I think for the first time, I cannot think of a single realistic feature I would want from a smartphone /u/DiplomatikEmunetey Android

Just like I imagine most tech enthusiasts, I have my list of criteria for what I would consider to be my “perfect smartphone”.

Slim bezels, a high frequency screen, a flat screen, faster storage, a fast and efficient SoC, enough RAM, great battery life, fast charging, wireless charging, good connectivity chips (BT, Wi-Fi, 5G, GPS), good cameras, water-dust resistance, good unlocking tech, Type-C, SIM + eSIM, good audio codes, etc.

Before, whenever a new phone would come out I would check its specs out, and there was always something that was not quite up to scratch, be it thicker, uneven bezels, or a slow storage, it was pretty much always back to “This is almost perfect, but wait for the next year’s model”.

But for 2025, I think for the first time I have absolutely nothing that I could realistically wish for in a smartphone. For example, I just checked out OnePlus 13. That phone has it all. If I had to nitpick, I would say it needs better cameras, but what it currently is fine too.

Even in 2024, the phone specs were already there, the only things I was not happy with was the base storage still starting at 128GB for some smartphones and the lack of ubiquitous UWB. Samsung also used Exynos for Europe in their Galaxy S24 phones which I would not get.

For 2025 though, the base storage should start at 256GB with UFS 4.0 and UWB should be more available too. All flagships that will come out will be more than enough, I wonder how they will even differentiate themselves.

Now, not to offend anyone, but there are some specs that I would consider as fantasy specs right now, features such as: a 3.5mm audio jack, a microSD slot, an IR blaster. And I would not expect them.

So, for me, the specs are there. Which I am quite happy with, I love when a technology overtakes my wants. There is nothing else I can even really think of what I would want in a smartphone conceptually. Maybe a full screen finger printer reader? Two USB Type-C ports?

I still wish for a true mini flagship smartphone. But, that again, is probably unrealistic.

Is there anything where the current smartphones are quite there for you? What would you like, realistically?

Just like I imagine most tech enthusiasts, I have my list of criteria for what I would consider to be my “perfect smartphone”.

Slim bezels, a high frequency screen, a flat screen, faster storage, a fast and efficient SoC, enough RAM, great battery life, fast charging, wireless charging, good connectivity chips (BT, Wi-Fi, 5G, GPS), good cameras, water-dust resistance, good unlocking tech, Type-C, SIM + eSIM, good audio codes, etc.

Before, whenever a new phone would come out I would check its specs out, and there was always something that was not quite up to scratch, be it thicker, uneven bezels, or a slow storage, it was pretty much always back to “This is almost perfect, but wait for the next year’s model”.

But for 2025, I think for the first time I have absolutely nothing that I could realistically wish for in a smartphone. For example, I just checked out OnePlus 13. That phone has it all. If I had to nitpick, I would say it needs better cameras, but what it currently is fine too.

Even in 2024, the phone specs were already there, the only things I was not happy with was the base storage still starting at 128GB for some smartphones and the lack of ubiquitous UWB. Samsung also used Exynos for Europe in their Galaxy S24 phones which I would not get.

For 2025 though, the base storage should start at 256GB with UFS 4.0 and UWB should be more available too. All flagships that will come out will be more than enough, I wonder how they will even differentiate themselves.

Now, not to offend anyone, but there are some specs that I would consider as fantasy specs right now, features such as: a 3.5mm audio jack, a microSD slot, an IR blaster. And I would not expect them.

So, for me, the specs are there. Which I am quite happy with, I love when a technology overtakes my wants. There is nothing else I can even really think of what I would want in a smartphone conceptually. Maybe a full screen finger printer reader? Two USB Type-C ports?

I still wish for a true mini flagship smartphone. But, that again, is probably unrealistic.

Is there anything where the current smartphones are quite there for you? What would you like, realistically?