It is a fact that smartphones are constantly evolving. Almost daily we meet new models, and new brands. But it is also a fact that more and more smartphones look like others. At least in benefits and what each one can offer us.
Clearly there are different levels and ranges. Although these levels are increasingly defined by the finishes or by the materials used. And it happens that Most of the features offered by a high-end device are also offered by much more modest devices.
How is a high-end different from a basic smartphone?
This year 2.016 could have been the year of fingerprint readers. It is true that the most exclusive smartphones are the first to offer the market the news. But over time these novelties are adopted by the most common phones. This year almost all of the new mid-range models have incorporated a fingerprint reader, something that started out exclusive to the high-end.
But in addition to this "novelty", there are fewer and fewer surprises that the smartphone world offers us. It is true that it is increasingly difficult to offer something new. Y In recent years, the innovations that smartphones present are conspicuous by their absence.
We are already badly used to brands continuing to offer us more of the same. At the moment we have no choice but to settle for what there is. But Until when will we have to swallow more ram memory, or more megapixels as news?.
The year 2017 has the possibility of offering us a leap in terms of innovation. As minimum It seems that we can finally see a smartphone with a folding screen. But without knowing yet if this type of terminal will end up resulting in the market. Will we have to resign ourselves to a single novelty?
A smartphone from 3 years ago looks too much like a current one.
All manufacturers claim to be investing in innovation and research. Supposedly to be able to offer us something that differentiates them from the competition. But the reality is that there are still few or no differences between a smartphone from 2.016 and one from 2.013.
There is no doubt that there are significant improvements. There have been improvements in the screens that have increased in resolution and also in size. The design has also evolved a lot. The materials used today are better finished and have greater resistance to bumps and scratches.
And the same thing currently happens between a 700 euro phone and a 200 euro phone. Both terminals offer the user practically the same. The difference is that the more expensive offers more than both have. The budget smartphone has everything that the most expensive offers. But the expensive one offers more camera resolution, higher resolution, higher battery, better finish, etc.
A novelty would be a battery that lasts several days.
Something that For years users of all brands have demanded longer battery life. And it is possibly one of the things that has evolved the least, at least among the large firms. We still remember those mobile phones that could last up to five days without plugging in.
We have heard on several occasions that our current use of smartphones is infinitely higher than a few years ago. If we also add the energy expenditure caused by large screens consumption is higher. Therefore it is normal that the batteries last less. How long are these excuses?.
There are several models of brands like Xiaomi that have firmly opted for more powerful batteries. And It has been shown that this does not normally influence the size of the devices. Thus we find smartphones that exceed 4.000 mAh that are even thinner than others with half the capacity.
Ultimately, assuming in part that the innovations that we will see this new year will not be many. We want that brands put batteries in definitely improve the basics. Anyway, we are still waiting for a firm to be launched and surprise us all with something never seen before. And as always, when this happens we will be here to tell you about it.