Attempts To Make The Dream Smartphone

We can accomplish a lot on our mobile devices today, especially since theyre always with us, are always connected, and are increasingly becoming more powerful.

- Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Despite this, smartphones and tablets cannot seem to evolve into becoming productivity devices. Sure, we can run productivity apps, but the lack of multitasking functions, a true PC interface, and desktop-grade applications, are consistent barriers no smartphone or tablet has been able to overcome.

Apple keeps pushing the iPad Pro as a replacement for laptops. But, pro or not, the iPad is more of a content consumption device. And even if there are thousands of apps on iOS, the lack of support for a mouse, external monitor, and a proper file system put a ceiling on what it can do. Android tablets are even worse; they don’t even have proper tablet versions of apps, and simply blow up smartphone apps for use on a larger display. If tablets are struggling to truly replace laptops, can we expect smartphones to succeed?