Will Smartbook Take the Place of Smart Phone or Impact Notebook

Smartbook

Smartbook has just come out; perhaps people are not familiar with it. But when we mentioned this new product, a similar word “smart phone” may occur to your mind.

According to the free encyclopedia Wikipedia:

“A smartbook is a mobile device that falls between smartphones and netbooks, delivering features typically found in smartphone (always on, all-day battery life, 3G connectivity) in a slightly larger device with a full keyboard..

 Smartbooks will tend to be designed to work with online applications. Smartbooks are likely to be sold initially through mobile network operators, like mobile phones are today, along with a wireless data plan.”

Some expert indicated that though this is a fresh new product, consumers probably will not abandon smart phones, but may give up netbook and pointed out that the sales of smartbook will be a hard process.

Most manufactories take smartbook as an alternative of notebook. It is said that the size of smartbook ranges between smart phones and mini-notebooks with an orientation: associate the simplicity and connectivity of smart phone together with the functionality and easy use of notebook.

About the size

Nokia says that consumers prefer the mobile devices with a standard size, and most will regard notebook as their first choice which caters more favor to travelers. In other words, sometimes, a smart phone is enough for consumers to do some simply work, while smartbook is in an awkward situation for its size are not too big or neither too small which means it would be too bigger to put it in your pocket or too simple to carry out a complicated work.

Besides, Nokia points out that smartbook will have more impact on notebook than the smart phones. Moreover, it explained that people are more and more accustomed to carry smart phone, and there are possibility that smartbook will replace notebook.

No matter which one will win the favor of the public, it is the consumer who made the final decision. Is it smartbook, smart phone or notebook? Just guess it, it would be fun.