| | | | | Smart Phone. It’s a Handhled Compute know |
| A Smartphone is a mobile phone that runs | | | | as a small or palmtop Computer. |
| complete operating system software, with PC-like | | | | |
| functionality. Smart phones are differ from | | | | Touch Screen: |
| ordinary mobile phones, The Mobile Phone - a | | | | A Typical PDA has a touch screen for entering |
| wireless phone, or cellular phone, is a short-range, | | | | data |
| portable electronic device used for mobile voice or | | | | Newer PDAs, like the Apple iPhone and iPod touch |
| data communication over a network of specialized | | | | include new user interfaces using other means of |
| base stations known as cell sites. | | | | input. The iPhone and iPod touch uses Multi-touch |
| Smartphone is simply a phone with advanced | | | | technology. |
| features like combines voice services with e-mail, | | | | |
| fax, pager or Internet access is called a smart | | | | Wireless Connectivity |
| phone. | | | | Many PDAs consume Touch Screen Technology |
| | | | | and also Wireless Wide-Area Networks. Most |
| The Most Common Mobile Operating Systems | | | | modern PDAs have Bluetooth wireless |
| used in Smartphones are: | | | | connectivity. It can be used to connect |
| Symbian, RIM BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, | | | | keyboards, headsets, GPS and many other |
| Palm, Android, Openmoko Linux, Access Linux | | | | accessories. Superior PDAs have Wi-Fi/ WLAN - |
| Platform, Qtopia, Internet Tablet, LiMo Platform | | | | connectivity, It is used to connecting to Wi-Fi |
| | | | | hotspots or wireless networks |
| Smart Features of Smartphones: | | | | |
| | | | | Synchronization Facility: |
| PDAs are used to store personal information that | | | | An important function of PDAs is synchronizing |
| can be accessed by you at any time and | | | | data with a PC. |
| anywhere. | | | | This feature allows keeping up-to-date contact |
| | | | | information stored on software like Microsoft |
| In terms of features, most smartphones support | | | | Outlook or ACT! To update the database on the |
| full featured Email capabilities with the functionality | | | | PDA. Most PDAs come with the facility to |
| of a complete Personal Organizer with small book | | | | synchronize to a PC. With many PDAs, |
| binder, containing a Calendar, Address Book, and | | | | Third-party synchronization software is also |
| other sections usually including blank paper. | | | | available. |
| A personal digital assistant (PDA) is this type of | | | | |