This year was a great year for most smartphone manufacturers apart from Samsung. With the current developments in Mobile Technology, I must say that many Smartphone users have a lot to look forward to in 2017.


Devices will be slimmer, faster, and a little more intelligent than you’d like.
Virtual reality is also going to spread to budget smartphones, and there will be improvements in graphics, higher resolution screens, and more storage.


With apps like Android Pay expanding to many countries trust me , you’ll be using your smartphone to pay for products and log into websites.


Google's Deep learning could help smartphones detect a user's behavior and considerably improve the mobile experience. Expect to see a renaissance in smartphone designs, and some manufacturers may use wireless audio to replace headphone jacks in more of their devices handsets. USB-C will replace older connector and charging cables.


Here's a quick round up of the Top 10 Features Smartphones will have in 2017:


1. New designs :Leaks keep coming up everyday on different websites with new smartphone designs. There's a rumor that Apple will be giving a facelift to its 10 year old iPhone design and also Samsung will be unveiling a foldable smartphone. I'm not certain these will happen, but like every year, expect something new.

This year, two of the hottest trending smartphones like the Moto Z and LG G5, were partly inspired by Google’s now defunct modular project (Project Ara) . Some innovations were also unveiled this year. This includes Lenovo’s Cplus a foldable prototype smartphone that can also be worn like a watch. LG and Samsung also talked about smartphones with folding displays.


2. Faster processors : Graphics will certainly be smoother, and applications will run much faster on many smartphones released next year . Qualcomm has already announced the Snapdragon 835, which could be installed in some premium Android smartphones from top mobile companies. Some may decide to opt for Mediatek’s Helio X30, which has 10 CPU cores (deca-core) , the highest number among mobile processors. That’s a lot of processing speed, and mobile devices will move closer to computers in overall performance.


3. Virtual reality :The main point of speeding up mobile devices is to allow them to run virtual reality apps , which demand heavy resources. It’ll be possible to plug handsets into Google’s DayDream View VR headset to watch movies, play games, or roam in a VR universe.

VR is currently limited to a few handsets like Samsung’s Galaxy S7, but it’ll come to more high-end and mid-range phones next year. The VR smartphones will also need to have high-resolution displays to deliver a stunning visual experience.


4. Faster LTE :4G LTE speeds will get a serious boost with new modem technologies. Smartphones like the Galaxy S7 and Apple’s iPhone 7 can download data over LTE networks at a maximum speed of 600Mbps (bits per second), and upload data at 150Mbps. Download speeds could reach close to 1Gbps with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X16 modem, which should reach devices in the second half of 2017. Achieving that speed also depends on the network capabilities of the service provider .



5. USB-C :This is the year USB-C will be replacing the old micro-USB 2.0 ports in Android handsets. USB-C is very versatile. Apart from charging, it can also be used to connect mobile devices to high-definition monitors, headphones, flash drives, and external storage devices.


6. Wireless audio :There’s a huge chance that majority of smartphones will still have headphone jacks, but like Apple, some may make get the “courage” to remove it. Those handsets will then have to switch to Bluetooth earphones. That means the extra stress of buying and always charging the wireless headsets, but getting rid of the headphone jack could result in thinner and lighter handsets. Some LeEco and Motorola devices have already been released with wireless audio.



7.Faster charging :Smartphones will also charge much faster with USB-C cables, which carry more power to a battery. There’s also new technology like Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4, which will help smartphones run for five hours after just five minutes of charging. That technology will reach smartphones next year.


8.Smarter Phones :Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro augmented reality smartphones powered by Google Tango can recognize objects, map out rooms, and present relevant information about objects in sight on a handset’s screen. That’s a really good example of how smartphones will evolve to enrich the user experience.

Deep-learning techniques in smartphones could also contribute to making smartphones friendlier. For example, a device could learn how hardware is being used by a specific application, and over time, better modulate power usage to improve battery life. Smartphones can already recognize images and speech recognition via online services, but deep-learning enhancements could bring those capabilities offline.


9. Bluetooth 5 :Devices could soon get the new Bluetooth 5.0, which will have two times the speed and four times the range of its predecessor, Bluetooth 4.2. A Bluetooth 5 connection could stretch up to 400 meters in a clear line of sight, but with obstructions, a 120-meter range is considered more realistic by analysts. You will be able to use a mobile device to operate a wireless Bluetooth speaker or unlock your a car from a farther distance.



