I’ve seen a lot of discussion on wireless charging & been glad of the Fairphone response not to integrate it - it seems like a gimmicky inefficient feature: your wireless charging station still needs a wire to power it & they use/waste more power than normal charging. They also take up so much space in the phone & I can’t help thinking the heat must hurt longevity.
It got me thinking about what other cutting edge tech I would & wouldn’t like to see in the Fairphone 7 / 8 / etc.
Foldable screens are another that seems to really impact the longevity & build-reliability of the phone that I’d rather be without.
The main one I’ve seen recently that I’d love to have in my Fairphone someday is a periscope zoom camera. This seems both functional & also a really cool innovation.
Anyone have any other “never want” or “looking forward to” tech from the cutting edge?
One place where I think wireless charging has a use is for example on buses and other public transport locations. They often provide USB ports for charging, however they can be damaged often. Wireless charging is likely to have less maintenance. If only there was a standard magsafe style connector.
If also like to see AR features so that I can use my camera for measurements.
And the antenna for this would be connected via Bluetooth then? We already won’t be getting back the headphone jack, so in my opinion there’s no hope for an FM/DAB+ radio.