Here's a list of some amazing technological advancements which have helped the smartphone world to set up new standards, and to increase overall user experience. 

1. Variable aperture:-

The aperture opens and closes to control the amount of light passing through the lens. In the camera it's made up of a set of blades. The larger the aperture opening (f-number: smaller aperture value), the greater the amount of light that passes through it. It also provides background blur.

The best examples are huwai mate 50 pro, and Xiaomi 13S ultra.

2. Password required to switch off:-

As a security feature it's added in iQOO Neo 7 pro that password is required to switch off the device. This will give users some more time to locate their device in the case of misplace and theft. More examples include iQOO Neo 6, iQOO Neo 7. 

3. IGC or Secondary processor:-

Nowadays a secondary processor is added to the devices to help in frame interpolation, graphic enhancement and photos processing.

Examples:- iQOO 9T, iQOO Neo 7 pro, Vivo X90, oppo Reno 10 pro etc. 

4. Dedicated telephoto lens:- nowadays smartphone cameras are establishing new records by capturing better and better photos using new technologies, such as using telephoto lenses to capture images from a long distance.

Ex- S23 ultra, Xiaomi 13S ultra, oppo Reno 10 pro etc.

5. Gesture controls:-

Gesture control with gyroscopes, acceleration sensors, and other IC characteristics gives more control to the basic gaming experience and improves gaming skills. The iQOO Neo7 pro is equipped with six motion control options (left hand lifting, right hand lifting, left leaning, right leaning, horizontal forward pressing, and horizontal backward pressing) to enhance your gaming experience.

6. Alert slider:-

Some phones have a alert slider to toggle between different modes like silent, vibrate etc. For example OnePlus has a 3 position slider button above the power button that allows you to instantly toggle between 3 preset modes on your phone. They are Ring (bottom position), Vibrate (middle), and Silent (top).

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7. Ultra wide selfie camera:-

Some smartphones are provided with ultra wide options in selfie cameras to capture a larger area of view or to capture group selfies. Like Samsung S10, and iPhone 11 onwards.

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8. Gimbal stabilization:-

Zenfone 9 A smartphone by Asus comes with gimbal stabilization and OIS to provide you with ultra stable videos. The camera sensor can move in six directions to give stable results.

9. PD adaptor:-

PD adaptors can be used with any smartphone or any device for instance like a laptop of the same or different brand. No matter if the adapter is 120W or above and your device supports 60W then it will charge on 60W.

Like iQOO Neo 7 pro

10. Secondary display:-

I have experienced one such smartphone with a secondary display and the experience is on the next level. It helps you to see notifications and manage them or just to improve your productivity. It's on you how you are going to use that display like Xiaomi 11 had a secondary display at the back panel used to see time, notifications and even it works as a screen while capturing images. Similarly in Rog phone 7 secondary display is used to see time and notifications. It may be very useful in some scenarios.

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11. IP rating:-

Ingress Protection rating (or just IP rating), is an international standard used to rate the degree of protection or sealing effectiveness in electrical devices against intrusion of objects like water and dust.

Ip69- stands for protection against dust and liquids like water.

12. Cooling fans:- Redmagic 7s pro a samrtphone by Nubia comes with a cooling fan inside it to reduce the heat and to keep the processor cool and ready for long hours of gameplay.

13. Under display selfie camera:- This is emerging technology that only a few smartphone brands have tried this thing to hide their selfie cameras under display, to provide you hassle-free viewing experience. And to give user a premium looking smartphone without any hole/water drop or any other camera cutout. Like Nubia's Redmagic 7s and ZTE axon 20

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14. Side triggers:-

Mainly these are the magnetic pop-up triggers, which are two extra buttons strategically located on one side, of the smartphone. Which you can normally use as trigger buttons to shoot, change your weapons, these trigger buttons can also be customized for a variety of uses. Not only can they be used as extra buttons in mobile games, but also for other functions in regular apps. For instance, you can use one as a dedicated shutter button for the camera app and etc.

Like in poco F4 GT and Rog phone 7

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15. RGBW sensor:-

The RGBW (Red, Green, Blue, White) technology allows your camera phone to capture high-definition images, especially in low light, dim and dull surroundings. The latest RGBW sensor adopts an innovative pixel arrangement, where it introduces the White pixels which are much more light-sensitive as compared to the RGB pixels, without damaging the original three primary colors (RGB). The beauty of this technology lies in the fact that with White pixels, you get better light sensitivity, which improves the overall brightness of your camera and reduces the color distortions.

Let me know which of the following tech you loved the most. Stay connected for such more threads, till then Quest to become the best. 

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Lakshay 

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