I read an interesting statistic. Around 77% of Americans now own a smartphone in 2017. In 2011, just 35% of Americans of Americans had smartphones. But some say this isn’t good. Furthermore, others say the smartphone will be dead in five years. Is the smartphone dying? Some experts think so.
So, some argue smartphone makers are running out of new ideas. Hence, in five years, there will be no more innovation. Think about it. Smartphones can do almost everything today. We can watch TV. We can also listen to radio and take pictures. Furthermore we depend on smartphones to work, rest, and play. So is the smartphone dying?
Some believe voice technology and AI will replace the smartphone, at least in innovation. Over one in four Americans use voice technology at least once a week. Also, voice is the top way to control many tech devices, from smartphones to big screen TVs. Look at how popular items like Google Home and Amazon Echo are. I predict that in the years to come, they will integrate voice in all things technology. I can see how critical it would be to VR machines. So if voice technology is the next big thing, then why would we need a smartphone?
Um…not so fast. In the 1950s, when TV came out, they said the radio was dead. Yet we still listen to radio today. In the 2000s, as Internet entered the social media era, many believed it was the death of TV. But that’s not right, either. Is the smartphone dying? I doubt it. I believe just like radio and TV, people will need their phones for decades to come. If anything, they will use smartphones in a different capacity. But voice technology can only do so much. So in decades to come, at our Boston computer service shop, we’ll still be fixing smartphones. Sorry, but I don’t see the smartphone going anywhere anytime soon. But I’ll ask you…Is the smartphone dying?