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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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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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