Mobile device

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Foldable smartphones using Android operating system
Smartphones and smartwatches

A mobile device is an electronic device which its user can easily carry with them. Typical examples are a mobile phone, PDA and handheld game consoles. Mobile devices do not need an external power supply to work.[1][2] Usually, they have a battery to hold electricity to work without electric wires. A user can change, send and move data by connecting to a modem or cable, or more often wirelessly. Mobile devices can be tracked by using mobile radio signals between different mobile signal towers by using GNSS.[3][4]

Uses for these devices include reading and writing e-mails, surfing in the internet and listening to music. Smartphones, tablets and similar complicated mobile devices can run computer programs including computer games, and have many subordinate functions of a desktop PC.

Examples of mobile devices

 
Using a tablet computer

Categories

Mobile devices can be classified by size and capabilities:

References

  1. Iversen, Jakob; Eierman, Michael (2014). Learning Mobile App Development: A Hands-on Guide to Building Apps with IOS and Android. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-321-94786-4.
  2. Markoff, John (1999-05-01). "Mark Weiser, a Leading Computer Visionary, Dies at 46" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/01/business/mark-weiser-a-leading-computer-visionary-dies-at-46.html. Retrieved 2025-03-01. 
  3. APP (2024-12-15). "App for tracking stolen cell phones unveiled". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  4. Mobile Device Media

    (in en-GB) Tracking a suspect by mobile phone. 2005-08-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4738219.stm. Retrieved 2025-03-01. 

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