Disruptive changes in smartphones: from feature phones to “digital organs”

1. The epitome of technological revolution

The birth of smartphones is the result of multiple technological breakthroughs:

• Mobile communication technology: The iteration from 2G to 5G makes real-time high-definition video calls possible;
• Sensor revolution: Gyroscopes, GPS, fingerprint recognition, etc. give mobile phones the ability to sense the environment;
• Computing power leap: The computing power of the A16 bionic chip has surpassed that of early aerospace computers;
• Operating system ecology: iOS and Android have built a digital world of millions of applications.

2. Reconstruction of human behavior

• Fragmentation of time management: Short videos and instant messaging shorten the attention cycle to 15 seconds;
• Disappearance of spatial boundaries: Remote work and online education break the limitations of physical places;
• Change in memory methods: 90% of people rely more on mobile phones to store information rather than brain memory.