A
smartphone is a full-featured
mobile phone with
personal computer like functionality. Most smartphones are cellphones that support full featured
email capabilities with the functionality of a complete
personal organizer. An important feature of most smartphones is that applications for enhanced
data processing and connectivity can be installed on the device,
[1] in contrast to regular
phones which support
sandboxed applications. These applications may be developed by the manufacturer of the device, by the operator or by any other third-party software developer. "Smart" functionality includes any additional interface including a miniature
QWERTY keyboard, a
touch screen, or even just secure access to company mail, such as is provided by a
BlackBerry.
The term smartphone is sometimes used to characterize a wireless telephone set with special computer-enabled features not previously associated with telephones.
In addition to functioning as an ordinary telephone, may include:
Intercom function
Personal information management
Online banking
LAN connectivity
Graffiti style data entry
Local data transfer between phone set and computers
Remote data transfer between phone set and computers
Remote control of computers
Remote control of home or business electronic systems
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