The Mobile Internet Report Key Themes*

What Is a ‘Smartphone’
We define a smartphone as a mobile device that in addition to performing basic
phone functions (voice calls / SMS / contact database…) :
runs on an operating system;
has Internet / email access;
provides a standardized interface and platform for application developers;
supports advanced digital functions like music, video, gaming, pictures,
browsing, and messaging (some support navigation + mobile TV).
Over time, the term ‘smartphone’ will likely be replaced by something like ‘mobile
device’ as more types of devices will increasingly have more features (from talk to
game play to remote control…) and will run on multiple types of networks.
Smartphone / notebook / netbook…feature sets will continue to evolve / blur.
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