How The Smartphone Took The World By Storm

Smartphones seem to be a must have gadget these days and are growing more popular by the day thanks to ever-evolving technology. Almost everywhere you look people can be seen using one of the many types of smartphone.

These handsets are not only used for communication purposes but also provide lots of other facilities to the user from entertainment to business.

Some of the most renowned smartphone manufacturers include Nokia, Samsung, Apple, BlackBerry, Sony, LG, Motorola and many others. All of these companies have manufactured thousands of smartphones to date and are storming the world of communication through these devices.

The main reasons behind the popularity of smartphones are the impeccable features and technology which help to make life much easier.

The Perfect Gadget

Smartphones are a perfect combination of different gadgets like mobile phones, gaming consoles, personal computers and a lot more. These gadgets allow the users to enjoy an array of quality features. These phones allow you to make or receive calls, send or receive text messages and even emails, delivering the basic facilities of communication. Smartphones allow you to stay connected with friends, family and business acquaintances in style.

The Internet facilities loaded in these phones offer the users the ability to browse the Net, to watch videos on YouTube and to share their day through social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter. Apart from these, there are many smartphones which support GPS allowing the users to track their path when they are in an unknown location.

Entertainment Centers

These smartphones also have several features to entertain you. You can store and play an entire collection of music and videos in your handset. You can also download and watch movies and television shows through smartphones. You can enjoy all these features anytime and anywhere. In addition, every smartphone has thousands of applications that help the user in completing different day to day activities.

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These applications can be easily downloaded through online application stores. This way, the user can customize and personalize their mobile phone. You can also purchase several useful applications at affordable prices and many are also available for free.

FlightView, WorldMate Live, Evernote, eOffice, Google Voice, LogMeIn Ignition, TeleNav GPS Navigation, AccuWeather and Shortcovers are some popular applications that can help users in different ways. The user can also enjoy their favourite programmes through inbuilt FM radios.

Business Efficiency

You can also use your smartphone for business purposes. This is one of the reasons that have made smartphones a popular gadget in the technical world. These phones offer an array of applications and features that can help the user to perform several business related activities.

These include word processors, personal organisers and spread sheet programs. Apart from these, the QWERTY keyboards on early smartphones allowed the user to perform all these activities easily, often quicker than using the touchscreen.

Cameras

Some of the superior quality cameras built into smartphones offer the users to the chance to snap beautiful photographs and to record quality video footage. Some phones have cameras of 13MB or even 41MB in one case.

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  Phil Turner

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Phil Turner has a Network 3 phone on PAYG because uh has decided he has no actual need for a smartphone.