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Visitors from the mobile world fair of Barcelona take pictures the new Galaxy S6 Edge Samsung (Emilio Morenatti / AP / SIPA
Visitors from the mobile world fair of Barcelona take pictures the new Galaxy S6 Edge Samsung (Emilio Morenatti / AP / SIPA

WATCHES, CARS, BIOMETRICS ... 7 TRENDS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE SMARTPHONE USE

The global fair for mobile closes in Barcelona, ​​drawing the trends for the phone tomorrow. Balance sheet.

"The smartphone is becoming a hub of all connected experience," summarizes Thomas Husson, an analyst at Forrester. The global fair for mobile Barcelona closes, Thursday, March 5, confirming the trend that the phone is now up in the middle of a digital environment. Balance sheet.

# Phones: something for everyone

Not surprisingly, the new halls of the Barcelona show were chock full of smartphones of all kinds. It must be said that it expected to sell more than a billion of them this year, hence the plethora. In this 2015 edition, the "Obs retains"
  • The most beautiful: Galaxy S6 Edge
With its false air of iPhone 6, the last baby Samsung is positioned as a rival of choice flagship of the bitten apple (s ire our test ). Screen curved sides, processor and chips last cries impressive 16 megapixels camera ... The South Korean manufacturer quickdraw THE upscale terminal earlier this year.
  • The most interesting Ara
The American manufacturer Yezz, supported by the French-Avenir Telecom, presented an improved version of its "Ara project." This is the first modular smartphone, or an assembly of eight small modules on an aluminum plate, each conferring a different technical characteristic. So everyone can choose the phone that he wants (from 50 to 300 euros) and the passage fight against planned obsolescence. In Barcelona Yezz found a powerful ally: Google. The first launch is expected by the end of the year in Puerto Ricco, before landing in France next year.
  • Most Original: Runcible
The start-up californiene Monohm unveiled a smartphone prototype ... totally round.The perfectly circular enclosure fits in the palm of your hand. The applications are those of a conventional mobile. The whole system works with the free Firefox OS. His name?Runcible.
  • Greenest: Solar Phone
The Japanese manufacturer Kyocera presented a rather ugly smartphone admittedly, but who is equipped with a solar collector. A transparent photovoltaic film is applied to the screen to provide (some) more energy to the mobile, history make the battery last longer. But do not expect to fully charge the device, unless you have 10 to 25 hours of sunshine ahead ...

# Watch: tech and chic

In the wake of smartphones, connected watches are now present everywhere. Madness smartwatches is not new but is continuing. The Barcelona Motor Show, the "Obs" holds:
  • The prettiest: Watch
Chinese Huawei offers problems Android watch, with a perfectly round quadrant, and the possibility of having a metal band. It thus wants a serious competitor to the next Apple Watch .
  • Most connected: G Watch Urban
LG offers a variant of its urban Watch G R ( read our review ). It now includes a 4G SIM card, allowing it to access the internet without using the smartphone. What open the door to new options such as the ability to open the doors of his Audi car.
  • Cheapest: Watch
Not to be confused with the watch Huawei, Alcatel OneTouch one wants an interesting competitor, with its more sober look reminiscent Swatch. Compatible Android and iOS, it displays the same features as its rivals, but a much more attractive price: 129 euros. A shock argument.
  • The greener (and French): Nevo
Lille NevoWatch to present their connected watch that looks especially OF a classic watch. Leather bracelet, needles, framing round ... And yet, it connects via Bluetooth to the smartphone vibrates when notifications and offers not count and calories burned.What remember the watch Withings activity . Except here, the bottom of the screen has a solar panel giving it autonomy ... limit!

# Cars connected: flying start

After CES , connected cars responded present at the show in Barcelona. Automakers associate with phone manufacturers to come up with new features such as Audi, which uses LG's watch to unlock their doors and start the car.
For their part, Ford and Porsche prefer to stay in their corner and develop applications that transform the smartphone into a remote control vehicle. It is thus possible to permanently geotag and also displays the tire pressure and battery level (for electric models).
READ: " 5 connected cars, 5 revolutions "

# Biometrics: the eyes do the talking

Since the fingerprint sensor of the iPhone 5S, all manufacturers are flocking to biometrics. But more than the fingers, it is the eyes that are in the spotlight this year.The Chinese ZTE integrates technology start-up Eye Verify that detects blood vessels of the eye to identify the user. Fast and easy to use.
For its part, the Japanese Fujitsu presented a prototype scanner that scans the iris. The eye is scanned by two cameras to unlock the mobile if its bearer.

# Payment: Samsung in the footsteps of Apple

Samsung announced the launch of Barcelona Samsung Pay , a payment service that is to approach a smartphone terminal and validate his identity with his fingerprint to make a purchase. Very easy to use, functionality strongly inspired by Apple Pay the same service on iPhone.
Tested this year in the United States, the two systems should soon land in Europe, knocking the way you pay in the shop and eventual threatening the future of the Blue Card and even banks ...
READ: " The smartphone will it kill the credit card? "

# Loaders soon useless?

With Galaxy S6, Samsung has opted for wireless charging. Concretely, simply place the phone on a base (itself plugged in) so that it is charging. A technology that has existed for many years (Lumia do a long time), but the arrival of South Korean could speed things up and the advent of wireless electricity .
Samsung has also been pressed the Barcelona Motor Show in ... Ikea. Swedish furniture maker has announced the launch of lamps and furniture where wireless charging bases are embedded. Convenient to recharge your smartphone placing it on her bedside table.
READ: " Welcome to the world of wireless electricity "

# 5G: first steps

5G is on everyone's lips telecom operators and network manufacturers. Sure that the promise is great: a rate 100 times faster than the current 4G. What download a movie in less than 5 seconds. But the technology is still in its infancy and should arrive at best in 2020.
READ: " The 5G, what is it, when is it? "
Boris Manenti, special correspondent in Barcelona
Find also the focus of "Obs" in the salon Barcelona :
Sur le web : Salon du mobile de Barcelone : les trois objets connectés les plus innovants 
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Reactions (2)
T Raul From Naubs posted March 5, 2015 at 8:03 p.m.
"Tested this year in the United States, the two systems should soon land in Europe, knocking the way you pay in the shop or subsequently threatening the future of the credit card and even bank ..." 

Except that the CB will update. They also have NFC techno. 
To threaten the banks would require Smartphones builders created in their name and that they allow to obtain liquid with a smartphone. 
Moreover, if some like Apple take a discount to the passage, banks will no longer maintain a CB and accountability for fraud risk not to fall on them ...