Not all heard the word smart, realize that this technique for this, and what's so special to be called not simply – a mobile phone, and carry the title of a smart phone. The meaning of words, the smart phone (English – Smartphone), in the literal translation means – clever (Smart) phone (Phone), then a phone with lots of features and capabilities. Added more confusion phones with enhanced functionality, looking at who can and can not distinguish the difference between first and second. On Indeed between mobile phones and smartphones, there are several differences that allow, even not particularly aware of the core mobile technology, it is easy to determine what is in front of you – a simple means of communication or device that claims to be a handheld computer. Find the differences can be on such grounds: In appearance: Dimensions of smartphones generally more mobile phones, but now when mobile phones are constantly adding new features, they increase in size, respectively, and smart phones equipped with chips of supernovae, which is why they are reduced in size and weight and as a result of the difference is not so evident, as, for example, it was a year ago. Fit to Screen: The screen size was usually more smartphone than a mobile phone was released at the same time. However, some new screens of mobile phones has increased so much that surpassed the size of the screens of smartphones, which have been released earlier. For even more details, read what Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says on the issue. By Function: The number of functions in the smartphone has always been much more than a mobile phone.
This is logical because the number of tasks performed by mobile phone and smart phone differs considerably. Main function of the phone – it's receiving and transmitting voice and sound, and the smartphone is able not only that, but it is also, though not complete, but the replacement of a handheld computer (PDA). Main difference from the mobile smartphone is following: Smartphone – a mobile device that runs on an operating system (OS) open, allowing you to download third party software, as well as permitting qualification, you can create program for my little friend. Although one could argue that the mobile phone allows you to upload and download Java games and applications, but despite this he is not a smartphone. The thing that is used in mobile phones Technology Java, not an operating system, but only a virtual machine running on, or in parallel with the operating system of closed type, which does not make any changes.
The most popular operating system for smartphones and communicators is the Symbian OS, on the mobile platform are available from all the pundits Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Siemens and other manufacturers of smartphones, and the most famous of these is the Siemens SX1 and Samsung D720. A significant number of smart phones available with operating system Windows Mobile. Its main advantage is the similarity of the user interface with Windows computers, the usual. The list running on a platform that does not work smartphones closed, but their low prevalence and the corresponding number of devices that operate under their administration do not need a description. Need to say except that of the mobile version of Linux, on which work similar devices, but user interface is very different from different manufacturers.