that Amazon Fire Phone then it can surely make some cracks like Pebble did.
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