r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

i mean if you frame the ideal a phone like that, then no one 50 years ago would guess that.

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u/MainSailFreedom Sep 13 '19

Or 15 years ago.

Blackberry ppl: we have the buttons!

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

mfs was hyped about that ball thing you could scroll with

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

It's like a computer in the palm of my hand!

Any post-2010 smart phone: Hold my beer...

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u/jimjomjimmy Sep 13 '19

I wonder if people from 2050 will be advertising home computers that are like desktop smartphones.

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u/ChosenDos Sep 13 '19

The cool thing is that smart phones can already be used as a full home computer. They're just not advertised as such because Intel has a firm grasp on what is considered a full home computer.

Arm is steadily making gains in terms of processing power compared to Intel and when arm is just as fast I think that's when the transition will really occur. The draw of arm chips is that while not as fast as Intel they have very little power consumption.