The two great challenges facing the new ultra -lady mobiles that have already arrived in Spain

Fashions in the consumer electronics sector apply as in any other section of the economy. Sometimes they are irrational, sometimes they succeed, sometimes not already the market itself is surprised because something unexpected ends up taking traction. And if not, they tell Apple, which was Mockery Object When the iPhone presented in 2007 and that has currently become the reference and a brand that continues to increase its market share even in Spain.

In 2025 we will have to be pending two trends. The first is that of the folding mobileswhich seems to evolve from Samsung’s hand with a triple and low -cost model, although we will have to wait to see what that means. The second is that of the Ultrafine mobilesthat face two problems: autonomy and the covers.

To the rumors of the iPhone 17 Air we must add the recent official presentation of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, the fourth model of the company’s high -end family, which, which It focuses on the design, with a minimum thickness and a weight that rivals that of compact mobiles. Samsung did not want to wait for Apple to make this new trend massive, although there are many mobiles that have presumed little thickly, such as the Oppo Find N5, which unfortunately cannot be bought in Spain.

Limited autonomy

One of the main problems of very thin electronic devices is that they do not have much internal space to house elements. This is especially sensitive when we talk about the battery, which is the largest piece, at least if we except the screen, and one of the most volumetric space occupies. It is something that has been seen in the S25 Edge, which has a 3,900 mAh batteryeven less than the one included in the Samsung Galaxy S25.

This makes The autonomy of this model can be compromisedalthough tests will have to be tested. However, since the hardware is very similar to that of its range brothers, and that it has less battery, it is normal for us to be before the S25 with a more limited autonomy. We do not know if in the case of the iPhone 17 Air we will see something similarbecause Apple is not given to innovate much in the models other than the pro, but there is something that could change this aspect.

We refer to carbon silicon batteries. This type of technology allows Create finer, lighter and, in addition, with more storage capacity of energy This is what we have seen in the aforementioned Oppo Find N5, a terminal that is open is less than 5 mm thick and, still, has a battery of more than 5,000 mAh, although being a folding gives more surface on which to put that battery.

However, these types of batteries are still in the expansion phase, and have a higher cost than that of normal batteries. That said, both the S25 Edge and the iPhone 17 Air are high -end mobiles, which They have or have prices greater than 1,000 euros, So the cost should not be a factor. It is also true that the production scale of these batteries is not up to lithium, but these mobiles will not be the best selling of their families.

That Samsung has not opted for carbon silicon batteries is rare, and that Apple does or not yet to see, but it would not be uncommon not to do it. Both companies, together with Google, always They have been very reluctant to make great innovations in terms of battery of its mobiles. The point is that Chinese brands, such as Xiaomi, Oppo, honor or alive have not had the same problems, and are already using this type of batteries not in very thin mobiles, but in normal mobiles to be able to provide them with impossible amperajes a few years ago. If they enter into the ultra -lady mobile sector they will have a huge advantage over US and Korean manufacturers.

Foundation?

In most countries users put their mobile covers for practical reasons. Smartphones are expensive products and protecting them is something that does not cost too much taking into account the disbursement difference that a mobile can involve, or change a screen.

The problem is that If these very fine mobiles are put in covers, they lose part of their appealby increasing its thickness, its weight and worsening its ergonomics. It is not the same to harm those sections in a normal mobile as one designed to enhance exactly those characteristics. Of course, you can choose not to use a cover, trusting that brands will have designed these mobile phones to resist as well as possible.

In the case of Samsung we have a titanium frame with a coverage of ultra -transistent crystal Both in front and behind, although a new corning product has been used on the screen, called Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2. Despite everything, few people look down the street without a mobile case. It is possible that the target user of these mobiles assesses more to wear the terminal designwhich is partly for what it is bought, but still the brands will have difficult to position this type of mobile as something massive in the coming years, when the technology to manufacture them, lowers price. Of course, the Edge could be a Good substitute for the plus.