Ever Andujo 101-004 MWA #1

Smartphones vs. Regular Phones

Phones are important to almost ever single person on a !ollege !ampus. Whether it is an iPhone or Android" students" along #ith man others depend on them dail " $ut there are still those #ho o#n a regular !ell phone. %oth o& these produ!ts have the !apa$ilities to !all" te't" and ta(e pi!tures $ut one o& these produ!ts has the a$ilit to do more. With all the advan!ements that have $een made in te!hnolog toda " smartphones have $e!ome more popular" leaving regular phones o$solete. Regular phones are reall just restri!ted to $asi! &eatures li(e !alling and te't #ithout mu!h else in terms o& !ustomi)a$ilit or additional &eatures. %oth regular and smartphones are sold to the pu$li!" $ut over the ears sales &or smartphones have greatl surpassed those o& regular !ellphones. *e# developments" &eatures" and models o& smartphones are !reated ever ear" !onstantl evolving and advan!ing #hile regular !ell phones remain $asi!. +& !hoosing in-$et#een $oth these produ!ts is !on&using or seemingl hard this" revie# #ill help people !hoose the !orre!t t pe o& phone Smartphones are revolutionar pie!es o& te!hnolog that have reall $e!ome almost a ne!essit during t#ent &irst !entur . Smartphones are uni,ue devi!es that give people instant a!!ess to the +nternet or means o& !ommuni!ation. %e&ore the smartphone" the !ell phone #as used simpl &or te'ting and !alling" $ut toda the smartphone !an do mu!h more than that. Most people use a Wi--i !onne!tion or their smartphone.s data to a!!ess the +nternet to pla games" a!!ess so!ial media" !he!( email" or simpl pass the time $ro#sing the +nternet. With the smartphones" the possi$ilities o& its &un!tion are almost limitless. With as mu!h as te!hnolog is !onstantl evolving" people are no#

allo#ed a!!ess to more &un!tions that the #ant out o& the phone. -or e'ample" man smartphones !ontain a !amera as #ell as an mp/ pla er as a standard &eature. 0he #ide variet o& &eatures to a smartphone o&ten lead to !omparisons to !omputers and ta$lets" $ut a smart phone is porta$le and easier to ta(e !are o&. +n addition to the ama)ing te!hnolog provided $ smartphones" a #ide variet o& !hoi!es and plans are o&&ered #ith smartphones" allo#ing more people to o#n one and at a pri!e that.s !onvenient to them. 0he most !ommonl pur!hased smartphones are the iPhone and Android. %et#een these t#o $rands" there are ver &e# di&&eren!es. 0he $oth have the !apa$ilit o& pla ing musi!" sur&ing the #e$" ta(ing pi!tures" video !hatting" !ountless appli!ations" games" and so mu!h more that it just $e!omes a matter o& pre&eren!e. 0he smartphones !ater to #hat most people enjo doing" and i& the don.t li(e using the +nternet or pla ing games" the still have a reall !ool phone to use to !onta!t #hoever the #ish to !onta!t. +& someone is reall onl #orried a$out te!hnolog and &alling $ehind #ith ne# smartphones $eing made as &re,uentl as the are do not have to #orr sin!e most the smartphones release updates to their so&t#are ver &re,uentl . Regular phones on the other hand have $een almost e'a!tl the same over the past several ears. 0he onl real di&&eren!e &rom one phone to another has $een the model t pe and the loo(. Sin!e smartphones #ere invented" the name 1dum$ phone2 has $een adopted as the name &or a regular !ell phone. Among the man set$a!(s o& regular phones is their tin s!reen. +t is &rustrating to $e una$le to see pi!tures or te't on the s!reen espe!iall #hen #e have had larger" higher de&inition s!reens availa$le on smartphones. Also the are not Wi--i !apa$le and !annot to $e used to !he!( emails or

