smartphone is a cell phone, and it means smart phone, in Portuguese, and is a term of English origin. The smartphone is a cell phone with advanced technologies, which includes programs running an operating system, equivalent to computers.
Smartphones allow anyone to develop programs for them, so-called applications, and they exist of the most varied types and for the most varied purposes. A smartphone has computer features, such as hardware and software, as they are capable of connecting data networks for internet access, synchronizing data like a computer, in addition to the contacts book.
There are several operating systems for smartphones, Symbian, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Android and others. Even large computer and computer product companies such as Apple and Microsoft are investing heavily in smartphones.
The most well-known brands are Iphone, by Apple, Blackberry, Android by Google and others. Smartphones enable people, especially young people and executives, to access their personal information and the internet much faster and on smaller devices, but with computer-like functions.
