Can someone tell me the difference between a pocket pc and a
smartphone?? I am lost.
Thks.

>> difference between a pocket pc and a
smartphone?? <<

The basic indicator is the stylus... or lack of one.

The pocketpc devices have a touch sensitive screen for input in addition
to basic buttons and often extended "thumb" keyboards.

Smartphones do not have a stylus... all input is done with the keypad
and navigation buttons. Not sure if any smartphones have thumb keyboards.

As a result, the smartphones are significantly smaller, have smaller
screens but are more rugged. The PocketPC's have much more "computer"
functionality plus virtually all pocketpc software written will work on
any pocketpc where the smartphone software pool is significantly smaller.

>> I am lost. <<

Welcome to the club... microsoft has already changed the official names
to make it even less understandable ;-)

Hope this helps,
Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

On 3 Nov, 23:16, "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]"
<BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:
> Not sure if any smartphones have thumb keyboards.

THe HTC S710 does:
http://www.europe.htc.com/en/products/htcs710.html

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WH

Thanks Bev.
KEN

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:16:59 -0500, "Beverly Howard
[Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:

> >> difference between a pocket pc and a
>smartphone?? <<
>
>The basic indicator is the stylus... or lack of one.
>
>The pocketpc devices have a touch sensitive screen for input in addition
>to basic buttons and often extended "thumb" keyboards.
>
>Smartphones do not have a stylus... all input is done with the keypad
>and navigation buttons. Not sure if any smartphones have thumb keyboards.
>
>As a result, the smartphones are significantly smaller, have smaller
>screens but are more rugged. The PocketPC's have much more "computer"
>functionality plus virtually all pocketpc software written will work on
>any pocketpc where the smartphone software pool is significantly smaller.
>
> >> I am lost. <<
>
>Welcome to the club... microsoft has already changed the official names
>to make it even less understandable ;-)
>
>Hope this helps,
>Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

And some other: the s620, the s730, the Samsung Blackjack etc

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Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"William" <william@lowerknowle.com> wrote in message
news:1194133610.459562.37860@o3g2000hsb.googlegrou ps.com...
> On 3 Nov, 23:16, "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]"
> <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:
>> Not sure if any smartphones have thumb keyboards.
>
> THe HTC S710 does:
> http://www.europe.htc.com/en/products/htcs710.html
>
> --
> WH
>

"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
message news:OZI6j%23mHIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> difference between a pocket pc and a
> smartphone?? <<
>
> The basic indicator is the stylus... or lack of one.
>
> The pocketpc devices have a touch sensitive screen for input in addition
> to basic buttons and often extended "thumb" keyboards.
>
> Smartphones do not have a stylus... all input is done with the keypad and
> navigation buttons. Not sure if any smartphones have thumb keyboards.
>
> As a result, the smartphones are significantly smaller, have smaller
> screens but are more rugged. The PocketPC's have much more "computer"
> functionality plus virtually all pocketpc software written will work on
> any pocketpc where the smartphone software pool is significantly smaller.
>
> >> I am lost. <<
>
> Welcome to the club... microsoft has already changed the official names to
> make it even less understandable ;-)

Had a good laugh when I read this...after buying my new PPC 6800 through
Bell Canada, I spent a lot of time trying to find out whether I owned a
pocket PC or a smart phone!!!!