Help There's a Super Computer In My Pocket

Help! There’s a Super

Computer In My Pocket

Harnessing the power of your

smartphone without needing a

degree in computer science.

Vinny AlasciaState Library of [email protected]

Platform Roll Call

Audience Participation


Android Blackberry

iOS Windows Phone

What’s In the Case

Your phone has several components

that all work together (most times)


Screen Radios

Battery Storage

Screen

The screen is your main

interface between you

and your phone


Screen

Screen Size


Measured Diagonally

Screen

Screen Size has increased


iPhone 5c 4”

iPhone 6 4.7”

Galaxy S5 5.1”

LG G3 5.5” (Phablet)

Screen

Screen resolution has kept up


iPhone 5c 4” 1136 x 640

iPhone 6 4.7” 1334 x 750

Galaxy S5 5.1” 1920 x 1080

LG G3 5.5” 1440 x 2560

Screen

The Notification Bar


Notices from Apps

Screen



Active Radios

Screen



Battery

Screen

Words / Technology to Know


PPI = Pixels per inch

Capacitive Touchscreen

Super LCD / Super AMOLED

Gorilla Glass

Radios

Your smartphone communicates via several radio transmitters and receivers

those are:

• 2G, 3G 4G data, voice

• Wi-Fi

• GPS

• Bluetooth

• NFC (Near Field Communication)


Radios

You can toggle on

or off the radios in

your settings or

via notification

bar.


Radios

Think of the various radios in terms of

their ranges and use:

3G 4G – Neighborhood – to Internet

Wi-Fi – Building – to Internet

Bluetooth – Room – to printer

NFC – Table – phone to phone


Radios

GPS is your “eye in the sky” and is

useful for:

• Navigation - turn by turn

directions

• Hiking or biking

• Local events

• Price shopping


Radios

NFC can be used for

more than sharing

contacts or playlists

Change settings

Load web pages

Check in

Access Wifi


Handy Tip

Airplane mode is useful even if you

aren’t flying.


Storage

Your internal memory capacity will

vary by phone

16 – 32 – 64 – 128 GB

This space can be used for files as

well as apps


Storage

Cloud storage can help alleviate

cramped phones

Google Play or Amazon MP3 for music

Dropbox, One Drive, or Google Photos

for Pictures

You Tube or Vimeo for videos


Storage

If possible make use of an

external SD card.

Apps on a SD-card will take

up less space on your

device.


Storage

You can view

your current

storage usage in

the settings.


Battery

Your phone’s battery will make or

break your experience


Battery

Battery life measured in milli-ampere

hours (2600 mHa)

Amount of current a battery will

discharge in an hour

Bigger is always better


Battery

Battery tech continues to improve

Current phones use Lithium-ion (li-ion)

batteries.

Advances in different materials and

designs promise further advances


Battery

Getting the most out of

those mHa’s

Check Battery Status

Settings > About > Battery


Battery

Battery Saving Tips

• Use the Auto dim function on

screen – Turn that bad boy down

• Turn off the cool things

• Check your apps - Turn off auto

updates

• Keep your GPS in power save mode


Battery

Charging Tips

• Batteries degrade with each charge

• Li-ion batteries do not develop a

memory

• Li-ion batteries degrade faster

when fully discharged

• Keep your battery over 40%


Questions


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