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Smartphone – The New Phone Generation

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The term “smartphone” is one of the hottest topics these days. But why do people call a phone “smartphone” when they can appear to be all the same? Are there differences between regular cellular phones and smartphones? A little information about smartphones can be found in the following.

The smartphones are basically like cellular phones that allow the user to do phone calls and send messages. In addition, there are features that are added which are normally found in PDA or personal digital assistant. Such features are sending and receiving electronic mails, reading and editing Office documents, etc. In the past cellular phones were for calls and the PDAs were for handy organizers. As things evolved, the PDAs were able to do more tasks like having them sync with a computer, connecting to the internet through wireless connection. Likewise, the cellular phones also got better features that were similar to the PDA features. And then from the changes smartphone came to life.

There is still no black and white definition as to what makes a phone a smartphone. However it is common to see that a smartphone has an operating system, just as a computer needs one to operate. The usual operating systems used are Android OS, iOS, Blackberry OS, HP’s webOS, bada and more. Other features include having the function of adding more apps or software. There is so much more that could be added compared to regular phone. Some versions of the smartphones can even be used for GPS and photo editing.

As the smartphones connectivity issues are resolved, they are getting better internet connections with the 4G and 3G networks. Wi-Fi function is already becoming a part of the standard features. Others have QWERTY keypads like that of a computer.
All in all, the smartphones are going to keep the technology world buzzing for a while as the designs and features get better each time a new version is released.


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