Advantages of a Smartphone

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THE ADVANTAGES OF SMARTPHONES Today, it’s hard to imagine a day in life without our smartphones by our side. A smartphone is a device of endless possibilities, offering countless functions not only through hardware, but also through a wide array of applications downloadable from a variety of different platforms. The uses of a smartphone are growing as we speak. COMMUNICATION OPTIONS Smartphones are able to offer so much more than the old school call and text. Social media today adds a whole new dimension to the way we communicate. There are the conventional social platforms that we’ve grown pretty familiar with, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr ans many others. There are also many up and coming apps that are getting the spotlight too. These apps offer us some rather unorthodox ways of communicating with people. For example, Snapchat (a photo messaging platform), Tinder (a dating app that has just recently burst onto the scene) and also Keek, A smartphone has the ability to make the person seem closer to you, whomever and wherever he or she may be. DEVICE MERGER Needless to say, a smartphone is a very multi-functional and capable device. It can serve as our MP3 player, e-book reader, digital camera, GPS navigator, web browser and many more. It’s mindblowing that just a decade ago, we would’ve needed to carry along so many different devices with us. Today, we only need our smartphone as our daily driver. WEB EVERYWHERE With a decent internet connection, we could keep ourselves updated with the world. We could have access to boundless information at our fingertips. We could listen to our favourite music on music streaming platforms such as Spotify and Pandora, and soon, Beats1. We can also manage our business just by receiving and replying e-mails via phone. So, I would like to conclude that, we will live like fish out of water without our smartphones. It’s
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