One of These Things is Not Like the Other…

Posted on 27 January 2007, at 4:13 pm, by Mitchell Oke

eWEEK seem to have gotten a bit confused by what constitutes a Smartphone, because one of these phones does not belong.

Apple’s recently announced iPhone has been widely criticized for being a closed platform, not open to 3rd party developers, which rules it out as being a Smartphone in the true sense. While not a very comprehensive list, up till the last phone the gallery shows quite well the development of the Smartphone from an add-on card for a PDA to today with integrated 3G, push email and more.

Tags | Apple, Apple iPhone, Mitchell Oke, Mobile Phones, PDA, Smartphones / WM6 Standard

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