What is better than having an encrypted disk? A disk encrypted using GnuPG and an OpenPGP smart-card!

Nowadays we are accustomed to using the mobile phones for all sorts of activities. Back in the old days, mobile phones were used mainly for calling people and sending them SMS. Things have changed over time, and now we have smart phones, supposedly univeral computing devices that happen to be usable for making phone calls and sendings SMS as well. After spending a couple of days on setting-up full installation, backup, and restore procedures for my new phone, I started wondering how smart they actually are. It should be noted that this post is mainly oriented on issues I have with Android phones.