6 Major Differences between Tracfone Smartphones and 'Dumb' Phones
How Are Smartphones Different from Regular Tracfone Devices? Updated 1/9/2018 Tracfone Smartphones vs Dumb Phones Should you buy a smartphone from Tracfone? What will change if you switch from a regular Tracfone device to a smartphone? We answer these questions and more with an explanation of how smartphones are different than 'dumb' phones and some things to consider before upgrading. Let's start with a basic but important question: What is a Smartphone? The basic definition of a smartphone from the dictionary is, 'Any phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, such as accessing the internet, and capable of downloading and running applications.' So a smartphone is just a small computer that also has calling and texting capability included. There are two main operating systems for smartphones - Android and iOS. Only Apple smartphones use iOS (such as the iPhone 6, iPhone 7 etc.), and the rest of smartphones use the Android Operating System (such as Sam...