smart phones

definition of a smartphone

A smart phone is a mobile phone that has a display screen, which is usually an LCD/liquid crystal display, and it also contains built-in personal information management software, such as an electronic calendar, address book, Which is usually available in a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the smartphone has an operating system that allows the installation of other computer programs to be able to browse the web, e-mail, music, video, and other applications, and the phone can be likened to a hand-held computer, integrated into a mobile phone. .

Smartphone history

In 1994, IBM and BellSouth introduced the Simon device, which was heavy and expensive, and was the first smartphone and personal digital assistant. Then BlackBerry became a company. (BlackBerry) is famous for its smartphones, as it gained large numbers of fans in the first decade of the twentieth century. The BlackBerry smartphone became commercially popular, then the iPhone appeared in 2007, which changed the face of the smartphone industry forever.

Smartphone features

A smartphone is distinguished from a regular phone by many characteristics, the most important of which are:

• Send and receive text messages.
• Make and receive phone calls.
• Capture, view and store photos and videos.
• Browse the Internet and send and receive email.
• Providing GPS and navigation applications.
• Record and play audio and music.
• Display time, date, and other time functions such as alarm, stopwatch, etc.
• Provide information about weather and temperature.
• Issuing voice commands and taking notes.
• Providing a virtual assistant using Siri, Google Voice Search, or Cortana.
• Provide practical aids such as flashlight, e-book reader, and calculator.
• Download and install applications and games.

Smartphone operating systems

A smartphone includes an operating system like a desktop computer or laptop. Examples of operating systems are Windows or MacOS. The most common systems are iOS, which was created by Apple, and Android. Created by Google, BlackBerry, created by Research In Motion, and Windows Phone, created by Microsoft.