What makes a smartphone so smart? What is the smartphone definition?

The difference between a so-called “basic phone” and a smartphone is becoming more and more difficult to define. These days, many basic phones are equipped with features such as email, limited web browsing and integration with sites like Facebook.

What continues to make smartphones “smarter”: delivering a far richer web experience and offering multitasking, third-party apps and superior business functionality. With your smartphone, you can surf, search and make purchases on the go.

Most basic phones can’t multitask, and their capabilities for web browsing, email and other functions are generally more limited and slower than smartphones. With the Verizon 4G LTE Smartphones, you can even use voice and data simultaneously.

Another thing that sets smartphones apart is the ability to run more third-party applications or “apps.” These programs and games add functionality to your smartphone and allow you to customize it to suit your interests and needs.

Also, because smartphones were initially developed for corporate users, they’re more advanced in running work-related applications. For example, many smartphones offer advanced email, including the ability to open many types of attachments, edit documents, and run spreadsheets, database programs and more.

In short, smartphone users get the Internet functionality and apps you generally expect with a personal computer—plus, in many cases, a smartphone doubles as a gaming console, video/music player, camera, GPS, PDA and more.