Smartphones, The Phones That Are Smart

There was a time when we had only the telephone to communicate with others

. Then there came the mobiles that allowed wireless communication. Now it is the age of smartphones. But what exactly is a smartphone and what are the features that makes it really smart compared to other cell phones.

What is a Smartphone?

A smartphone like other feature phone helps you to send and receive voice communications. But apart from that, it has features that you mostly find on a personal digital assistant or a personal computer. If we look back at the history of smartphones, we can see the rapid improvements made by these multipurpose devices. It began its journey by combining the features of personal digital assistants (PDAs) and a camera phone. Then it added on the functions of portable media players, pocket video cameras, low-end compact digital cameras and GPS navigation units. And today crop of smartphones have touchscreens, Wi-Fi, mobile broadband and web browsers that displays not just mobile optimized sites but standard web pages as well. Hence, mobile devices that enjoy capabilities more than the basic cell phones can be brought under the category of smartphones.

Key Features of Smartphones

The following are some of the notable features that can be found on every smartphone device.

QWERTY Keyboard

Every smartphone has a QWERTY keyboard just like the one that you see on your computer keyboard. This makes texting easy and fast as you do not need to tap the number 1 to enter A, B or C as in the case of basic cell phones where alphabets are placed on top of a numeric keypad. In some, you need to type with physical keys while in others you need to tap on the screen (touchscreen).

Operating System

It is the operating system that allows smartphones to run different applications. And the most widely used mobile operating systems are iOS, Android OS, webOS, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Symbian, Maemo, MeeGo and so on. Apple mobiles run the iOS, BlackBerry phones run the BlackBerry OS, and so on.

Apps

Almost all phones today have software but smartphones go one-step further as it helps to do more like create, view and edit Microsoft Office documents, download apps, edit photos, get directions and so on.

Web Access

Smartphones get you easily connected to the Web. Since these phones come with Wi-Fi support, you can easily access your email accounts or any other website like online shopping sites.

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