Basic Information on Types of Mobile Computers #3 (Smartphones)

Mobile Computers are devices used between a user and a computer that is able to be transported during normal use. There are a large variety of Mobile Computers, Some of which are still being used today.

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Smartphone
Smartphones are essentially mobile phones that have been buffed up with an advanced mobile operating system such as the IOS(Apple) or Android, Similarly to Tablets, Smartphones are flat mobile computer devices equipped with a touchscreen display, Unlike the Tablets they are pocket sized,

Smartphones still retain all the abilities of a regular mobile phone such as making and receiving phone calls, and sending and receiving text messages. The Smartphone also adds many popular features of the discontinued Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) such as an Event Calendar, GPS Navigation, Video Games, Media Player and Digital Cameras.

Like the Tablets, Smart Phones are also equipped with gesture controls for application shortcuts or commands, and a gyroscope to detect the orientation of the phone. Higher-end Smartphones are even equipped with a fingerprint biometric scanner. With “Selfies” (Self-Portraits) becoming a popular trend Smartphones almost always come with a front-facing camera.

A feature that has been very useful though we don’t notice is the proximity sensors on the front of your phone, these are the black dots you see, and it helps prevent you from accidently hanging up a phone call with your cheek or prevent you from pocket dialling.

Smartphones have also been used as a mobile console for mobile gaming. With an application market smartphone users are able to download third-party applications to play games. The application market is not only limited to games though as an abundance of productivity apps are available extending the possible features of a Smartphone.

On a Global Level Smartphones are still sort of rare. Though countries like South Korea over 88% of the population has a Smartphone, USA at 72%, Malaysia only at 65% and Tech-savvy Japan only has 39%. With the advancements of technology allowing for smartphones to be manufactured cheaper Smartphones are expected to me very common in the year 2019-2020.

By : Coronado Cestlly - 110044696