Types of mobile devices

Types mobile phones

A mobile device (also known as a handheld device, handheld computer ) is a small, hand-held computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input and/or a miniature keyboard.

The main category of mobile devices include the following devices

  • Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
  • Smartphones
  • Tablet PC

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is

handheld devices that combine elements of computing, telephone/fax, Internet and networking in a single device. Examples: Revo, Hewlett-Packard Jornado, Compaq iPaq, Toshiba Pocket PC,Palm Pilot

Smartphone

combine both mobile phone and handheld computers into a single device. Smartphones allow users to store information (e.g., e-mail), install programs, along with using a mobile phone in one device.Examples: Palm Treo, Blackberry, Nokia T-Mobile , Torq, Motorola Q, I-mate,

Tablet PC

Tablet PCs are a type of notebook computer that has an LCD screen on which you can write using a stylus. The handwriting is digitized and can be converted to standard text through handwriting recognition, or it can remain as handwritten text. Examples : Samsung Q1, Toshiba Portege, IBM Thinkpad

 

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