 Class of personal computers that is significantly smaller than a laptop |
A handheld computer, also called a palmtop computer, is a term that has variously been used to describe a small-sized personal computer (PC) typically built around a clamshell form factor and a laptop-like keyboard, including: Palmtop PCs, personal digital assistants (PDA), ultra-mobile PCs (UMPC) or portable gaming PCs. The brand Handheld PC specifically is a now-defunct class of computers introduced in the 1990s that was marketed by Microsoft, and is detailed below.
For the older handheld devices running Windows Mobile, see Pocket PC.
For the calculator-like computing devices popular in the 1980s, see Pocket computer.
Not to be confused with Smartphone or .
