K447 changed my outlook on smart phones when he pointed out:
When the iPhone was first announced and then released, many misunderstood what it really was in part because it was called a 'phone'. It was in fact primarily a mobile Internet connected computer. The phone aspect was merely a familiar function. Almost all the interesting stuff had little to do with making phone calls.
so I
can understand what my wife is thinking.
He's right, I've not come across anyone else who has a top end smartphone (iPhone or other) whose primary use is phone calls. It really is an embodiment of all those slates in sci-fi books/films rather than being a telephone. Something that Steve Jobs made very clear the day he introduced the iPhone.
"Apple today introduced iPhone, combining three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, Web browsing, searching and maps — into one small and lightweight handheld device."
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