Smartphones and tablet computers

Producers: Calvin TranJonathan Yau

Smart phones

Smart Phones… What can they do?• Play games • Internet browsing• Access and utilise thousands of apps• Threaded view in Messaging (Similar to

MSN)• High resolution screens• Quality graphics and camera

Angry Birds- Popular Smartphone game

Samsung Galaxy S IIA top of the range Android PhoneSpecifications:• Android 2.3 OS• 8.0 Mega Pixel Camera w/ LED flash• 4.3” Super AMOLED Capacitive Touch Screen• 1 gHz Dual core Processor• 1 GB Ram

What does that mean? • Large high resolution screen with super crisp visuals• High resolution camera resulting in quality pictures• One of the first dual core Smart phones in the market resulting in fast

processing, gaming, internet browsing and speeds overall• Access to over 200 000 apps in the Android App market

Insert video of Galaxy S II or something

What is Android?• Android is an open source Operating System

for Mobile Phones and Tablet Computers• Open source means device manufacturers can

easily acquire the programming•Many apps on Android have been ported over

from the iOS platform, a large amount of them are free made possible by including advertisements

•A less “restrictive” and “proprietary” Operating System allowing users more freedom than iOS

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Android’s Hardware

•Because Android is an Open Source software and gives software designers a lot of freedom, many phone manufacturers are now using it as their primary OS

•Unlike Apple, Blackberry and iOS, Android can be installed on phones of varying hardware

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What is

Android?

iPhone 3GSSpecifications• iOS 3, upgradable to iOS4• 3.2 Megapixel Camera• 3.5” Capacitive Touch Screen• 600 mHz Processor• 256 mb RAMWhat does that mean?• Responsive touch screen• Access to over 300 000 apps in the App store• Many popular and well designed Apps on the iOS platform

iPhone 3GS taken apartDisplay

cover

Chassis

LCD Screen

and Capacitive

Touch system

Battery Pack and main circuitry

Communication

nodes and back

plate

What is iOS?•iOS recently renamed from “iPhone OS” is the Operating System that Apple Inc. installs on their phones.•iOS has also been reconfigured to work on their other products such as the iPod Touch and the iPad which is also explored in this kiosk•The iOS is not licensed for licensed for installation on hardware other than their own companies gadgets

Tablet Pc’s

• Tablet PC’s are a portable personal computer normally equipped with a touch screen and is used as a primary input device.

• The one being referenced here is the Ipad, Apples new portable tablet computer device.

What can it do?

What makes it better than a desktop?

• Tablet pc’s offer mobility. Designed to work on batteries and direct electricity from wall outlets these are truly advantageous for someone who is always on the go..

• Tablets are compact and may contain features that an ordinary computer set may not have. Built-in camera, speakers, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and infrared are among these features

• Tablets are designed in an aesthetically pleasing manner as opposed to the traditional desktop computer.

• Tablets are fully mobile and can be set up from anywhere in your home. Forget about the constant mess and clutter that orbits the typical desktop computer AREA.

Technical specifications

The modern day tablet pc

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See it in Action!