Thursday, August 4, 2011

What is Smartphone - History of Smartphone(Definition of Smartphone)


Smartphone: Smartphone is like other cellular devices but having some extra features.Smartphone provides instant access to web as well as having the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit Microsoft office documents.A smartphone have an operating system that allows it to run productivity applications.Some of operating systems that are used in Smartphone are Nokia Symbian,Google Android,Microsoft Windows Phone 7, apple ios (Operating System) and Research in motion Blackberry Operating System etc.These operating system can be installed on many different cellular devices.They can run third-party application using an application programming interface.Many of the best features of Smartphone are following as:


  1. Smartphone runs on Operating System like Nokia Symbian,Google Android and apple ios.
  2. Smartphone has many extra software like Microsoft office and Adobe.
  3. Smartphone provides the quick access to Internet.We can search our favorite websites on Smartphone.
  4. Some Smartphone have QWERTY keypad.QWERTY keypad is like our computer keyboard having the facility of fast typing speed.
  5. Smartphone also provides the facility to send and receive e-mail.Some smartphone may have multiple email accounts.

History of Smartphone: First smartphone was launched by IBM in 1992 with name of IBM Simon.
 
Figure  -  IBM Simon     1992

In 1996 Nokia 9000 was the first smartphone of the Nokia Communicator Series.
Figure - Nokia 9000   1996

In 1998 and 2000 Nokia launched the Nokia 9110 and Nokia 9110i in the Communicator Series.
Figure - Nokia 9110    1998

Figure - Nokia 9110i    2000

In 2000 Ericsson R380 Smartphone was the first phone running on Symbian Operating System.
Figure - Ericsson R380    2000

In 2002 Ericsson P800 was the first Smartphone having Camera.
Figure - Ericsson P800   2002

In 2000 Nokia launched Nokia 9210 Communicator Smartphone with color screen and running on Symbian Operating System.
Figure  -  Nokia 9210 Communicator   2000

Nokia 9500 Communicator was Nokia's first Smartphone with Wi-Fi.
Figure  -  Nokia 9500 Communicator

In 2007 Nokia launched N95.N95 was a huge success having some extraordinary features GPS,5 Mega-Pixel Camera,3G and Wi-Fi.
Figure  -  Nokia N95    2007

In 2008 Nokia Launched Nokia 6110 Navigator.
 Figure  -  Nokia 6110 Navigator

In 2010 Nokia Launched N8 running on Symbian3 Operating System.
Figure  - Nokia N8     2010

In 2007 Apple launched its first iPhone running on iPhone ios. iPhone got a huge success in Smartphone bazaar and many of iPhone models were launched.Now Apple has become the first Smartphone supplier on Planet leaving Nokia behind.
Figure  - iPhone    2007

Figure  -  iPhone    2008

Figure  -  iPhone      2010

Figure  -  iPhone      2011

In making Operating System for Smartphone Google Launched its Operating System called Android.HTC Dream was the first smartphone running on Android in 2008.

Figure  -  HTC Dream      2008

In 2010 Google launched its smartphone Google Nexus.
Figure  -  Google Nexus     2010

Research in Motion (RIM) also launched its Operating System and All Blackberry Smartphone are running on its Blackberry OS.
Figure  - RIM Blackberry

Figure  -  RIM Blackberry Smartphone


Above information is only a brief discussion about Smartphone.In 2011 Many Smartphone will be launched like iPhone 5G.















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