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Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?

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Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
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Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 8:52 pm
Most of us own a pocket-sized computer that can do literally hundreds of things, one of which is making phone calls. So why are these miniature computers called "smartphones"?
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 9:20 pm
(August 8, 2018 at 8:52 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: Most of us own a pocket-sized computer that can do literally hundreds of things, one of which is making phone calls. So why are these miniature computers called "smartphones"?

Because the ability to call is probably the only function that, if it were missing, would cause you not to carry that device around any more.
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 9:25 pm
Because words.
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 9:28 pm
(August 8, 2018 at 9:20 pm)bennyboy Wrote:
(August 8, 2018 at 8:52 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: Most of us own a pocket-sized computer that can do literally hundreds of things, one of which is making phone calls. So why are these miniature computers called "smartphones"?

Because the ability to call is probably the only function that, if it were missing, would cause you not to carry that device around any more.

A PDA was a not-phone. Nobody uses them any more.
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 9:57 pm (This post was last modified: August 8, 2018 at 9:58 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(August 8, 2018 at 8:52 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: Most of us own a pocket-sized computer that can do literally hundreds of things, one of which is making phone calls. So why are these miniature computers called "smartphones"?

Because the ones that don't are called tablets?
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 10:08 pm
(August 8, 2018 at 9:28 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(August 8, 2018 at 9:20 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Because the ability to call is probably the only function that, if it were missing, would cause you not to carry that device around any more.

A PDA was a not-phone. Nobody uses them any more.

Yeh.

Nobody says, "Wow, PDAs can make calls now."  They say, "Wow, my phone does everything those things did, so I will just carry my phone from now on."
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 10:18 pm
I mainly use mine as a phone.
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 11:00 pm
Mine is basically an inert slab. It's an Obama-phone. I tried signing into hotmail one day and couldn't accomplish it. It's so slow it's ridiculous. Probably the most useless thing I own. I only keep it to call 911 if the power or internet is out. I'm not completely confident it will do that.
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 11:15 pm
Those mini-computers retain a vestigial telephonic capability.
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RE: Why are our mini-computers called smartphones?
August 8, 2018 at 11:17 pm
Dumbphones didn't test as well during the marketing phase.
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