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Summary: Through the years, we have been able to witness the major progress the technology industry have had One of the most significant inventions is the cell phone, that later led to smartphones, due to the fact that socialization and communication are very important for human beings and that technology advancement has allowed people to communicate with others no matter the distance. During the last two decades, the phone has changed tremendously and new features have been added to it. Smartphones
Through the years, we have been able to witness the major progress the technology industry have had One of the most significant inventions is the cell phone, that later led to smartphones, due to the fact that socialization and communication are very important for human beings and that technology advancement has allowed people to communicate with others no matter the distance. During the last two decades, the phone has changed tremendously and new features have been added to it.
Smartphones have been around for years now and are improved very often. Almost every year a new device is thrown in the market, with a little or a massive improvement. Smartphones could be easily differentiated by simple cell phones because they are ruled by an advanced operating system. Blackberries, iPhones, Samsung Galaxy phones, etc.
Blackberry
The first Blackberry was released in 1999, it was called Blackberry 850 and it permits the user to send and receive e-mails and browsing online. Afterward, Blackberry brought a new device with the features of the cell phone, such as making and receiving calls and sending text messages. There was a time where Blackberry phones were everywhere, Curve, Pearl, and Bold, but after the Android devices were released Blackberry has struggled to keep up in the market with their BB OS. The latest device from the Canadian company is a smartphone called Blackberry KEYone with an Android OS. It is a touch-screen phone with a small keyboard at the bottom.
iPhone
In 2007, the first iPhone was released. Nowadays, 10 years later, Apple has launched the iPhone 7, which in comparison with the first iPhone has a big evolution. Just by looking at them, the first obvious difference is the size. The iPhone 7 is bigger than the original one, almost 2 inches. Even though the phone and the screen are bigger, the resolution of the screen is much better. In addition, the quality of the camera has increased from 2 megapixels to 12, adding a front camera with 7 megapixels. Contrasting the original iPhone, the new one can record videos. Also, the Operating System has improved through the years and the RAM changed from 128MB to GB, allowing the phone to operate faster.
As the iPhone has changed and remarkably improved in the last 10 years, so have the phones of the rival companies. Demonstrating how fast smartphones have changed during the last years. Currently, the competition to be the biggest seller has forced companies to improve and keep up to date their phones. Times changes and so do necessities. The development of Smartphones has made them become a part of our world, and a necessity in order to communicate and be aware of what is happening in the world, no matter where we are. If we were back to 2000, e-mailing, browsing online, texting and calling were the only thing offered by Smartphones, nowadays, besides the features mentioned above, we have cameras, flashlights, media player, Bluetooth, GPS navigation system and a ton of Apps users can download.
