从诺基亚到苹果的更迭，智能手机一直都在带给人类意料之外的惊喜。而苹果终有一天也必然会从成熟走向衰退，这种趋势不可避免。我们面临的问题是：下一代“智能手机”产品会是什么样子呢？未来几年，智能手机很可能出现很大的不同。今天的常用英语口语内容来看看关于下一代智能机的猜想。
一、屏幕方面
1. Silver Screen银质屏幕
Researchers at the University of Michigan invented a transparent flexible material made of silver and aluminum that is only 7 nanometers thick and resists rust and air pollution. This material is very conductive and may replace the easily broken screen on smartphones and tablets in the future.
美国密歇根大学的研究人员发明了一种由银和铝制成的透明柔性材料，它只有7纳米厚，能够抵抗锈蚀和空气污染。这种材料的导电性很棒，将来可能会取代智能手机和平板电脑上容易破碎的屏幕。
2.Self-healing screen自我修复屏幕
Repairing shattered and damaged smartphone screens is not cheap, but scientists from the University of Tokyo believe they may have found the answer. The team created a new polymer, polyether-thiourea, which has the ability to repair itself. When cracks appear, applying pressure with your fingers is enough to repair the surface.
修复破碎和损坏的智能手机屏幕并不便宜，但来自东京大学的科学家们相信他们可能找到了答案。该团队创造了一种新的聚合物——聚醚-硫脲，它拥有自我修复能力。当出现裂缝时，用手指施加压力就足以修复表面。
3.Wraparound screen环绕式屏幕
Samsung's Edge series phones will put more emphasis on the Galaxy series bending, which may be the company's first step into the wraparound screen. The patent approved in 2017 shows a double-sided smart phone whose screen can cover the edges on each side.
三星的Edge系列手机将更多强调Galaxy系列的弯曲度，这可能是该公司进军环绕式屏幕的第一步。2017年获得批准的专利显示双面智能手机，它的屏幕可以覆盖到每侧的边缘。
二、电池方面
4.Nanowire battery纳米线电池
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, California, are working to solve the battery problem. The team has invented "nanowire battery materials" that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times. After using a few years, our current battery efficiency will be reduced, perhaps nanowires can solve this trouble.
美国加州大学欧文分校的研究人员正在着手解决电池问题。这个团队已经发明了“纳米线电池材料”，可以反复充电几十万次。使用几年后，我们现在的电池效率会降低，也许纳米线可以解决这种烦恼。
5.Solar charging太阳能充电
Green energy and renewable energy are now hot topics and they are being applied to accessories, mobile equipment materials, construction methods and charging. The patent issued by Apple in 2015 shows that embedded solar charging may become a common element of mobile phones. The patent describes that a small solar panel is embedded under the smartphone screen to absorb solar energy to power the device.
绿色能源和可再生能源现在是热门话题，它们正被应用于配件、移动设备材料、建筑方法以及充电中。2015年苹果公司发布的专利表明，嵌入式太阳能充电可能会成为手机的常见元素。该专利描述称：智能手机屏幕下嵌入小型太阳能电池板，以吸收太阳能为设备供电。
6.Walking charge行走充电
In the future, we may be able to use our kinetic energy to charge our smartphones and tablets. Engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are developing a device that embeds and stores energy in shoes. If the phone is dead, you just plug it in and you can quickly charge it.
将来，我们或许能用动能为智能手机和平板电脑充电。来自美国威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校的工程师们正在开发一种能在鞋内嵌入提取和存储能量的装置。如果手机没电了，你只需把它插进去就可以快速充电。
三、其它方面
7.Fingerprint reader under the screen屏幕下指纹阅读器
In the future, we may see fingerprints and biometric readers built into the smartphone screen, eliminating the need and space for dedicated scanners. The Apple patent has described "infrared diode interactive display", which can use light to sense and recognize fingerprints, although it now has a Face ID.
将来我们可能会看到内置在智能手机屏幕下的指纹和生物识别阅读器，从而消除专用扫描仪的需求和空间。苹果专利曾描述“红外二极管交互显示”，它可以使用光来感知和识别指纹，尽管现在已经有了Face ID。
8.Flexible smartphone柔性智能手机
Apple is also exploring how to make our smartphones more flexible. Samsung is pursuing the idea of a flexible screen, but Apple’s patent describes a smartphone made of "shape memory alloy or amorphous metal," which may have easily curved openings.
苹果也在探索如何使我们的智能手机变得更加柔韧。三星正在追求柔性屏幕理念，但苹果获得的专利描述了一款由“形状记忆合金或非晶金属制成”的智能手机，它可能有便于弯曲的开口。
9.Next Generation Mobile Network 5G下一代移动网络5G
Any form of 5G and beyond may become the standard for future mobile devices. In the 2018 CES show, Intel, Huawei, ZTE, Sprint, T-Mobile and Telstra and other companies are promoting their new cooperation, research and products related to 5G networks.
5G以及之后的任何形式，都可能成为未来移动设备的标准。在2018年CES展会上，英特尔、华为、中兴、Sprint、T-Mobile以及Telstra等公司都在宣传他们的新合作、研究以及与5G网络有关的产品。
10.The camera is key摄像头很关键
Social media has promoted the interest of global mobile photography, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Conor Pierce, Samsung’s vice president of mobile phone business, said that smart phones are now “more used for photographing than for phone calls,” so pushing the boundaries of mobile photography is the key to success in future devices.
社交媒体推动了全球移动摄影的兴趣，包括Facebook、Twitter和Instagram。三星负责手机业务的副总裁Conor Pierce表示，智能手机现在“更多的是用来拍照，而不是打电话”，因此推动手机摄影所能实现的界限是未来设备取得成功的关键。
以上这些只是对下一代智能手机的猜想，真实情况还要观望，或许会比我们猜想的更加智能！