2026 make it the start of a new phone era...Compact phones
I'm so tired of how all phones nowadays are the same. I personally don't want a big phone, and phones are just getting bigger and bigger it seams. I would like to see companies make multiple options of phone types, so that the buyer can choose what would suit them best. Both in terms of size, and aesthetically. I would like to see a good quality super tiny smartphone made, (like the size of an old 2000s dumb-phone, smaller than your palm..), that is lightweight and has all the functions as a normal smartphone has. Also being more creative with the design of smartphones...Why does every phone have to be a flat rectangle? Why not make a modern tiny slide-phone as an example, with a physical keyboard, or in some other cool shapes...I think people long for something new and exiting (well also "old" and nostalgic)... combined in two. And the idea of having all you need in a phone to thrive in this modern world, but making it smaller so that you can just keep it on you almost like it's not there would be ideal, at least for me. Just like having your keys in your pocket...and not feeling like you have to carry around a big heavy brick on you all the time, and also worrying about losing it, and needing to be so careful with it because it's so fragile. I swear a lot of people would buy these if somebody would just make them. So can some company please be the start of this.
My own ideal phone would be: A tiny phone (like your palm size, a little smaller..) made in some "bio-based" way of thinking, material-wise.. if that's possible. Lightweight & in some cool shape would be fun. With some type of physical keyboard you could fold, or slide out...Good quality calls etc, being able to download any apps you need, and also having the option to remove whatever you don't want on the phone (apps).
These are just my own thoughts about this...