From now until the start of CES, make your predictions about mobile in 2014. Then let's look at this thread a year later.
Maybe a little optimistic about 8 cores.There aren't any real octocore phones yet, mostly 4 fast cores and 4 low powered ones. I guess Samsung will come out with one (but I still will not touch Touchwiz regardless of specs).2GB of ram will become mid range while 3GB-4GB of ram will become the normal high end. Companies will learn to properly optimize android for 8 core processors. Quad core processors will become common among mid to low end phones. 2k resolution screens will become common and cameras with 4k recording will become the norm. HOPEFULLY, big manufacturers will learn how to increase the battery life while keeping the size of the battery nearly the same size as batteries from this year. Finally, I think internal storage will increase.
sorry I meant to say octocores.The note 3 is a quadcore phone
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sorry I meant to say octocores.
My prediction is:
HD Out, QHD In I hope not. I'd rather have better battery life than more pixels when I can't see pixels in FHD phones anyway
16 GB Out, 32 GB In This I can get behind
2GB RAM Out, 4 GB In Meh, I'm fine either way.
Quad-core Out, Octa-core in If there is an actual benefit, particularly to battery life with a bigLITTLE configuration, go for it.
5' Out, 5.2-3' In Mixed feelings. I loved the screen size of my Note but love the usability of my Moto X's size.
Also I would guess flexible smartphones will evolve to the point of real flexibility. Maybe in Q3 or Q4, but I think 2015 is more likely. Too many other components still need flexibility issues solved.
HTC will release an amazing phone that carries the design they established with the One. It will be one of the best phones of 2014 and it will not sell well. Samsung will redesign touchwiz introduce a ton of new features in the GS5, including some form of always listening. S-Voice will ruin it. They will keep going against the trends with hardware buttons and an SD slot. Motorola will continue its strategy of affordable, great phones that focus on adding value to Google's services. Sony will make the next Nexus, which will retain the Nexus 5 moniker. We will see more GPe devices. Smart watches will become better and more affordable, but still won't be main stream. I also think Google will have big surprises for us with Chromecast and ChromeOS.
Apple will further differentiate the iPhone c line by keeping the 4" display and moving to a larger display on the premium line. I believe preparing for multiple screen sizes was the main reason they introduced the c line of iPhone this year.
Windows phone will cement is 3rd place position and will account for 20% of smartphone sales by Q4 2014. Blackberry, if they still exist as an independent company, will be even less relevant than they are now.
One more of the big four will follow T-Mobile's lead and eliminate device subsidies in 2014. In betting AT&T.
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Apple will release a bigger screen iPhone, and tons of Android owners will jump ship.