Features you want to see on upcoming smartphones?

DareGod

In contrast to a few years ago, newly-introduced smartphone features have become extremely boring. In technology land, it was exciting when Siri was introduced, or when things like fingerprint reading were introduced. But the introduction of exciting new features seems to have ground to a halt and it's hard to imagine what could possibly change that.

What realistic new features would you like introduced into upcoming smartphones? They must be features that are possible, i.e. features which already exist in other areas of technology, but that haven't yet been incorporated into smartphones. So it can't be things like I WANT A MIND-READING FUNCTION!

Mantis Toboggan

A decent battery would be nice

Mesrine65

Solar battery would be a leap forward.

A battery that last for two days, or solar powered batteries would be a good thing.

Banjo String

An umbrella feature for rainy days.

Also, jet ski function for when I'm at the lake.

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Le Surge Eyed Amant

Laser beams.

howamidifferent

Deleted User wrote: »

A battery that last for two days, or solar powered batteries would be a good thing.

The Oneplus one last two days easily with its 3300mAh battery.

The Backwards Man

Not taking half a day to switch to a roaming network. Anyone living on the border that needs the their phone for work will know my pain.

harry Bailey esq

Snake.

howamidifferent

I'd like to see all future smartphones implement voice call encryption as standard at a high enough level to defeat the NSA snooping.

Akrasia

3d hologram projector

Tazer

Bicycle pump

tiny tweezers

Balmed Out

Phone itself to be more robust. Id like to be able to use it for basketball etc.

Akrasia

https://xkcd.com/1363/

https://xkcd.com/1465/

https://xkcd.com/1549/

SpannerMonkey

howamidifferent wrote: »

The Oneplus one last two days easily with its 3300mAh battery.

Having had one id say "easily" is a bit of a push if you use it it wont last 2 days . easily lasts a full day though unless your gaming non stop

DareGod

Akrasia wrote: »

https://xkcd.com/1363/

https://xkcd.com/1465/

https://xkcd.com/1549/

c_man

I want full Start Trek Tricorder functionality from the next gen phones. And a better Facebook app.

frag420

Kinetic technology so the battery charges as you move!!

And a breathalyser....

Junkyard Tom

One that dispenses hot teas and coffees. Make it happen.

One eyed Jack

Akrasia wrote: »

https://xkcd.com/1363/

https://xkcd.com/1465/

https://xkcd.com/1549/

That about covers it alright

A digital tv tuner would be nice, for picking up Saorview and Freeview channels

Squeeonline

More durable. There was a trend for a year of all phones being IP56+ certified but that's largely gone except for Sony devices.

Bigger battery life. Don't really care about how thin/light/small it is if that battery only get an hour screen on time.

AMOLED displays are amazing. I have one on my tablet and I wish my current phone (LGG4) had it. Only downside is if a dark room it's hard to tell if the screen is black or off (i.e. during a paused video). Looks amazing though.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Can they be made so if I drop it one time from 5 inches that the screen doesn't ****ing break, that'd be sound.

Sh1tbag OToole

Be nice to get a proper physical keyboard on a phone again

smileyj1987

Screens that are hard to break , the screen seems to be the worst thing when it comes to smart phones breaking.

Ruu

Death ray.

Aglomerado

Akrasia wrote: »

3d hologram projector

Tazer

Bicycle pump

tiny tweezers

Dang! You got there before me! I'd LOVE a tazer!

jester77

x-ray camera :pac:

Son Of A Vidic

An anti-social b@stard detector. The phone to be able to detect if a user is being engaged in conversation, yet avoids eye contact and general human interaction. By keep their head buried in the phone. After 45 seconds the phone will exploded due to the user being an ignorant kunt.

monty_python

A static electricity harvester so it can charge it self while your walking around

corner of hells

Flamethrower and a sodastream maker.

Menas

Compressible. So they go nice and small in your pocket. Then when you need to use it the phone expands to give you a lovely 4.5"+ screen.

Ruu

Menas wrote: »

Compressible. So they go nice and small in your pocket. Then when you need to use it the phone expands to give you a lovely 4.5"+ screen.

Would you have to add water to make it expand?

syklops

A Mr Fusion, so you can pour in some left over beer or the crusts from ham sammiches, and get free power.

NachoBusiness

Built in Lolo Ball.

kneemos

A dedicated button that turns on the flash or a led light.

Akrasia

kneemos wrote: »

A dedicated button that turns on the flash or a led light.

And another button that turns it into a flesh light

jaykay74

portable toilet

Menas

Ruu wrote: »

Would you have to add water to make it expand?

No, that would be just silly.

You would need to rub it seductively.

biko

Wheels

Pat Mustard

Dedicated FM radio without having to use a data connection. Like the old days of three years ago.

kneemos

Pat Mustard wrote: »

Dedicated FM radio without having to use a data connection. Like the old days of three years ago.

Do they not have one?

Akrasia

kneemos wrote: »

Do they not have one?

Most phones do have the fm receiver, but they're disabled in many markets due to pressure from the carriers

All Chinese phones have the fm radio receiver available by default

http://freeradioonmyphone.org/

puckmymuskie

Be great if they were modular like a pc. Make them according to your needs.

Paramite Pie

Maybe phone tech has stagnated because most people realise that they never use these features? Even many of those who buy the newest one every year?? A recent poll I saw in a Tech magazine mentioned battery-life as the main priority for users.

Does anyone here actually use Siri?

fergiesfolly

Sim-less phones, so I could log-in to my number/credit/data on anyone's phone.

Oh, and a light strong enough to toast bread.
Mmmmm, toast

mfceiling

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Solar battery would be a leap forward.

Yeah, handy when it spends half the day in your pocket.

Sh1tbag OToole

mfceiling wrote: »

Yeah, handy when it spends half the day in your pocket.

It actually exists for my phone but not in stock

http://funkyotherhalf.com/?page_id=9#!/SolarTOH/p/40687078/category=9141090

Ridemesideways

ive just thought of an idea that will make me millions!!!!

LordSutch

Smellaphone app!

An app that lets you smell what's being sent to you.

Currently you can hear, see, and talk, but you can't smell.

Why not?

Ridemesideways

LordSutch wrote: »

Smellaphone app!

An app that lets you smell what's being sent to you.

Currently you can hear, see, and talk, but you can't smell.

Why not?

I can imagine people sending farts

Keplar240B

I want to see gamma rays, I want to hear X-rays, and I want to smell dark matter. I want to reach out and feel the solar wind flowing over me.

StonyIron

Telepathic alarm clock setting! I don't want to have any more weird conversations with Siri!