July 2010
Intermediate to advanced
350 pages
14h 19m
English
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The Next Wave of Computing 35
Table 2.1 Evolution of Cell Phones
Category Analog Digital Smart Phone
Size “Brick” “Palm”, “clamshell”, or
“candy bar”
“palm”, “clamshell”, or
“candy bar”
Weight 1 to 2 lb 6 to 8 oz. < 5 oz.
Display N/A Monochrome or color,
small, 172 × 120 pixels
Color, 320 × 240 pixels
Processor For very basic
communication
tasks
For preliminary tasks For some advanced tasks
such as multimedia
playback
Memory Only to store
phone numbers
Several megabytes 64 MB or more, plus flash
memory
Noncellular
interfaces
N/A Sync with computers Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, etc.
Battery Short talk time and
standby time
Longer talk time and
standby time
Longer talk time and ...