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**fectsnanteemy** · 09-15-2012, 01:22 AM

Technically you are correct, both are cellphones but there is a fundamental difference.

A smartphone uses a mobile operating system and a cellphone doesn't. There are other differences as well, but that's the really big one.

Technically all modern phones have some sort of OS, even if it's just to run an address book and manage text messages etc.

A 'smart' phone is supposed to include mail, browsing and media, but more specifically 3rd party applications, as well as phone functions.

09-15-2012, 01:22 AM	#31
fectsnanteemy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	Technically you are correct, both are cellphones but there is a fundamental difference. A smartphone uses a mobile operating system and a cellphone doesn't. There are other differences as well, but that's the really big one. Technically all modern phones have some sort of OS, even if it's just to run an address book and manage text messages etc. A 'smart' phone is supposed to include mail, browsing and media, but more specifically 3rd party applications, as well as phone functions.
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