A couple of Chinese smartphone makers shocked the mobile world this week by releasing two concept phones that are proof the smartphones of our dreams are almost here.
Ever since the iPhone rocked the industry more than ten years ago, we’ve witnessed smartphone innovations each year that culminated in designs like the iPhone X or the upcoming Galaxy S10. But we’ve now reached a temporary design peak, because specific technologies still need to be ironed out before true hole-less, button-less smartphones can become mainstream. And the Meizu Zero and Vivo Apex 2019 tell us precisely what those innovation bottlenecks are, and why big companies like Apple and Samsung have yet to come out with such daring devices.
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