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| − | A '''mobile phone''' (also known as a '''cellular phone''', '''cell phone''', '''hand phone''', or simply a '''phone''') is a phone that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area. | + | A '''mobile phone''' (also known as a '''cellular phone''', '''cell phone''', '''hand phone''', or simply a '''phone''') is a phone that can make and receive telephone calls over a [[radio]] link while moving around a wide geographic area. |
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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** [[Infrared Data Association|Infrared]] | ** [[Infrared Data Association|Infrared]] | ||
** [[Bluetooth]] | ** [[Bluetooth]] | ||
| − | * Business applications | + | * [[Business applications]] |
| − | * Gaming | + | * [[Gaming]] |
| − | * Photography | + | * [[Photography]] |
Mobile phones that offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as [[Smartphone|smartphones]]. | Mobile phones that offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as [[Smartphone|smartphones]]. | ||
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[[Category:Mobile phones]] | [[Category:Mobile phones]] | ||
[[Category:Telecommunications]] | [[Category:Telecommunications]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Telephony]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Wireless]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:25, 7 May 2016
A mobile phone (also known as a cellular phone, cell phone, hand phone, or simply a phone) is a phone that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area.
Description
It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network.
By contrast, a cordless telephone is used only within the short range of a single, private base station.
In addition to telephony, modern mobile phones also support a wide variety of other services such as:
- Text messaging
- MMS, email
- Internet access
- Short-range wireless communications
- Business applications
- Gaming
- Photography
Mobile phones that offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones.
See also
External Links
- Mobile phone @ Wikipedia
