Cell phones are everywhere, growing in both number and type. Although we lack a clear distinction between a cell phone and a smart phone, generally, a smart phone is a next-generation, multifunctional cell phone that provides voice communication and text-messaging capabilities and facilitates data processing as well as enhanced wireless connectivity. You might consider the smart phone as the marriage between a powerful cell phone and a wireless-enabled PDA.
According a study by UK market research firm Canalys, more than 12 million data-ready wireless mobile devices shipped in the second quarter of 2005-twice the fewer than 6 million shipped in the year before. Although smart phones account for only a small slice of the worldwide cell phone market, many consumers are opting for business-centric smart phones as the price continues to drop.
The large picture Unlike most conventional cell phones, a smart phone will have these features: A color LCD screen with backlight. Enhanced wireless ability such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and infrared and the capability to synchronize with computers. A big memory (RAM and ROM) and persistent storage (memory cards or built-in tough disk). An advanced operating system with a set of applications that normally involve games and calendar, scheduler, address book, media player, publication reader, recorder, note, and calculator functions. Many have a camera; some even have a Carl Zeiss lens.
Additionally, smart phones generally fall into three categories in terms of handset design, representing three camps in the industry sector:
high-end cell phones by cell phone manufacturers, such as Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola; PDA phones by HP and Palm; and enhanced wireless email devices (that is, Blackberry) by Research in Motion. However, software platforms for smart phones aren't aligned with this categorization at all.
Cell phone manufacturers used to develop their own proprietary, highly customized operating systems for their product lines. Because independent software vendors generally don't have access to these operating systems, they're not suitable for today's vertical wireless market. On the battlefield of smart phone software platforms, we have only a few big combatants: Symbian OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm OS, and some variations of embedded Linux systems.
This article tried to explained just a little about how smart phones differ from casual mobile phones. Nowadays, smart phones can do amazing things! - 22787
According a study by UK market research firm Canalys, more than 12 million data-ready wireless mobile devices shipped in the second quarter of 2005-twice the fewer than 6 million shipped in the year before. Although smart phones account for only a small slice of the worldwide cell phone market, many consumers are opting for business-centric smart phones as the price continues to drop.
The large picture Unlike most conventional cell phones, a smart phone will have these features: A color LCD screen with backlight. Enhanced wireless ability such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and infrared and the capability to synchronize with computers. A big memory (RAM and ROM) and persistent storage (memory cards or built-in tough disk). An advanced operating system with a set of applications that normally involve games and calendar, scheduler, address book, media player, publication reader, recorder, note, and calculator functions. Many have a camera; some even have a Carl Zeiss lens.
Additionally, smart phones generally fall into three categories in terms of handset design, representing three camps in the industry sector:
high-end cell phones by cell phone manufacturers, such as Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola; PDA phones by HP and Palm; and enhanced wireless email devices (that is, Blackberry) by Research in Motion. However, software platforms for smart phones aren't aligned with this categorization at all.
Cell phone manufacturers used to develop their own proprietary, highly customized operating systems for their product lines. Because independent software vendors generally don't have access to these operating systems, they're not suitable for today's vertical wireless market. On the battlefield of smart phone software platforms, we have only a few big combatants: Symbian OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm OS, and some variations of embedded Linux systems.
This article tried to explained just a little about how smart phones differ from casual mobile phones. Nowadays, smart phones can do amazing things! - 22787
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