Imagining a Smartphone of the Future
In a world where everything connects to a cloud hosted OS, the smartphone can be cheaper and simpler. There is no need to make them more powerful than an interactive TV. The real focus is on fast and reliable networking, because everything else really happens in the cloud.
A typical smartphone would have the basics: battery, display, I/O features (touch, pen, keys, mic, speakers, scanners, ports), camera, GPS, sensors, etc. CPU, GPU and memory can be basic, just enough to make the device work reliably with the cloud hosted OS. A fancy version can have higher grade security features (ex. government-/military-grade requirements), or fancier displays, fancier cameras, fancier sensors, and what have you. Regardless, the basics are the same.
Biometric authentication and authorization are standard. It can be a mix of fingerprint, facial recognition and/or iris scan. Apps don't ask for passwords anymore, including web-based apps and services. Everything works with biometric security.
Batteries can last longer. With CPU, GPU and memory usage at minimum, it is possible for a single charge to last for days, weeks or months depending on user activities. All apps are hosted in the cloud, including phone/messaging apps, camera apps, GPS apps, health tracking apps, etc. AR and VR experiences are achieved online as well. The smartphone is simply synchronizing the display with the results. No processing takes place locally. Everything gets done in the cloud.
The key point here is that smartphones don't need to have high CPU, GPU, memory and battery specs anymore. The minimum needed to synchronize efficiently and reliably with the cloud hosted OS is enough. The "power" assigned by the cloud to the session defines the limits. Apps can therefore be created for those limits, not for a specific device. Write once for any device? This is the solution.
A typical smartphone would have the basics: battery, display, I/O features (touch, pen, keys, mic, speakers, scanners, ports), camera, GPS, sensors, etc. CPU, GPU and memory can be basic, just enough to make the device work reliably with the cloud hosted OS. A fancy version can have higher grade security features (ex. government-/military-grade requirements), or fancier displays, fancier cameras, fancier sensors, and what have you. Regardless, the basics are the same.
Biometric authentication and authorization are standard. It can be a mix of fingerprint, facial recognition and/or iris scan. Apps don't ask for passwords anymore, including web-based apps and services. Everything works with biometric security.
Batteries can last longer. With CPU, GPU and memory usage at minimum, it is possible for a single charge to last for days, weeks or months depending on user activities. All apps are hosted in the cloud, including phone/messaging apps, camera apps, GPS apps, health tracking apps, etc. AR and VR experiences are achieved online as well. The smartphone is simply synchronizing the display with the results. No processing takes place locally. Everything gets done in the cloud.
The key point here is that smartphones don't need to have high CPU, GPU, memory and battery specs anymore. The minimum needed to synchronize efficiently and reliably with the cloud hosted OS is enough. The "power" assigned by the cloud to the session defines the limits. Apps can therefore be created for those limits, not for a specific device. Write once for any device? This is the solution.
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