In the world of constant scientific and technological progress there is not a single person who does not know about mobile devices, and the question: "What is a mobile phone?" - and it does seem ridiculous. But here's the paradox: every day, everyone uses similar gadgets, and the principle of their functioning and the difference between the devices does not represent. In order not to become dependent on communication devices and make the right choice, you need to try to understand this topic.
Description of the standard mobile phone
"Mobile", "cellular" - the characteristics of the same subject, the main purpose of which was the implementation of communication within the cellular communication. Therefore, even the oldest models of devices, which only have buttons and a microphone, belong to this category. In the process of modernization of technology, the functionality and the number of opportunities has increased dramatically.
- The interface and the display of the cellular can be both black and white( old models, which are now very common), and color. The color scheme can be unlimited. Unlike the touchscreen phone, whose resolution is 320x240 pixels, the "mobile phone" has more modest dimensions: up to 240x240 pixels.
- Support for additional features. Different brands of the phone can support: a camera( usually up to 5 megapixels), playback of music files( in MP3 or WAV format), support for graphic images( mostly in JPG and JPEG formats only), games( JAVA format).
- Limited memory. Built-in cell phone memory is up to 600 MB, support for additional memory cards( most often MicroSD) up to 4-8 GB.
- Transfer files using USB, Bluetooth, Internet.
Smartphone - the brainchild of the new time
"What is a smartphone?" - a question that will put the average user in a dead end. It would seem, because it is very similar to a normal touch phone, so is there a significant difference between them? Yes.
Operating system
This is the first most important difference of the smartphone from all other similar devices. The smartphone works with the help of operating systems: Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, GNU, Linux, Android, Apple iOS, MeeGo, which makes it, in fact, an intermediate stage between the "mobile phone" and a personal computer. Of the same factor, other differences also follow.
Thousands of features
Thanks to the OS, everyone can install not only games, but also useful programs: Adobe Reader, Word, GoogleTalk, 2GIS and others. In this case, as a rule, another application format is used: if for a conventional JAVA phone, then for Android.apk smartphones.
Screen
In this case, the minimum screen resolution of smartphones( since all of them are touchscreens) is 320 x 240 pixels.
Multimedia
Such devices support the overwhelming majority of modern audio, video and photo formats. Audio files: MP3, FLAC, AAC and others. Also users can view both short videos, and full-fledged video films in the formats: 3GP, AVI, MP4, FLV.Images: PNG, JPG, JPEG.
Data transfer using high-speed Bluetooth, USB, Internet. The ability to constantly update the system.
The main differences between smartphones and phones
So, what is the difference between a smartphone and a phone?
- The principle of the device( on smartphones installed a full OS).
- Number of opportunities.
- Speed of functioning.
- Reliability and durability. Here it is necessary to note the advantage of phones, because when they fall they do not break. Smartphones, on the contrary, quickly break down and are damaged due to inaccurate treatment.
- Functionality and compactness. Modern PDA and smartphone support multi-user mode, which makes it possible to solve several issues at once, but mobile phones have compact sizes, different shapes( pull-out, clamshell, usual) and color.
Every day, the usual mobile phones are getting smaller, they are replaced by PDAs and smartphones, but this does not mean that you need to chase the fashion. Depending on the purpose of acquisition, the choice can be made in favor of a conventional cellular.
