Keywords: AI
In fact, there are some smart phone manufacturers in 2017 calling AI, one of the most famous is Huawei, which not only has the AI chip (Kirin 970, integrated NPU, known as the world's first AI chip, 55 billion transistors, more complex than the Intel chip ), As well as AI products glory V10 (face recognition, intelligent resolution shooting scenes, accompanying translators, etc.).
Next is the millet, oppo, hammer have said their own cell phone can take a self-AI beauty, take pictures to the United States and the United States, on behalf of the product millet Note3 / oppo r11s / nut Pro2.
Finally, Meizu, vivo, said their own system has AI, it can learn the user's habits, intelligent deployment of resources, so long-term use of the phone does not Caton, on behalf of the product AI AI flyme6 AI new intelligent thinking engine "One Mind" / Funtouch OS Wisdom Engine.
Huawei, OPPO, vivo, millet are blowing AI in 2017 mobile phone circle, other mobile phone manufacturers have no reason not to follow up, even the chip manufacturer Qualcomm has begun to claim their own Snapdragon 845 with three generations of AI, AI Term, by 2018, the heat will only increase will not be reduced next year, which cell phone manufacturers do not mention AI are embarrassed to think of new products.
Keywords: face unlocked
On the way to unlock the smart phone development so far, can be said that after three generations, from the first generation of sliding to unlock the second generation of Apple's fingerprint to unlock, and then to the third generation of Apple's face to unlock Face ID, Apple at once The smart phone industry to promote the development.
This year, Apple Face ID Face unlock, first being ridiculed unsafe, and then by Andrews machine to learn to go, although the face is no longer locked Apple's patent, but Apple is still the leading Android phone makers, unlock the face Apple and Android have the essential difference.
Apple Face ID face unlocking is the use of a dedicated projector that projects more than 30,000 infrared spots on the face and then uses an infrared lens to take these spots as infrared spots are arranged in a regular rectangle Projected, in the face of ups and downs of the surface, the shape will change, we can observe the changes in the graphics, you can get the surface of the 3D image.
Android face recognition, most still exist in the 2D level, through the front camera to read your face picture, and then use the software to compare, so when the light is poor, can not read the face picture, naturally can not Recognize.
We give an example, in the night dark and windy night, you take the iPhone X can be successfully unlocked in the state of the screen out, while holding the Android screen is to be bright state to unlock, after all, the hardware-level face to unlock and software The difference between level face unlock.
In view of the history of Android learning from Apple, Android smartphone makers in 2018 will inevitably be forced to face to unlock, as for the hardware level or software level, depending on Android mobile phone manufacturers are reluctant to throw money. Android supports face unlocked phone, are software-level, such as glory V10, vivo X20)
Key words: FHD + screen
Regardless of high-end, mid-range, and low-end smartphones, the screen resolution has remained at 1080P for some time. Although the Sony Z5P and XZP hit the top of the 4K screen, other handset makers remained unmoved and insisted Year 1080P.
In 2017, we saw a welcome change in screen resolution that some handset makers are starting to 'shake off' 1080P resolution in high-end machines such as the 360 N6Pro / Nuts Pro2 / OPPO R11s / vivo X20 The resolution is 2160x1080 pixels for FHD +.
Although the distance from the real 2K screen is still some distance, but the saying goes 'a small step forward, a big step towards civilization', for the resolution of mobile phones, the same is true.
Key words: shaped screen
In 2017, mobile phone manufacturers represented by millet set off a wave of comprehensive screens. Since then, smart phone screens have a new option in addition to competition resolution, that is, the shape of the screen.
In fact, millet and other handset manufacturers a full screen, accurately speaking should not be called full screen, but shaped screen, look at their resolution, 2160x1080 pixels between 1920x1080 pixels (1080P) and 2560x1440 pixels (2K) Between, wonderful enough, that Luo Yonghao to introduce their own nuts when the Pro2 screen is said to be Almost full screen (almost full screen)
By 2018, the special screen will cover the high, medium and low end of the smartphone, which means it will be very popular. If you can not endure 'iPhone X's bangs screen', it would be a little harder for you to change machines next year.
Keywords: 6GB RAM
Xiaobian still remember last year when buying mobile phones, mobile phone RAM's top-level configuration is 6GB, up to this year 6G RAM has become a standard for many high-end machines, and even some midrange machines are also equipped with 6GB RAM, such as nuts Pro2, some With 6GB RAM mobile phone prices are falling into a thousand dollars, such as the 360 N5, its price in Jingdong price of 1249 yuan, and also more than those 999 mobile phone prices a little higher.
