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What Is the Difference Between an iPhone and a Smartphone?

Smartphones combine cellphones and PDAs into a single device that offers much of the same functionality as a basic computer. An iPhone is a type of smartphone. The iPhone offers many of the advanced features found on competing devices, but it also differs from other smartphones on the market. Operating System The iPhone runs the iOS operating system, or OS. Other smartphone operating systems include Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Windows. The iOS runs solely on the iPhone, while other operating systems, such as Android, are available on multiple brands of cellphones. The iOS includes multitasking, folders and tethering that allows other devices to share the phone’s Internet connection, but similar features are available with other mobile operating systems as well. One difference is that although iOS can be “hacked,” it doesn’t allow the same level of customization and programming as the systems that run other smartphones. Compatibility The first four versions of the iPhone

What is iPhone?

The  iPhone  is a line of   smartphones  designed and marketed by  Apple Inc .  It runs Apple's  iOS  mobile operating system, known as the "iPhone OS" until mid-2010, shortly after the release of the  iPad . The  first iPhone  was released on June 29, 2007,  the most recent iPhone, the sixth-generation  iPhone 5 , on September 21, 2012. The  user interface  is built around the device's  multi-touch  screen, including a  virtual keyboard . The iPhone has  Wi - Fi  and cellular connectivity ( 2G ,  3G  and  4G ).