Future of the Phone

In the Atlantic.   What is the future of the smart phone?  Obvious things like the integration of wallet functions.  But beyond that.  More intelligence and integration with our daily needs?   It is hard to predict.  I  am not sure we could have predicted uses like heavy social social networking happening today as little as fifteen years ago.   Is the iPhone in particular an indication of the future of function and design?   I have used that phone since its inception, but find the promised newest form less than inspiring.  Not sure I will jump to it until its clear that a next step forward is here.   Not a yawn, but a recognition that there should be more.  This and related thoughts in the Atlantic article.