This year's 6GB RAM to 2018, will appear in a lot of mid-range (priced at 1000 ~ 2000), your mobile phone will not be eliminated or reduced to mid-range, low-end machine, the first Look at how much your phone RAM will know.
Keywords: wireless charging
Wireless charging industry shouts for many years, that is, 'only hear the thunder, no rain', although Nokia Lumia920 spent on Qi wireless charging in 2012, but due to the decline of Nokia at the time, the impact in the mobile phone industry can be ignored, Wireless charging also had to give up.
Until 5 years later, Apple gave iPhone X, iPhone8 and iPhone8 Plus spent QI wireless charging, it attracted the attention of many people, think of Apple's exemplary role, after many mobile phone manufacturers by Apple's influence, have cut off 3.5mm headphone jack, this apple with unlimited charging, although I have not yet seen other mobile phone manufacturers follow suit, but on the wireless charging has made a lot of mobile phone manufacturers eager, and maybe next year we can use a lot of high-end Android machine wireless charging .
In addition, the conditions for wireless charging have matured, the reason why Nokia could not lead the wireless charging before because the wireless charging power is too small and less than wired charging, and the limited space, the need to purchase an additional unlimited charging device, the application scenarios and high costs. The Verge reports that the iPhone 8/8 Plus and the iPhone X were just released shortly after Starbucks announced that its wireless coffee shop would support the new Apple 3. (Starbucks, however, is a firm wireless charging standard, PMA Supporters, unlike the Qi wireless charging standard supported by the iPhone 8/8 Plus and iPhone X. With the support of thousands of Starbucks stores and Android's emulation, Apple's Qi is expected to beat PMA, A4WP, iNPOFi and Wi-Po, unified wireless charging standard).
Keywords: in-screen fingerprint
Earlier we said that the face will be popular next year to unlock, then many people will ask: 'Is not in the wave of shaped screen, face unlock will replace the fingerprint to unlock it?
In Xiaobian view, face unlock and will not replace the fingerprint to unlock, the relationship between the two sides who is not who to replace, but complement each other, then the fingerprint sensor where? The front of the screen has no location, and on the back of the fuselage It is technical backwards.
In fact, do not have to worry about, you can put inside the screen, which is the so-called in-screen fingerprinting, vivo recently under the fingerprinting operation video in the network exposure, the following figure shows that the vivo phone will be unlocked between the blink of an eye, Face ID, as well as other traditional fingerprint phone unlock.
vivo have made a prototype, with a touch IC maker Synaptics technology and the exchange of science and technology summit to achieve next year, mass production of fingerprint support, screen fingerprint next year is expected to shine on the smart phone.
Keywords: ceramic body
The earliest ceramic body is Huawei's Ascend P7, after Xiaomi took Huawei's baton, redouble their efforts to launch the millet 5 / millet 6 / Millet MIX / millet MIX2 and other models of the ceramic body version, although the ceramic was Tucao fragile impatient fall, but millet is still bored on it.
The reason, on the one hand, is the product differentiation, on the other hand is a good ceramic feel than plastic, metal and the like more grades.
Then why other cell phone manufacturers do not follow up this year and choose to follow up next year, on the one hand is the ceramic production of complex mass production problems solved, on the other hand is the need for mobile phone wireless charging, if the metal body, then wireless Charging has an impact, because the metal shell will shield the magnetic field, and the use of ceramic body can avoid this problem.
Key words: 3D sensing
When it comes to 3D sensing, many people may be unfamiliar, but do not worry, we change the word Face ID, there may be some people understand that it is used on the iPhone X, some people still do not understand, then we put It is replaced by a common saying, facial recognition, which everyone understands.
As we mentioned earlier, face unlocking will become a popular keyword for smartphones in 2018. This face unlocking relies heavily on 3D sensing. Since facial unlocking will become popular next year, it will surely drive 3D sensing to Before the development.
In addition to facial recognition, 3D sensing can further improve iris recognition and make up for the lack of fingerprint recognition experience on some special-shaped screens.
In short, 3D sensing plays a decisive role in the development of smartphones next year. With it, it can better implement the functions we want and further enhance the user experience of the smartphones.
After reading the predictions of the next smart phone buzzword next year, you may already be expecting the arrival of a new mobile phone, but you have to look at your own wallet, or you will only envy others.