The next five years will see unprecedented changes in the global handset market, driven by Apple’s iPhone. Or at least that’s what a market analyst has predicted.
In a new report, analyst David Chamberlain at market research firm In-Stat, looked at current handset technologies plus a US survey on handsets and consumers’ wish-lists for mobile handsets.
Chamberlain claimed that four key factors will shape both our expectations and the future designs of mobile technology, data services and connectivity over the next five years:
- New features in Apple’s iPhone like touch screens, fingerprint recognition and proximity sensors will raise expectations for technologies in our mobiles.
- Increasing take-up of WiFi by both consumers and business users will force manufacturers to make more dual-mode cellular/WiFi handsets.
- Operators’ roll-outs of mobile TV networks like DVB-H will drive development of relevant handset technologies like improved displays, processing power, and related handset applications.
- WiMAX could lead to a ‘new generation’ of devices combining advanced functions for both cellular and Internet use.
It sounds exciting, but whatever happened to using mobiles to make phone calls or send texts?
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