Get ready, the cheaper smart phones might just be the next "Must Have" tech device. Don't laugh, this may be more true than many of us realize or would like to believe. Why?

Mainly because the smart phone fulfills our ever increasing need for a mobile device that gives us all the features of a laptop / internet / phone in one small package. We want it all and we want it small. Go figure!

For regardless of the size of our brain cells, we all need a small communication device that keeps us constantly connected no matter where we are. Connected to friends, family or business via a phone and the Internet. Totally connected to our lives and our sense of "self".

So will you pass the smart test when it comes to smart phones? Or are you still scratching your head, wondering why you would need another techno gizmo cluttering up your life?

If you're still wondering, here are seven reasons or factors why it would be smart for you to consider getting a smart phone.

PDA and Cell Phone Combo. A smart phone is really a combination of a cell phone and a pda. You get the best of both worlds: a cell phone and the functions of a pda in one simple small device. Smart phones can come in different designs: candy-bar, clamshell, slider and flipper.

A smart phone offers many pda-like features but keep in mind it is still more like a mobile phone than a dedicated PDA, which offers larger screens and more applications. A PDA is more like a small computer or laptop than a cell phone.

As technology becomes faster and smaller one can expect smart phones to become more like a dedicated PDA, offering more applications and more functions of a conventional handheld in a smaller package.

Mobile Convenience. Perhaps the greatest advantage of having a smart phone is the mobility it gives you. You can stay in constant contact with all your friends, family or work.For mobile professionals it can be a very convenient and practical way to stay in contact with your work.

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