#previous Smartphone features

Through the years, smartphone features have been evolving. From thick form factors, smartphones have become slimmer with more camera sensors, larger displays, bigger memory, long-lasting battery capacity, and other features that make them more capable than its predecessor. Removable battery Previously, removable batteries on first-generation smartphones are adopted from GSM mobile phones. Physical home button Connected to keyboards, the home buttons of previous-generation smartphones allow users to navigate apps and menus quickly. micro-USB port As fast charging protocols continue to dominate smartphones' battery trend, old battery standards from previous smartphones were being phased out. As smartphone brands continue to introduce innovations, some present features might be gone once they become irrelevant for future technologies. Do you remember these old features from your first smartphone? ZTE Skate ZTE's successor to its previous Blade smartphone the Skate, doesn’t boast bleeding-edge hardware or a customized UI with lots of bling. Read more in our articles including "Smartphone features that are getting old" and "Round-up: Top 10 Flagship Smartphones".