What is the difference between barcode scanning handheld terminal and smart phone?

On the surface, the difference between handheld terminals and mobile phones is not great, but from the perspective of application scenarios, mobile phones are mainly used by individual consumers for communication and entertainment, while handheld terminals tend to meet the business function applications of enterprise customers. In addition to the common functions of smart phones such as communication and Internet access, the handheld terminal also has more stable code scanning function, equipped with scanning engine, built-in multi-mode wireless network, focusing on data collection and wireless transmission. It is mainly used in logistics industry, retail industry bar code data collection, electric power industry meter reading, pharmaceutical industry drug inventory, warehousing management, etc.