Editing Smartphone (section)

===Contemporary use and convergence===
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The rise in popularity of touchscreen smartphones and mobile apps distributed via app stores along with rapidly advancing [[Cellular network|network]], [[mobile processor]], and [[Computer data storage|storage]] technologies led to a [[Technological convergence|convergence]] where separate [[mobile phone]]s, [[Personal organizer|organizer]]s, and [[portable media player]]s were replaced by a smartphone as the single device most people carried.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Smartphones Sales Finally Overtake Feature Phones: 10 Reasons Why |url=http://www.eweek.com/mobile/slideshows/smartphones-sales-finally-overtake-feature-phones-10-reasons-why/ |magazine=[[eWeek]] |date=2013-08-15 |first=Don |last=Reisinger }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2573415 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816183428/http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2573415 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 16, 2013 |title=Gartner Says Smartphone Sales Grew 46.5 Percent in Second Quarter of 2013 and Exceeded Feature Phone Sales for First Time |author=Rob van der Meulen & Janessa Rivera |date=14 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2013/08/smartphones-outsell-feature-phones-for-the-first-time-worldwide/ |title=Smartphones Outsell Feature Phones, for the First Time |first=Cyrus |last=Farivar |date=14 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=CompTIA Strata Study Guide |author=Andrew Smith, Faithe Wempen |year=2011 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-97742-2 |page=140 |access-date=July 5, 2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnXyJVotz2QC&q=%22Personal+digital+assistant%22+obsolete&pg=PA140}}</ref><ref name="Tom's Hardware"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800411138_499495_NT_d0c02d8d.HTM|title=PMP needs to merge with cellphone, says Smartwork exec|last=Yu|first=Emily|publisher=EE Times Asia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423223723/http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800411138_499495_NT_d0c02d8d.HTM|archive-date=23 April 2008|df=dmy-all|access-date=3 October 2007}}</ref> Advances in [[Image sensor|digital camera sensor]]s and on-device [[Digital image processing|image processing]] software more gradually led to smartphones replacing simpler [[Point-and-shoot camera|camera]]s for photographs and video recording.<ref name="SmartphonesKillingPoint-and-shoots"/> The built-in [[Global navigation satellite systems|GPS]] capabilities and [[List of online map services|mapping]] apps on smartphones largely replaced stand-alone [[satellite navigation]] [[Personal navigation assistant#Market developments|devices]], and paper [[Road map|map]]s became less common.<ref name="SmartphonesTollonGPS"/> [[Mobile gaming]] on smartphones greatly grew in popularity,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wijman |first1=Tom |title=Mobile Revenues Account for More Than 50% of the Global Games Market as It Reaches $137.9 Billion in 2018|url=https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-137-9-billion-in-2018-mobile-games-take-half/|website=newzoo.com|publisher=Newzoo|date=30 April 2018|access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref> allowing many people to use them in place of [[handheld game consoles]], and some companies tried creating game console/phone hybrids based on phone hardware and software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/xperia-play-verizon?cc=us&lc=en#view=features_specifications |title=Xperia Play {{!}} PlayStation certified Android mobile |access-date=February 14, 2011 |publisher=Sony Ericsson |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808220843/http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/xperia-play-verizon?cc=us&lc=en |archive-date=August 8, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/07/31/nvidia-shield-review|title=Android handheld of the future. Not today.|last=Lowe|first=Scott|website=IGN|date=July 30, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref> People frequently have chosen not to get [[Landline|fixed-line telephone service]] in favor of smartphones.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/milestone-for-cellphones-vs-landline-phones/|title=Milestone for cellphones vs. landline phones|work=[[CBS News]]|date=4 May 2017|access-date=30 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616002951/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/milestone-for-cellphones-vs-landline-phones/|archive-date=16 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/140623/dq140623a-eng.htm|title=The Daily — Residential Telephone Service Survey, 2013|date=June 23, 2014|publisher=Statistics Canada|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023181115/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/140623/dq140623a-eng.htm|archive-date=2014-10-23}}</ref> [[Streaming media#Music streaming platforms|Music streaming]] apps and services have grown rapidly in popularity, serving the same use as listening to music stations on a terrestrial or satellite [[Radio receiver|radio]]. [[Streaming media|Streaming video]] services are easily accessed via smartphone apps and can be used in place of watching [[television]]. People have often stopped wearing [[wristwatch]]es in favor of checking the time on their smartphones, and many use the clock features on their phones in place of [[alarm clock]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Are Alarm Clocks Still a Thing? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-are-alarm-clocks-still-a-thing/ |website=Motherboard.vice.com |publisher=Motherboard |access-date=16 August 2018 |language=en-us |date=10 April 2015}}</ref> Mobile phones can also be used as a digital [[note taking]], [[text editing]] and [[memorandum]] device whose [[computer]]ization facilitates searching of entries.

Additionally, [[Global Internet usage#Broadband usage|in many lesser technologically developed regions]] smartphones are people's first and only means of [[mobile broadband|Internet access]] due to their portability,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/facts/default.aspx|title=ICT Facts and Figures 2005, 2010, 2016|publisher=Telecommunication Development Bureau, [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU)|access-date=2015-05-24}}</ref>{{failed verification|reason=Which documents say that, and where?|date=June 2022}} with [[personal computer]]s being relatively uncommon outside of business use. The cameras on smartphones can be used to photograph documents and send them via email or [[Text messaging|messaging]] in place of using [[fax]] (facsimile) machines. [[Mobile payment|Payment apps and services]] on smartphones allow people to make less use of wallets, purses, credit and debit cards, and cash. [[Mobile banking]] apps can allow people to deposit checks simply by photographing them, eliminating the need to take the physical check to an [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] or teller. [[Guide book]] apps can take the place of paper travel and restaurant/business guides, museum brochures, and dedicated [[Audio tour#Smartphone tours|audio guide]] equipment.