Samsung has always been ahead of the competition when the introduction of new features in a smartphone is considered yet LG is the first major smartphone manufacturer who presented a modular LG G5 at this year’s mobile world congress. So the real question is: should Samsung make its next super phone, the Galaxy Note 6, modular?
First, let us understand the concept of a modular phone. These type of devices have swappable components such as camera, battery, screen so that if you fancy a new killer high-resolution display, you could simply swap out the older display and click in the new display.
As far as I am concerned, the future of the smartphone lies in modular concept and innovative displays such as bendable, rollable and stick on screens.
The galaxy flagship phones were famous for the expandable storage and removable battery. These were dropped in the previous years. The S7 has an expandable storage, though.
Considering that Samsung introduces the Note 6 as a modular phone, it would definitely be appreciated among the sea of similar looking glass slabs which we call as smartphones.
I wouldn’t mind shelling as much as $1000 for a phone that has an s-pen, dual curved screen, swappable battery and other modular parts such as a powerful speaker, a DSLR like camera or a dual battery component.
It wouldn’t be funny if we see a modular phone in the future that can also act as a beard trimmer with the appropriate blade component. Just kidding.
This concept also has the potential to revolutionize the medical industry by integrating thermometer, blood testing machine, sugar level detector etc. or as a matter of fact, any industry.
The modular concept also makes the phone futureproof but that time hasn’t arrived yet in this smartphone era.
And yes, I think Samsung should definitely make the Note 6 modular.
