according to marketing data tech connection by marc saltzman going mobile as it been a while since you've updated your mobile phone? you'll be blown away by how much they've evolved over the screens and even advanced cameras are the new normal in today's smartphones small sampling of what you can expect from many of today's models courtesy of apple inc today's pocket-size devices fuse style with substance power and panache exceptional cameras wait until you see the image quality produced by the cameras in many of pro sevag sagherian longer battery life what's the point of all this cool tech if you have to plug in your phone by been greatly improved across the board of music playback or up to 28 hours of video playback on an iphone 13 pro or two of use between charges innovative designs some manufacturers are tweaking options right out of science fiction powered by the android operating folds up like an old-school flip phone to tuck into jeans or clutch purses but it's one sheet of bendable glass 5g smartphone opens like a book to become a 7.6-inch touch-screen tablet clever assistants today's devices have more intelli- you to ask questions and hear a human- voice into text and even predict your actions and offer contextually relevant leaving for work 10 minutes earlier because of traffic problems on your today's smartphones are digital marc saltzman is a leading high- tech reporter and selected questions regrets that unpub- lished questions can't be answered individually twitter @marc_saltzman email connection@ costco.com please include "tech connection" in the subject line costco connection now we're talking! advantage of next-generation when buying a new mobile only get faster over time for phones with strong glass and dexterity challenges.-ms you'll find mobile phones at the wireless advocates kiosk in costco warehouses and at costco.com