go so!ial media sites. %asi!all these phones are $e!oming 1old &ashioned2 and almost #orthless in this da and age. 0he are reall slo# !ompared to ne# smartphones and are su$je!t to glit!hes and !rashes on a regular $asis. Some o& them do not have regular headphone ja!(s $ut tinier holes that are made &or headset devi!es. 0his #ouldn.t $e a pro$lem $ut most people have an e'tra set o& headphones" some #ith $uilt in mi!rophones" and most regular phones need a spe!i&i! t pe o& headsets to even #or(. +n &a!t" most smartphones !ome #ith headphones #ith a $uilt in mi!rophone in them. At this point #ho #ould still use a head set devi!e an more3 0hese phones in general are $e!oming outdated and are mostl &or people #ho do not have to use a phone ever da . 0hese $asi! !ellphones are $land and there is nothing interesting a$out them. 0he seem as regular as a telephone in an o&&i!e. Personali)ation is also limited on theses phones. 0here are onl a &e# !hoi!es to !hoose &rom" ranging &rom limited !olor !hoi!es and generi! ringtones and #allpapers. -or a regular !ell phone user #ho is interested in ne# te!hnolog these #ould $e !ommon pro$lems. Some o& the most important things that !ome to mind #hen !onsidering #hat produ!t to get is #hat is in our $udget and #hat.s the $est deal + !an get. Smartphones have man di&&erent varieties" loo(s" st les" et!. there are so mu!h options. +t is ,uite in!redi$le to &it a smart phone that &alls in to our &inan!ial situation is ,uite eas there are !ompanies out there that have no !ontra!t. -or e'ample $oost Mo$il. %eing a student at a universit it is good to $e independent and !are&ul #ith our mone . -or those o& ou #ho need a !heaper option %oost Mo$il is a great !onvenient !ompan to !hoose &rom. An smart phone in toda .s mar(et has the $asi! a$ilit to do #hat an other smartphone !an. +& apps are important to ou" ea!h smartphone has the !apa$ilit to do#nload it. +&

there is a spe!i&i! ne# phone that ou must have $ut the .re e'pensive to pa &or ea!h month there are alternative !ompanies that !an &lash and send servi!e to that phone. Some o& the most !ommon apps used among smartphone o#ners in a !ollege setting are so!ial media. -a!e$oo( and t#itter are $eing used on a regular $asis toda . A!!ording to internetstats.!om there are a$out 1/4 million users in the 4nited States alone that are -a!e$oo( users. 5n average that is a$out 160 million post a da . Musi! is real important too. People hear musi! almost #herever the go. 0here are also phones #ith internal storage as #ell as phones having slots &or mi!ro S7 !ards to store e'tra media li(e pi!tures video and musi!. 5n a !ollege !ampus a$out more than 869 o& students are on their smartphones on their &ree time. Even no# some o& the more modern smartphones have the !apa$ilit to help people #ith home#or( or even i& ou #ant to read $oo( on the go. :aving an old phone + &elt deprived &rom these !apa$ilities $ut no# that + have a smartphone + !an use it to m hearts !ontent. Ever da + use it to loo( &or things on the #e$" get around pla!es" on!e in #hile loo( &or pla!es" listen to musi! to #or( out " get on so!ial media and there are thousands o& other possi$ilities to use #ith these phones When + had a regular dum$ phone + #ould never ta(e it out in pu$li!" it #as almost em$arrassing. Ever one else had a $rand ne# high te!h phone #hile + #as there in the Stone Age #ith a $lo!(. *o# that + have a smartphone + am happ to sa that it is easier to pull out m phone in pu$li!. 0he most advan!ed smartphone has on average a 1.;<:) ,uad-!ore pro!essor #hi!h those o& ou don.t (no# ma(e it as &ast as a regular !omputer or laptop. 0o its advantage it uses that speed to have man &un!tions #or(ing on one single devi!e.

=ompared to a dum$ phone the most advan!ed so&t#are used in these phones is $re# or $inar runtime environment &or #ireless. =omparing $oth o& these produ!ts is ,uite simple. Smartphones are $e!oming the ne# regular phones. Phones overall have had a $ig impa!t on the #a people &un!tion in so!iet . 5ne da the $asi! !ell phones #ill not $e on the mar(et $e!ause the #ill $e so outdated that the are #orthless. 0he smartphone #ill eventuall $e the onl !hoi!e availa$le to people leading to drops in the pri!es" espe!iall #ith ne# te!hnolog !oming out as o&ten as it does. =hoosing a smartphone over a !ellphone in general is an eas de!ision. People are going to #ant a $rand ne#" sli!(" &ast phone over a 1dum$ phone.2 0here are man ne# ,uite $rilliant smartphones availa$le to !hoose &rom #ith a variet o& di&&erent plans" !ompanies" and a!!ommodations that !an $e made a!!ording to #hat someone ma #ant. *e# innovative te!hnolog &or these phones is !reated on a earl $asis. So" #h not have a smartphone3