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Smartphone

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. "Smartphone." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/smartphone.

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Smartphone. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/smartphone

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@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-smartphone,
  author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas},
  title = {Smartphone},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/smartphone},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A smartphone is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. Its origins are gradual, spanning many contributors, rather than attributable to a single inventor or year.

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A smartphone is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone (feature phone) with advanced computing capabilities.

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