Smart Phones Vs. Keyboarded Phones
Smart Phones are capable of running third-party applications and run on an operating system. Keyboarded phones may or may not have operating systems, but are touted as convenient for heavy text users.
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Functionality
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Smart phones are able to run third-party programs that allow users to go online, run applications and perform many of the functions that computers do, although on a different scale and form. Keyboarded phones typically do not have operating systems that run third-party programs and are limited in their functionality.
Texting and Inputting Text
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Smart phones can have either touch keyboards or touch and physical keyboards depending on the model. Strictly keyboarded phones offer the convenience of inputting text through a physical keyboard which can be useful for heavy text users.
Usability
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Smart phones that allow touch capability offer a more robust user experience as users can interact with programs, images, etc. It can be a smoother and more enjoyable user experience. Keyboarded phones rely on keys and either a navigation wheel, track, scroll or directional pad to move from menu to menu or in accessing phone functions. Usability is traditional with keyboarded phones, lacking the functionality and flexibility of touch capable smart phones.
Size
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Smart phones and keyboarded phones are relatively similar in size, however, future development of smart phones may lead to smart phones being clearly the larger of the two phones. Keyboarded phones are often larger than normal phones because of the added space and weight of a keyboard. Although smart phones do not require a keyboard if they are touch capable, smart phones can boast large sizes due to their enhanced screens.
Cost
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Smart phones cost more than simply keyboarded phones. Keyboarded phones lack much of the functionality that smart phones do and since the technology for keyboarded phones is older, costs have decreased, whereas for smart phones, technology and demand keep prices more expensive than keyboarded phones.
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