A smartphone is more like a mini computer that can also place and receive calls and have apps that turn your phone into something much smarter than a regular cell phone. It is a mobile device that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, Internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications It is a device that differs from you regular phone as it lets you make calls, but also includes features that were found only on a personal digital assistant or a computer such as the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit and view Office documents. Before the coming of the smartphone , there were cell phones that were used for making calls, while devices like the Palm Pilot, were used as personal digital assistants or portable organizers that could store your contact information and could synchronize data with your computer. Smartphones, have changed the way we communicate because of their mu...