The evolution of computers brought microchips. Moore's Law says transistors will get exponentially smaller every two years. Computer's used to take up a whole room. Now, they fill in your pocket, glasses, etc.. Cell phones are more powerful than the rocket that went to the moon. 5G brought faster bandwidth which means more data can be transferred to person. 4G brought us Uber, Door Dash, Pay POS stations with cell phone. Doctors will be able to supposedly be able to perform surgery from across the world with 5G connection. You can visit a concert virtually. Maybe even pay extra for that virtual front row seat.
Cell phones use operating systems just like personal computers. There are a bunch of operating systems : android, iOS, windows mobile OS and other small ones like blackberry (learn2g,2019). I preferred windows OS , and I was apart of the 3% of the population that had that phone(learn2g, 2019). Android uses Linux which is a open source, ease of control operating system. Linux allows complete control over the phone. This much powers allows easier accessibility to hackers, and invasion. iOS is built with MacOS in mind. It is pretty much operating a computer with a blocker. I suggest iOS to older people. I tell them "You don't have to worry about losing control or anything with iOS. If you read before clicking go, yes, allow then you will be good." Even formatting a phone isn't as bad as before. iOS offers cloud storage which will store an image of the phone on apples server. They can both run programs and usually share the same programs on the play store, and app store (built for each operating system in mind).
Cell phones have a lot of potential for allowing everyone into technology. Block Programming is very similar to how you operate Siri, or Ok Google. Once you realize which commands (object,command, variable) work on Siri you can form complex sentences to make a command work (line of programming). I love using the assistant. Sometimes it will mess up or translate something wrong but it has been a huge improvement since the days of DragonSpeak (talk to text program).
Being apart of the cell phone industry opened my eyes. The competitiveness is there. Companies produce different promotions, offer more services in their eco system, selective hiring, cut throat pricing. There is an order of operations like math when dealing with cell phones. You have to become one with the way cell phones work. For instance, if you port a number on iPhone. You want to do it after installing iOS. If you do it before it can cause an error when the other phone can't approve of the new phone.
I think with 5G we will be online for everything. Anything you can think of will be online. We will have currencies that are dedicated to your online presence. I believe first world countries will be able to make money staying idle. I don't think its healthy, but I think it will be done. You can already buy crypto currency on your cell phone (Royal, 2021). I believe with 5G you will be able to stream the mining process. I hope the future is as technical I believe. One thing is for sure you can never underestimate technology.
References
Poetker, B. (n.d.). The mobile operating systems that matter in 2020 (+Effects ON DEVELOPMENT). Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://learn.g2.com/mobile-operating-systems
James Royal, P. (2021, March 23). What is Cryptocurrency? Beginners guide to digital cash. Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/cryptocurrency-7-things-to-know#:~:text=A%20cryptocurrency%20(or%20%E2%80%9Ccrypto%E2%80%9D,at%20times%20driving%20prices%20skyward.
