krug3r
26-06-2003, 22:00
You may be wondering what makes a smart phone different from an Internet phone. The terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but let's be clear.
An Internet phone is a cell phone with Internet access through a special minibrowser. The minibrowser allows you to view text-only, streamlined versions of popular Web sites.
A smart phone is a cell phone that has Internet capability through a minibrowser, as well as personal digital assistant (PDA) capabilities. PDA functions often include a calendar, address book, contact manager, to-do list, and sometimes an alarm, scheduler, and calculator. A smart phone's ability to store personal information usually goes beyond that of an internal phonebook in a standard cell phone.
Therefore, every smart phone is an Internet phone, but not every Internet phone is a smart phone.
An Internet phone is a cell phone with Internet access through a special minibrowser. The minibrowser allows you to view text-only, streamlined versions of popular Web sites.
A smart phone is a cell phone that has Internet capability through a minibrowser, as well as personal digital assistant (PDA) capabilities. PDA functions often include a calendar, address book, contact manager, to-do list, and sometimes an alarm, scheduler, and calculator. A smart phone's ability to store personal information usually goes beyond that of an internal phonebook in a standard cell phone.
Therefore, every smart phone is an Internet phone, but not every Internet phone is a smart phone.