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00:02:09 1 History
00:02:18 1.1 Forerunner
00:03:18 1.2 Early integration of data signals with telephony
00:04:17 1.3 PDA/phone hybrids
00:08:16 1.4 Japanese cell phones
00:09:37 1.5 Early smartphones
00:10:56 1.6 Form factor shift
00:14:51 1.7 Developments in the 2010s
00:18:38 1.8 Future possible developments
00:19:14 2 Hardware
00:19:23 2.1 Central processing unit
00:20:05 2.2 Display
00:21:38 2.3 Sound
00:22:30 2.4 Battery
00:23:30 2.5 Accessories
00:24:52 3 Software
00:25:01 3.1 Mobile operating systems
00:26:45 3.2 Mobile app
00:27:07 3.3 Application stores
00:28:14 4 Sales
00:29:16 4.1 By manufacturer
00:30:57 4.2 By operating system
00:31:07 5 Use
00:31:15 5.1 Social
00:32:27 5.2 Mobile banking and payment
00:34:33 5.3 While driving
00:39:03 5.4 Legal
00:40:23 5.5 Facsimile
00:40:47 5.6 Medical
00:41:14 5.7 Security
00:43:03 5.8 Sleep
00:44:04 5.9 Bokeh cameras



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Smartphones (contraction of smart and telephone) are a class of mobile phones and of multi-purpose mobile computing devices. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, which facilitate wider software, internet (including web browsing over mobile broadband), and multimedia functionality (including music, video, cameras, and gaming), alongside core phone functions such as voice calls and text messaging. Smartphones typically include various sensors that can be leveraged by their software, such as a magnetometer, proximity sensors, barometer, gyroscope and accelerometer, and support wireless communications protocols such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and satellite navigation.
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, but were limited by their battery life, bulky form factors, and the immaturity of wireless data services. In the 2000s, BlackBerry, Nokia's Symbian platform, and Windows Phone began to gain market traction, with models often featuring QWERTY keyboards or resistive touchscreen input, and emphasizing access to push email and wireless internet. Since the unveiling of the iPhone in 2007, the majority of smartphones have featured thin, slate-like form factors, with large, capacitive screens with support for multi-touch gestures rather than physical keyboards, and offer the ability for users to download or purchase additional applications from a centralized store, and use cloud storage and synchronization, virtual assistants, as well as mobile payment services.
Improved hardware and faster wireless communication (due to standards such as LTE) have bolstered the growth of the smartphone industry. In the third quarter of 2012, one billion smartphones were in use worldwide. Global smartphone sales surpassed the sales figures for feature phones in early 2013.

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