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The smartphone and 3G has evolved dramatically in just a few short years,

which is why more and more people from all over the world are converting to

the new technology. You should know the difference between units and models

to get the most advantages, in terms of tools and applications. You can get

ahead by learning more about the manufacturer and other advanced features

that will function effectively for work and personal use.

The First Smartphone

The very first smartphone was known as Simon, which was created and styled

by IBM in 1992 and presented as a concept product at COMDEX. COMDEX is the

computer industry trade show held in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was shown and

launched to the public in 1993 and sold by BellSouth. Aside from being a

mobile phone, Simon also featured a world clock, note pad, email,

calculator, calendar, send and receive fax and games.

There are no physical buttons that allow you to dial. The customers,

instead, use a touch screen to choose phone numbers with a finger or make

memos and facsimiles with an optional stylus. Text was written via a unique

on-screen predictive keyboard. As of the present standards, Simon becomes a

low-end product. The feature at the time, however, was very modern.

The Nokia Age

Nokia released its first set of smartphones, beginning with the Nokia

Communicator line. The Nokia 9000 was the first of the bunch, launched in

1996. The unique palmtop computer type smartphone was borne out of a

combined effort of an early successful and pricey PDA model created by

Hewlett Packard, plus Nokia’s bestselling phone at the same time. The early

prototype models featured both devices organized using a hinge.

The Nokia 9210 was the first color screen Communicator type that was

considered as a real smartphone, with an open operating system. The 9500

Communicator was the first camera phone Communicator and Nokia’s very first

WiFi phone. The 9300 Communicator is the 3-dimensional alternation into a

smaller form factor.

The recent E90 Communicator involves GPS too. The Nokia Communicator model

is outstanding and is the most expensive model sold by a main brand for

almost the full lifespan of the series of models, immediately 20% and

occasionally 40% pricier compared to the next most expensive smartphone

featured by other major manufacturers.

More Devices

One of the devices described and sold as a smartphone was Ericsson R380.

It, however, cannot run native third-party applications. Even though Nokia

9210 is one of the very first true smartphones having an operating system,

Nokia still constantly refer to it as a Communicator. RIM launched and

released the first BlackBerry in 2001. It was defined as the first

smartphone enhanced for wireless email use, achieving over 8 million

customers in just a few years. Three-fourth of the total belong to North

America.

More Nokia Releases

The Nokia 7650 was announced in 2001, and was referred to as a smart phone

in the media. The Nokia support site also refers to it as a smartphone. The

press release, however, refers to it as an imaging phone. Handspring also

presented the first widely famous smartphone tools and gadgets in the

United States by joining a GSM phone module with Palm OS based Visor PDA.

Nokia launched the N-series of 3G smartphones in 2005. These were marketed

as multimedia computers, instead of mobile phones.