What is a PDA Cell Phone?
The cell phone industry is segmented into many different types of devices. The most functional of those devices are basically PDA-based cell phones, oftentimes referred to as smartphones and pocket PC's. Whether you're using a Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, BlackBerry or even an iPhone device you're using a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with phone capabilities.
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What is a PDA?
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The purpose is simple: to facilitate the organizing of daily activities in an easily manageable, portable way. Basically PDA's offer tasks, reminders and calendars that are used to organize the user's activities in an streamlined manner.
Types Of PDA Cell Phones: Smartphones
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Smartphones are a form of PDA phone which utilize non-touchscreen based displays, relying on menu options that are optimized for one-handed navigation via scrolling screens. Examples of smartphones include: HTC S620 and the BlackBerry Curve series.
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Types of PDA Cell Phones: Pocket PCs
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Pocket PC's, unlike Smartphones, utilize a touchscreen interface that allows users to swipe their fingers across the screens or use a stylus to point and click at icons on the display. These devices tend not to be single-handed navigation friendly since clicking icons is much faster and requires less of an optimized layout. Examples of Pocket PC's include the HTC Touch HD and the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
Functions PDA Cell Phones Perform
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PDA cell phones, smartphones or Pocket PCs, offer several important functions, including the ability to send and receive emails, send and receive text and multimedia messages and to fully organize a user's schedule using task and appointment reminders and full calendar accessibility. The functions found on PDA cell phones can be found in factory-included options or through the download and installation of third-party applications downloaded from the Internet.
Identifying PDA's vs. PDA Cell Phones
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Look at the device's specifications. If the device features "calling frequencies" then you have a PDA cell phone. If however your device does not feature any type of CDMA or GSM frequencies then you have a standard PDA. Please note however that a Windows Mobile OS on your PDA does not mean it can make calls, only calling frequency enabled phones offer that option.
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