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| − | A '''smartphone''' is a mobile device that combines cellular phone and mobile computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from "feature phones" (ie [[Nokia]] 3210, 3310, [[Motorola]] C139, etc.) by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile [[operating systems]], which facilitate wider [[software]], [[internet]] and multimedia functionality. Smartphones also contain a number of additional sensors that can be leveraged by their software (such as a magnetometer, proximity sensors, barometer, gyroscope, accelerometer, or [[GPS]])
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| − | Early smartphones were marketed primarily towards the enterprise market, attempting to bridge the functionality of standalone personal digital assistant (PDA) devices with support for cellular telephony. The world's first smartphone was created by [[IBM]] in [[1994]], nicknamed "Simon". Shortcomings of the technology and connectivity did prevent proliferation of the technology at the time.
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| − | In the [[2000s]], several developed smartphone like the [[BlackBerry]] began to have traction. Following the rising popularity of the [[iPhone]] in the late 2000s, the absolute majority of smartphones now have copied the formfactor and usability from it. In the third quarter of [[2012]], one billion smartphones were in use worldwide.<ref>http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57534132-94/worldwide-smartphone-user-base-hits-1-billion/</ref>
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| − | |date=01 January 2021
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