subject: A Comparison Of Smartphone Aspects [print this page] The number of smartphone users across the world has increased rapidly in the past few years. Their multi- tasking abilities and other reasons have made them so popular with people. There are a lot of firms today that are offering some of the best smartphones in the market. You can send and receive emails as well as exchange text messages on these phones. You have to compare smartphones in order to make a selection suitable for you. Read on to know more about what makes these smartphones different from each other.
1) Operating Systems
One of the components that make the smartphones unique are the operating systems used; make sure you check them when you compare smartphones. Mobile OS is the software platform on your smartphone that is responsible for the smooth functioning of your phone. The OS on smartphone perform many other beneficial functions. Let us look at the many smartphone operating systems that power the most popular phones.
a) Google's Android
Android that is powered by linux kernel can be found used on a cast range of smartphone brands. It was introduced by Google in 2007. Smartphones from HTC, Samsung and Motorola are popularly running on Android OS. There are about ninety thousand applications available for Android.
b) Apple's iOS
Apple gave the world this technologically advanced OS, iOS. It runs on Apple's iPod touch, iPhones, Apple TV and iPhones. When you have to work on your office documents, you can do so from anywhere with this OS. You can download millions of apps directly to your iPhone from the App store.
c) Nokia's Symbian
This operating system is phone specific and cannot be used on other devices. Accenture currently maintains the OS. Qt framework has been included in the Symbian OS. Apart from clicking pictures, playing videos and other basic functions, the OS has been technologically updated to do carry out more complex tasks. But gradually, due to technical updation, it evolved. Symbian has been used on over three million mobile phones the world over till date.
2) Keyboard Types
If you have been using regular phones, you will need some getting used to when it comes to making use of smartphone keyboards. See that you are comfortable using the keyboard on the smartphone you want to purchase. Apart from touchscreen keyboard, smartphones use QWERTY keyboards. Types of keyboards used on smartphones are explained here.
a) Touchscreen keyboards:
Touchscreen keyboards are those that are incorporated into the smartphones. With touchscreens, you can simply touch the letters and numbers on the screen with your finger or a stylus to enter them. You must get used to this kind of keyboard; otherwise it may lead to frustration. Use it periodically to become the 'master of touchscreen typing'.
b) Keyboards with QWERTY sequence
If you are not comfortable making use of touchscreen smartphones, you can opt for QWERTY keypad phones. You can find them on Blackberry and Android phones. They are spaced in a different way when compared to a computer keyboard, so regular use is advisable to get used to them.
3) Other features
If you compare smartphones, you can find that some of the other aspects of them also are distinct. These include the screen size and the device size. Small screens are typically seen on smartphones that have QWERTY or other types of physical keyboards. You can see that not all phones have the same design and size when it comes to the structure of the devices. You can see that the different models of Blackberry itself have many ranges and styles. Examine all these aspects of a smartphone to buy the one that you are comfortable with.
