The term “Smartphone” needs redefining
Posted by tnkgrl | Posted in Blogosphere, Culture, Featured | Posted on 29-01-2009
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I read an interesting article by ARJW, calling for a redefinition of the term Smartphone.
And then something happened, other devices started getting the same abilities that these vaunted smartphones did. No longer were high megapixel cameras, or even Wi-Fi and 3rd party applications the providence of smartphones. These “lower” devices, usually running some proprietory operating system, started doing the same things that smartphones do, and at a lower price.
So what’s the incentive to continue to call these devices smartphone, or even to pay that much for a device that’s not really much better than something “not as smart?”
I couldn’t agree more! There was a time when a “dumbphone” was defined by lack of third party apps. The extra frosting was MegaPixel’ed cameras, WiFi, GPS, maybe a touch screen. Now a days, it’s tough to find any phones without at least one of these features.
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