what is a smart phone actually. How to define this.

@1anurag1 (3576)
India
June 22, 2010 1:16pm CST
what is a smart phone actually. How to define this. There are number of features available in different phone. The phone 5 years ago were smart. Today they are normal cheap phone. But today’s high end phone will be common after 5 years. I am very confused whether what a smart phone is.
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@rosie230 (1700)
22 Jun 10
My definition of a smart phone would be to say that a smart phone is a phone in which it can run different types of applications, connect wirelessly to the internet, and make it easier to send and receive emails from it. It can also include the newest touch screen capabilities, but not all smart phones have this feature, so I would say smart phone = internet on the move (ease of access).
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@kingparker (9673)
• United States
22 Jun 10
According to my opinion, a smart phone has data plan to access internet, and it has tons of features to play music, record voice, and taking nice pictures. Also, it simply work like a computer, and it is in a miniature version of a PC, that is all.
@roxyoo7 (246)
• India
23 Jun 10
In simple words,a smartphone is a device that lets you perform basic functions , but also adds in features that you might find on a personal digital assistant or a computer--such as the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit Office documents. Mostly a smartphone is based on an operating system that allows it to run productivity applications.It allows you to create and edit Microsoft Office documents--or at least view the files. It may allow you to download applications, such as personal and business finance managers. Or it may allow you to edit photos, get driving directions via GPS, and create a playlist of digital tunes.Smartphones can access the Web at higher speeds, thanks to the growth of 3G data networks and the addition of Wi-Fi support to many handsets. Further a smartphone includes a QWERTY keyboard. This means that the keys are laid out in the same manner they would be on your computer keyboard.
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
23 Jun 10
thanks for the response i agree with the definition of yours. there must be some enhancement by the user in term of application usability. but i dont think the qwerty key board is essential.
@roxyoo7 (246)
• India
23 Jun 10
First of all i'm glad that my response was usefull for you. Now if you strictly go by the defination of a smartphone,then it is compulsory. Also very few smartphones with regular keypad are known.
@roxyoo7 (246)
• India
23 Jun 10
First of all i'm glad that my response was usefull for you. Now if you strictly go by the defination of a smartphone,then it is compulsory. Also very few smartphones with regular keypad are known.
@rosekiss (30413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Jun 10
I agree with the other user about smart phones. To me, they just have lots more features than your regular phone, plus, like the other user said, you can download apps for it. A plain phone, or ones that aren't a samr phone, you can't do that with them. I have a smart phone, and it is one of teh best phones I have ever had, and I am glad that I bought it. I have only had it a few months, and Imust say, I can do a lot with it, much more than any other phone I have had. I am able top post in here on my ceoll phone, however, I only do that when I don't have access to my laptop. It really does a good job of posting to mylot too, even though it takes awhile because the screen is so small. I have just posted a few responses on it and one discussion that I know of, but other than that, I haven't been posting from my phone. Take care, and happy mylotting.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
24 Jun 10
Though I'm not exactly sure what the real definition of a smart phone is, I can tell you what I think is the definition for a smart phone. I believe that a smart phone is a phone that is way outside the ordinary box that we've been accustomed to having phones in. This means that a smart phone is able to have applications that enable you to do things with them that are very similar to a computer. Additionally, a smart phone is also able to readily connect to the internet.
• United States
23 Jun 10
A smartphone is defined as any mobile phone that uses an operating system other than that of the standard carrier interface. Common smartphone operating systems include: Symbian, iPhone OS, Windows Mobile, Android, and BlackBerry cell phone operating systems.