Like most manufacturers, mobile phone makers are constantly introducing products in hopes that one of them will be the next big thing. And though the calendar is crammed with opportunities for rolling out shiny new gadgets, few are as high-profile as this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

This year, Motorola has introduced several phones, including one, the MOTO Z10, that allows users to edit video on the cellphone before sending it by e-mail or uploading it directly to the Internet.

Sony Ericsson has rolled out a new clamshell, the Z555, that can be controlled in part by a wave of the hand, saving the user the effort of opening the device or halting other functions in use.

What else are handset makers considering as they contemplate the mobile phone of the future? Will it be bigger, smaller, lighter?

For one thing, analysts generally agree, the manufacturers will focus on making cellphones simpler, thanks in part to the iPhone. Essential functions will be easier to find and fewer keystrokes will be needed to get to them.

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