Future mobile phones will be designed to be flexible. With Samsung having already introduced OLED technology in their Galaxy S6 Edge it is quite clear that this technology will be prominent in future phones since “OLED displays can be created not only from glass substrates (as is common right now) but also on bendable plastic materials that allow for a host of other applications“ (Waniata, 2015, para. 3). With this technology we can expect to see some of the concept phones, such as the Nokia 888 or the LG Helix, come to life.
In addition to being flexible it is also likely that mobile phones will become wearable. As of right now we have wearable technology such as the Apple watch and Android Wear, but these require an actual phone to be paired with. By 2025 there will be wearable devices that do not require an accompanying phone. Perhaps we will see items such as glasses, similar to the Google Glass, or even eventually contact lenses (Billington, 2014, para. 11-12).
In addition to being flexible it is also likely that mobile phones will become wearable. As of right now we have wearable technology such as the Apple watch and Android Wear, but these require an actual phone to be paired with. By 2025 there will be wearable devices that do not require an accompanying phone. Perhaps we will see items such as glasses, similar to the Google Glass, or even eventually contact lenses (Billington, 2014, para. 11-12).
One last aspect to the design of mobile phones in 2025 is how it will be recharged. Companies such as Samsung and LG have been researching and attempting to create phones that are recharged by solar power or kinetic energy, reducing the need to plug in the phone (La, 2014, para. 4-7). Even though these attempts haven’t succeeded in the past there is always room for improvement and in the next 10 years this technology could be perfected.
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