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Let's be realistic, though... the type of thing that would be a game-changer and make a big buzz at an event like this just doesn't exist right now. Phones have gotten so advanced that the "next big thing" needs to be paradigm-shifting and completely redefining in order to get a sizable reaction.

Everything else right now is just iterative.

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I really thought on-board voice would be a game changer. Not having to do the round-trip to the cloud to determine intent, and providing a conversational interface (i.e. "now send this to Pam") I thought would generate that buzz. It sure seemed to when Google announced that they had reduced this ML model to ~500mb so it could run locally.

In contrast, Apple's A13 chip's contribution to extend battery power is incredibly impressive to me.

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