10. More Storage :Having an extra storage on your smartphone never hurts, whether it's to store videos, photos, or games. Currently, internal storage tops out at 256GB and SD storage at 512GB, but SanDisk this year showed a prototype 1TB SD card. The company didn’t provide a ship date for the product, but higher-capacity SD cards will be unveiled soon. .

Source : http://www.naijatechguy.com/2016/11/top-10-features-smartphones-will-have.html

till then

VR is just the next big thing for smartphones

Imagine all those innovations, but no one is talking about improving battery life/capacity!

nice post OP,

but VR is not exclusive to only SGS7




added to the features OP listed is the already available ones you need to check out before buying that smartphone http://www.legitstuffs.com/2015/11/features-to-watchout-for-when-buying-smartphone.html

ObaKlaz:
Imagine all those innovations, but no one is talking about improving battery life/capacity!

bro, the fact is, it's only developing countries like Nigeria that have power problem that's why battery life seems to be a big deal. Chinese guys capitalize on that to sell you Powerbanks in the name of smartphone and you(we) are happy.

Mtchw,Call me back when smartphone gets the Aircondition feature. I go dey press phone on top heat? Mbanu

Mckandre:
Mtchw,Call me back when smartphone gets the Aircondition feature. I go dey press phone on top heat? Mbanu

air condition ke.. Bro which pocket you go use carry the phone.

I'm not impress with any of those features... until I can download food with my smartphone... I'll never be impress with technology

ObaKlaz:
Imagine all those innovations, but no one is talking about improving battery life/capacity!

But u know they r!

We cutrently have 6060 mAH batteries , there wud even be higher oned

YOUNGSTUNNA:
I'm not impress with any of those features...
until I can download food with my smartphone...
I'll never be impress with technology

Talk sense, u no go gree talk
Which one u don do

willian10:
Talk sense, u no go gree talk Which one u don do

oh.. downloading food with your smartphone doesn't make any sense right? but a million pixel Cam does right?




wow

So it can't download food?

i thought i would see precise innovations and im seeing faster this faster that, is it ment to be slower before?

PhonePlanet:
i thought i would see precise innovations and im seeing faster this faster that, is it ment to be slower before?

In design engineering, it's not always about new innovations all the time, you also optimize existing technologies.

excanny:


In design engineering, it's not always about new innovations all the time, you also optimize existing technologies.

i said precise. like dual cameras, usb type c, quad led flash, 4k resolution screen. they are all improvements on existing technologies but precise. not just telling me better camera and better screen

NaijaTechGuy:


6. Wireless audio :There’s a huge chance that majority of smartphones will still have headphone jacks, but like Apple, some may make get the “courage” to remove it. Those handsets will then have to switch to Bluetooth earphones. That means the extra stress of buying and always charging the wireless headsets, but getting rid of the headphone jack could result in thinner and lighter handsets. Some LeEco and Motorola devices have already been released with wireless audio.



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How is this one a feature? Every phone released in the last 5 years already have wireless audio. If u ask me this is not adding a new feature but actually removing a feature.

Spot on

Hmmmm

greenhulk:


How is this one a feature? Every phone released in the last 5 years already have wireless audio. If u ask me this is not adding a new feature but actually removing a feature.

Read the post well... Removal of headphone Jacks was highlighted.. How many phones don't have headphone Jacks currently

Cc lalasticlala

NaijaTechGuy:



Read the post well... Removal of headphone Jacks was highlighted.. How many phones don't have headphone Jacks currently

And how is removal of headphone jack a feature? Just listen to urself. It is rather removal of a feature.

Hehehehe my gioneeS plus will still have 3GB and LTE with 13MP come 2018 while the techno and infinixers will kept on change phones every years

We dey wait shaa.

My beautiful LG G5 has all these features already



Loving it like mad

NaijaTechGuy:
air condition ke.. Bro which pocket you go use carry the phone.

it can be made possible. Ve u watched theses first worldwar documentaries? If u ve noticed they carry a huge communicating module in a special pouch,due to the weight and interference it caused in action combat,it was later modified and advanced to light weight walkie talkie and mobile phones u see around now. So if u ask me,if that was made possible tell me why wont i ve a miniature AC cooling feature in my mobile phone.

great. already looking forward to this

Iris Scanners are coming to fashion as well.

Dual cameras..

And pressure sensitive displays.

I expected to see features such as microwave & washing machine. Most of these upgrades will be useless if they are supported by our local network service providers