#phones that were ahead of their time

Throughout history, many gadgets have been far advanced from what was available back in the day, offering features and capabilities that were ahead of their time. So we’ll check out five gadgets that were way ahead of their time and that paved the way for the devices we use today. But what if I told you that Motorola had a similar idea just way back in 2011 with the Motorola Atrix as one of the first phones with a dual-core processor, a high-resolution display, and a fingerprint scanner, which was still a relatively new technology at the time. What other devices can you think of that were ahead of their time? That bet paid off big time, with around 14% of all smartphones shipped today equipped with these processors. Its only major flaw was that it was built on an ancient 28nm architecture in a time when its competitors were downsizing to 12/14nm. There’s an app on StreamTV+ that allows users to pair their phones to the device, effectively turning it into Bluetooth speakers. Read more in our articles including "5 Gadgets that were Ahead of their Time" and "TECNO to bring OpenClaw-powered AI agent to their smartphones".