Can an iPad be considered as a PDA?

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I'd say an iPad has many PDA like features, for reference, let's take a Palm VII from 2001

The Palm can sync up wirelessly or with a computer

The Palm has an antenna for internet access

The Palm has email and calander

The Palm has a passcode function

Now the iPad

The iPad can sync with iTunes or iCloud (or maybe calendar on mac)

The iPad has wifi hardware for internet access

The iPad has email and calendar

The iPad has a passcode function

Sounds familiar? So if an iPad has the same features as Palm VII from 2001, can it be considered as a PDA?

iPad, iOS 10

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 12:31 PM

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It's a tablet computer that can do a variety of things including that of being used as a PDA.

Any tablet computing device today is NOT, exclusively, a PDA.

There are lots of things a tablet computer can do that a PDA can’t.

A smartphone is closer in functionalities and size to an actual PDA from a couple of decades ago.

Like a PDA, smart phones are small, handheld, personal, pocketable devices, just like a PDA.

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