March 10, 2017
#1809: xkcd Phone 5 explain
[An image of a smartphone with a common optical camera lens attached on its back is shown. Over the entire length the case is slightly rounded. There are several features visible as bottom like features at the top and bottom of the front as well a microphone like slit at the top. A sliding switch is visible on the side, and at the bottom there is a knob, a connector port and a small slit. Clockwise starting from the top left all the labels read:]
Hook shot
Bluetooth speaker
Stained-glass display
Gallium chassis remains solid up to 85°F
Soundproof
Can feel pain
E-ZPass partnership: Phone can be dropped into coin basket to pay tolls
Foldable (once)
Screen transfers images to skin
Retina storage
Background task automatically catches and eats Pokémon
Supercuts partnership: Trims hair fed into charging port
Squelch knob
IBM buckling-spring home button
Cot-caught merger switch
60x optical zoom camera
LORAN navigation
28-factor authentication
[Below the phone:]
Introducing
The xkcd Phone 5
We’re trying to catch up to Apple but refuse to skip numbers®TM