What can I expect from Jolla 2
Still, I suspect Jolla to release any information in regard to Jolla 2 – or whatever – but MWC 2015 is the identical place for show off.
Hardware and Design:
Always the exterior design is a legitimate index of what’s been set up beneath. I like the overall design of Jolla since it follows a certain philosophy and definitely does not copy any odds and ends. Almost all the Porsche cars and tanks were rear engine mechanicals. There’s no problem in continuation of an aspirational design. To put it in perspective, when the lead designer of Lumia 930, Jonne Harju, was asked about his favourite design, a decade-long design veteran replied: “From a Nokia point of view, I loved the first N9 device because it changed the company in terms of the way we look at mobile phone design.”
There’s a reference design for a device and over time it matures. Design maturation is miles better than a complete design revamp. First and foremost, keeping the design elements for some generations will authenticate the phone in the end user’s eyes. It’s Jolla. Refraction to design changes will reduce cognitive load for normal users. Notwithstanding the design refractions, the phone exterior must be polished. iPad Air was indeed an iPad Mini but bezels were trimmed down, it was crazily slimmer and mitigation in weight made the Air a true successor to iPad 4. Speaking of dimensions, Jolla smartphone is no less than 9.9mm thick and judged by today’s standards, Jolla is … thick. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not obsessed with thinness mania as I’ll happily trade an ultra-thin phone for an ergonomic one. The thing is, the design should mature and for the most part it’s up to thickness as well as screen real-estate ratio.
Theories aside, still, I expect no seismic shift in aesthetics which is… normal. Most of Jolla’s expenditure is on Software development therefore they have to pinch pennies and control the budget solely floating around HW. Nevertheless, this is downright a good news. The only beneficial of having an ultra-thin, shiny look-at-me phone is to become ostentatious while your friend looking at your phone with amaze. Design maturation should be aligned with practicality. Other than that, appearances are deceptive. As design flaws (while the phone is ultimately thin and fashionable) will become seriously frustrating and your use of that gorgeous phone drops down to Zero. Zilch.
By now you must’ve figured that Sailfish OS isn’t hardware-dependent to run flawlessly. Though, any new iteration of smartphone sports updated internals which is always welcome. Upgraded hardware allows the developers to add and unlock new features. Smooth User Experience is vital yet isn’t enough. WindowsPhone is boastful for fluidity across all the smartphones with various specs. But flagships like Lumia 1520 and Lumia 930 with their top of the line HW began to out-shine their cheaper fellows. Due to powerful SoC –Qualcomm Snapdragon 800- and Denim Firmware, these phones can shoot 4k vidoes as well as always-on Cortana.
When released, Jolla was about two generations behind the competition. Fair enough, Jolla phone was supposedly to be powered by ST-Ericson Thor SoC which then revoked. More to the point Jolla releases a model a year (for now) so Jolla 2 should come with no compromises. Alas, we can’t set up a wish-list and kindly ask Jolla to make one but in order to stay up and running in this fierce competition Jolla needs to pack Jolla 2 with great internals. 2 GBs of RAM, Full-HD 1080p panel along with zipping fast SoC are basic elements for a ~500$ priced smartphone.