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The Difference between a Netbook and a Smartphone: Form Factor

Author: Philip Solis, Research Director, Mobile Devices

Published: 15 Jul 2009

There is a huge difference between a netbook and a smartphone: a netbook is a PC and a smartphone is just a fancy handset, right? Wrong. While this definition may have been true in the past, going forward these devices will have the same range of capabilities and operating systems – the only difference will be their form factors. Why do we take this stance at ABI Research? Read on.

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