Smartphone
Smartphone
A Smartphone (/ˈsmɑːrtfoʊn/) is a portable electronic device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, which facilitate wider software, internet (including web browsing over mobile broadband), and multimedia functionality (including music, video, cameras, and gaming), alongside core phone functions such as voice calls and text messaging.
Etymology
The term "smartphone" was first used by Ericsson in 1997 when they unveiled the GS88, their first device labelled as such. The term was chosen for its reference to the phone's intelligent capabilities and functionalities that surpassed those of a typical mobile phone.
Related Terms
- Mobile Phone: A portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area.
- Operating System: System software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides various services for computer programs.
- Mobile Broadband: Wireless Internet access through a portable modem, USB wireless modem, or a tablet/smartphone or other mobile device.
- Multimedia: Content that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, video and interactive content.
- Voice Call: A telephone call which relies on acoustic sound produced by the user's voice.
- Text Messaging: The act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile devices, desktops/laptops, or other type of compatible computer.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Smartphone
- Wikipedia's article - Smartphone
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