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Mobile Device lacks some information that would better define what a mobile device truly is. There are few examples and explanations given as to what defines a mobile device. I am proposing to add in a revision that will contain more examples and a better clarification so that a broader target can better understand the topic in this article.User:Rickym-NJITWILL23:06, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The article states that a mobile device is pocket sized but later examples such as tablets are presented as mobile devices yet these are not pocket sized.— Precedingunsigned comment added by2.3.58.122 (talk)10:41, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, this definition should be modified. I believe we could change from: "A mobile device (also known as a handheld device, handheld computer or simply handheld) is a small, hand-held computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input and/or a miniature keyboard and weighing less than 2 pounds (0.91 kg)." to "A mobile device (also known as a handheld device, handheld computer or simply handheld) is a multi-functional computing device designed to have portability as its main characteristic. There are many types of mobile devices such as cell phones, smartphones, tablets, laptops, e-readers, etc. Typically, smartphones weigh around 4.5 ounces (or 128 grams)http://www.strategyanalytics.com/st/22F0BF31b2/Smartphones-MWC-2012-Highly-Specd.pdf and laptops around 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms)http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/technology/personaltech/an-updated-guide-to-laptop-shopping.html?pagewanted=all . Also, some features of mobile devices are the presence of a touchscreen and wireless connection." Cheers,Zalunardo8 (talk)16:06, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to propose removing the first two paragraphs undercharacteristics. They are technically correct ([best kind of correct]), but irrelevant to the content of this page. No reasonable reader expects the devices discussed on this page to be self-mobile.Snackwell (talk)14:23, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Mobile device refers to any gadget you can carry with you. This includes portable speakers, mini keyboards, etc. --Ne0 (talk)16:36, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
No consensus to merge. No prejudice against a more organized discussion that correctly publicized.
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Mobile internet device currently contains very little notable information. Most of the content is platform listings (i.e. what company makes what processor which could power a mobile internet device) that are not really relevant and should be pruned. Thus I suggest to merge the articles.1exec1 (talk)23:14, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. The use of language that has grown up around these two terms suggests that most people do not differentiate between the two and the pages are heavily overlapped. Any residual differences in meaning between the two would better managed by having them together so that the difference can be identified and discussed. The overlapping parts, most of each, could do with some duplication reduction.Exnihil(talk)15:34, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I can get rid of the internet on my mobile device and it's still the same device, with much of the same functionality. 'Mobile internet device' has the connotation that it is primarily for accessing/browsing the internet, which I don't believe is true for any device listed on the page. Each one of the listed products has been marketed either as a smartphone or a mobile computing environment, with the added benefit of accessing the internet. Furthermore, 'mobile internet device' applies to numerous categories within the 'mobile device' listings, such as watches, game consoles, GPS, etc.108.171.132.161 (talk)17:08, 30 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Now common usage to assume a mobile device has an internet connection. The special case is no longer items that are internet-capable but mobile devices that for some reason are not internet-capable. Non interet capable devicesare rare and specialised to the point where they are given another name, e.g. my GPS is not internet capable but nobody would call it a mobile device, it's a GPSr. Whether a device has an internet connection or not is too fine a distinction. Perhaps a non-internet capable mobile device is now a possible subtype but I would not recommend a page for it.Exnihil(talk)03:10, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose -Mobile devices refers to any electronics that you can carry with you, likeearphones.Mobile Internet devices refers to any Internet-connected device that you can carry with you. --Ne0 (talk)13:04, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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According to the lead of the article, amobile device is "a smallcomputing device ... capable of runningmobile apps". So what are mobile apps? Amobile app is "anapplication software designed to run onmobile devices". Right, so what we have learned from this is that a mobile device is a small computing device capable of running application softwares designed to run on mobile devices. --Lambiam08:14, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
According to the lead of the article amobile device is "a smallcomputing device, typically, small enough to hold and operate in the hand and having an operating system [...]. These may provide a diverse range of functions. Typically, the device will have a display screen with a small numeric or alphanumeric keyboard or a touchscreen providing a virtual keyboard and buttons (icons) on-screen. Many such devices can connect to the Internet and interconnect with other devices such as car entertainment systems or headsets via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or near field communication (NFC). Integrated cameras, digital media players, mobile phone and GPS capabilities are common. Power is typically provided by a lithium battery." There is a photo too.
I think “vacuous “ is a very good description of the argument about mobile devices not being mobile unless they are moved by a person or vehicle. A word can have many uses. Obviously the word ‘mobile’ was adopted to distinguish portable (actually a more accurate term) phones from hard-wired “land lines” in former ages when “mobiles” were not so ubiquitous. In the States “cell phone “ was the more common term for many years, though technically, sat-phones are mobile, a radio-telephone or a two-way commercial radio could loosely be called a mobile, but if the phone doesn’t use a cell-tower network, it is not a cellphone while still being a mobile phone. My point being that the device doesn’t have to be self-propelled, autonomous, to be a mobile device. It only has to be portable, and capable of communicating without being slaved to a larger mobile device (as a smart watch is).Ragity (talk)07:35, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The entire section #Characteristics needs rewritten, or probably deleted. “Mobile” on this context means ‘’’moveable’’’, not self-propelled. The editor is confusing, possibly, mobile with automobile, which is a vehicle which propels itself. Auto=self. Portable, moveable, think of it that way. Good luck with it.Ragity (talk)08:14, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest removing the secondary title "(orhandheld computer)" from the lead. Not all mobile devices are hand-held. For example, ahead-mounted display, which is listed under the section#Types is not hand-held. Neither is adigital media player, which is listed. I wouldn't call myRoku a hand-held computer, even though it does happen to have a remote control which is hand-held. Then again, it's not really a mobile device either - it's portable, not inherently mobile like a mobile phone. Is awearable computer, such as a wrist watch reallyhand-held? I believe this article was merged with an article titledhand-held computer at some point, and that's why it uses a lot of verbiage about being hand-held. At minimum, I would de-emphasize the hand-held aspect of mobile devices. In the lead, I would at minimum change it to "(sometimes referred to as ahandheld computer)" or something like that.Coastside (talk)21:31, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Whoever wrote some of this had it written like they were lightly argumentative. I haven't seen where the other two types of mobility are except for accompanied.Ionic Ludicrous (=ˆUwUˆ=)14:15, 5 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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