The year 2019 witnessed many developments in the smartphone industry, and most of these developments were just a prelude to the new trends that will dominate the phones during 2020, and the phones expected to be launched during this year such as Galaxy S11 and Huawei P40 Pro are expected to make drastic changes in Phones industry.
During the year 2019 foldable phones appeared: Galaxy Fold, Mate X, Motorola Razr, 5G phones that can provide high speeds, batteries that last longer and support fast charging, operating systems supported stronger features, and audio assistance became more intelligent, and sensors were also integrated New in phone cameras such as Radar sensor in Pixel 4 phones.
We are expected to see major updates to these features during 2020 especially regarding stronger cameras, large screens with higher refresh rates to give you smoother graphics, as well as the launch of more 5G phones, and greater visibility for foldable phones.
Here are the top 6 trends that will dominate smartphones during 2020:
1- 5G phones will become more popular:
5G networks were launched during 2019, and there were a few phones that supported them, most of these devices were at higher prices and limited 5G networks to work with them.
There were also some success stories: Last September, Samsung announced that it had sold two million 5G phones in South Korea, and some brands had produced cheaper 5G phones such as the 520 Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro. But in general, there were a lot of reports about the poor efficiency of the processors you work with, the speed of battery consumption, in addition to that the signals of 5G networks caused the temperatures of the phones.
But during 2020 all these challenges are expected to be overcome thanks to Qualcomm processors, as Qualcomm announced at the end of 2019 the latest and most powerful Snapdragon 865 processor that supports 5G networks.
2- The development of foldable phones design: If 2019 is the year of the emergence of foldable phones, the year 2020 will revolve around the development of the foldable design and the determination of the most efficient design, will it be one large screen foldable, or two screens linked to a joint? Samsung, Motorola, Huawei, and Microsoft presented foldable phones, each working with their own design, where Samsung presented the Galaxy Fold phone with a foldable screen design inside; while Huawei presented in the Mate X phone an opposite approach to Samsung in folding the phone where the phone came with a folding screen Outside, it can be used in three different ways depending on how you carry the device. While Microsoft introduced a Surface Duo phone with two screens that fold together into a 360-degree rotation, while Motorola concluded the year with the introduction of the Motorola Razr to reveal a long narrow screen that folds in the middle. Prices for foldable phones were very high during 2019, ranging from $ 1,500 to $ 2,400. This is at least 50% higher than what you would spend on a flagship phone such as the iPhone 11 Pro, but it is expected that during 2020 companies will overcome design flaws in foldable phones and prices will decrease somewhat
.3- The development of the capabilities of photography in phones: Camera quality is one of the first three features that the average buyer is looking for when purchasing a new phone after screen size and battery life, and mobile phone photography has made great strides in 2019 thanks to advances in close-up camera quality and the use of advanced sensors to capture very high-quality photos Previously only possible with DSLR cameras, Google Pixel 4 astronomical mode was the most striking example of this. New phones will operate during 2020 with the Snapdragon 865 processor, which includes a new image processor called Spectra 480, Qualcomm says that it is capable of processing 2 gigapixels per second, that is, it can deal with a camera up to 200 megapixels, or operate many cameras at the same time, so that you can Real-time navigation between telephoto camera, wide-angle camera, and ultra-wide camera, in addition to being the first processor of its kind that supports Dolby Vision HDR technology to improve the level of brightness and color accuracy, as it can distinguish more than one billion colors.
4- Monitors with higher refresh rates: During 2019, fast big-screen phones were more popular, with the refresh rate of many phone screens increasing to 90 or 120 Hz – such as OnePlus 7 Pro and Pixel 4 phones – which made them well-suited to gaming thanks to a more smooth display of graphics. But during the year 2020, the screen refresh rate is expected to reach 144 Hz, which makes the graphics and browsing more smooth and fluid than before, and also enhances the gaming experience tremendously, thanks to the stronger processors, and graphics processors that will provide faster performance.
5- Improving the fast charging feature: During the year 2019, large capacity batteries were one of the solutions to provide batteries that last a full working day, and the feature of fast charging has become increasingly common especially in the leading phones, where fast charging helps to get 50% charge in just 10 minutes, and almost all Samsung’s flagship phones include this feature, as does Huawei, Google, and OnePlus, and Apple is also supporting this feature in its latest phones. So fast charging and battery maintenance is sure to become an important topic during 2020, as fast charging capabilities will increase significantly. For example, we can see Samsung phones support 45-watt Adaptive Fast Charging technology, and we may see Apple trying to increase the charging capacity Fast for its phones to reach 25 watts instead of the 18 watts provided in the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone Pro Max.
6- The high prices of the leading phones: Prices of phones have risen in the past few years due to the inclusion of more than one camera, and an increase in screen size to justify the increase in cost.But during 2020, with the arrival of 5G phones, foldable phone designs, and more improvements to the camera, battery, and processor, it is clear that prices will rise even more. But at the same time, we will always see moderate pricing for midrange phones, especially those that use old technology.Phones that support only 4G networks, or 5G phones that use an intermediate processor such as Snapdragon 765, will also be able to avoid high prices. But we expect the prices of 5G phones to be higher than 4G phones that operate with the same specifications, and we also expect that affordable 5G phones will reduce the specifications in exchange for 5G support.
