High-definition, anti-glare displays
Front- and back-facing cameras
Lower weight and longer battery life than laptops
Use Bluetooth for connection to printers and other devices
Features
Make use of flash (solid state) memory and cloud storage
Use sophisticated speech recognitions systems To enable the user to ask the device to search the address book
Proximity sensors Detect if the device is close to, for example the ear, which allows it to block unintended ‘touches’
Use sensors
Accelerometers Detect movement and orientation of the device
Smartphones They are very small in size and lightweight – therefore they are very easy to carry and have on your person at all times
Advantages You can use them to make phone calls, but also connect to the internet while on the move
Less power consumption
The small screens and keyboards make pages difficult to read
Because of their small size, it is much easier to lose
Memory size in most phones isn’t very large when compared to laptops and PCs
Disadvantages
It is more difficult and slower when typing
Web browsing and photography can quickly drain the battery
Not all website features are compatible with smartphone operating systems
Features Iidentical to those of a smartphone
Very fast to switch on , no time delay waiting for the operating system to load up
Touch screen technology means they are simple to use and do not
need any other input devices
Advantages
Fully portable – they are so lightweight that they can be carried anywhere
Not much heat – they use solid-state technology
Tablets
Battery life of a tablet is a lot longer
Smartphones, Tablet and Phablet
They often have limited memory or storage when compared to a laptop
If 3G, 4G or 5G mobile phone networks are used, they can be expensive to
run if the internet is being accessed frequently
Disadvantages
Typing on a touch screen can be slow and error-prone compared to a standard keyboard
Laptops tend to support more types of file format than tablets
Designed as a hybrid between a tablet and a smartphone
Have much larger screens than a smartphone but are smaller than a tablet
Phablet Features Identical to those of a smartphone
Advantages Same advantatges as smartphone
Disadvantages Same Disadvantatges as smartphone
Entertainment Streaming of music, videos and television programmes
Gaming
As a camera or video camera
Internet use Online sales, social networks, using QR codes
Sending and receiving emails
Global positioning system Use of maps to navigate to a location
uses
Calendar functions
Telephone banking Sending and receiving money using the banking apps
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
Instant messaging
Office and business management Features that allow rapid voice and video communication
Created by: Mr.Mahmoud Moussa
Remotely control devices Remotely operate devices in the home, such as microwave ovens,
www.mahmoudmoussa.com