Comments on: What Do You Call The iPhone When “Smartphone” Doesn’t Cut It? http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/11/what-do-you-call-the-iphone-when-smartphone-doesnt-cut-it/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Larry Greenberghttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/11/what-do-you-call-the-iphone-when-smartphone-doesnt-cut-it/#comment-49281 Larry Greenberg Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:07:13 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=47408#comment-49281 I think Smartphone is still a fair title for all of these convergence devices. One has to be okay with sacrificing something to gain lots. Will all these devices you give up features in one area to gain features in another. Most of them are phones which are "smarter" because they do much more than the garden variety flip phone. It's nothing new. The search for the perfect phone is one that's been going on for a long time. Does it exist? We've debated it here and other places as well and the answer seems to be no. Once you realize that and choose the device that best suits you things get easier. I think Smartphone is still a fair title for all of these convergence devices.

One has to be okay with sacrificing something to gain lots.

Will all these devices you give up features in one area to gain features in another.

Most of them are phones which are “smarter” because they do much more than the garden variety flip phone.

It’s nothing new. The search for the perfect phone is one that’s been going on for a long time.

Does it exist? We’ve debated it here and other places as well and the answer seems to be no.

Once you realize that and choose the device that best suits you things get easier.

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