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24 alternatives to Bytes - What comes after the iPhone?

We talk about mobile and the future of the smartphone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bytes - What comes after the iPhone? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   a16z podcast - What comes after the smartphone?▲96

   a16z’s Benedict Evans & Steven Sinofsky discuss 💻📲-->❓

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SMACtalk 43: Apple Goes Back To The Future▲55

   What is the future of smartphones?

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bread Time Ep. 5 - What comes after apps?▲64

   We look into the far future of a post-mobile world.

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ...▲88

   ...

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Pocket Dial▲100

   An iPhone case and pocket square in one

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   OnePlus X▲144

   A smaller design-centric smartphone

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Office Lens▲134

   Turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Analyse Asia 145: An Uncertain Technology World with Ben Bajarin▲61

   What's the next big platform after the smartphone in 2017?

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Nothing Phone (1)▲225

    Less distractions. More soul.

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Mobile Flow▲101

    Eliminate digital distractions

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Truly ▲112

    Turn your smartphone into an actual business phone

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    iPhone SE▲248

    New 4" iPhone from Apple

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Glass phone mockups▲84

    Attractive mobile device in stylish scenes

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SendHub▲100

    Phone System for the Mobile World

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wikipedia Mobile▲136

    Big update for iOS: now with shareable "fact cards"

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pocket for iMessage▲143

    Share your favorite stories without leaving the conversation

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Yahoo Answers Now▲85

    Unique answers for those unsearchable questions

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    MobileMinutes episode 03 - App Store search▲68

    A Weekly talk about mobile business topics

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Real-Time Technology: Moving Beyond Static Apps▲63

    A look at users and technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Project Tango by Google ▲80

    Mobile device + 3D

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    i-Loom▲76

    Bringing the loom into the 21st century

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Subjective-C▲114

    A study of innovative iOS interfaces.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hum▲84

    Songwriting for iPhone

    2014 · its alternatives →

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