Smartphones ‘Will Die Out Within Five Years,’ Report Predicts

‘Smartphones are everywhere in modern life – and many of us couldn’t imagine living without ours.

An annual report by telecoms giant Ericsson has predicted that smartphones could be about to die out – within five years.

The report, which quizzed 100,000 people in Sweden and 39 other countries, found that many people believe smartphones are ‘over’.

Instead, we’ll speak to ‘artificially intelligent’ helpers without needing a screen, according to the people polled by the telecoms giant.’