Demand for these computer alike telephones is growing each day, and various brands have started manufacturing them. Smartphone provides a complete and advanced operating system, and gives the user the opportunity to use advanced features, like instance e-mail, e-book reading programme, VGA connection and USB functions. The best description is that Smartphone is a mini computer, which also works as a phone.
Smartphone has the functionality of a modern and high functioning personal organizer. Most of them have a QWERTY keyboard (small, yet very practical), touch screen (or D-pad), excellent built in camera, navigation system of some kind, which it can be present as either hardware or software, various media players, photo and internet browser and etc. That means that with this phone you have your work, hobbies, games and gadgets with you all the time. One fine feature these phones offer (very practical for business people) is a contact list big enough for all contacts one might have.
Smartphones exist for over 15 years, and the first one was developed in 1992, by IBM, and it was named Simon. At the time, it was an incredibly modern phone with advanced functions, since it contained calendar, phone book, world clock, calendar, note pad, games, fax, and etc.
Since 2004 smartphones have exploded on the market, and every relevant phone maker had to provide consumers with their version of these superb gadgets. That is when visual identity and the quality of design began to matter truly. In a selection of similar products, those with great design, nice color range and customized wallpapers were the ones most in demand.