A mobile phone and a smartphone are both mobile devices which you can use to call and text. The options for a mobile phone mainly end there, apart from the models that have a camera. A smartphone has all sorts of extra functions, like internet access, the option to download apps, and a better camera.

A smartphone is a cellphone. Because it still uses cellular networks to send SMS or to call via cellular networks. This means that a smartphone is a type of cellphone that has some different and advanced features from its predecessor.

Main Differences Between Cellphone and Smartphone Cellphones use 0G to 2G, while smartphones use 3G or 4G. Cellphones have a simple and uncomplicated interface with no operating system. On the other hand, smartphones have a complex and complicated interface along with an operating system.

Cell phones and smartphones both have apps -- programs that make the phone more useful. Cell phone apps include games, contact managers and text messaging programs. The apps on smartphones are much more elaborate, as they take advantage of the phone's faster processor, greater memory and Internet connection.