The Advantages And Disadvantages of Using a Smartphone

In this modern era, nearly everyone has a mobile phone and majority of it they are using smartphones. It allow users to connect to the internet and run apps as well as sending texts and making phone calls. So, there are a lot of the advantages and disadvantages of smartphone.

Watching movie

THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A SMARTPHONES :

1. With a smartphone we can keep ourselves entertained. For example, we can read the news, play games, listen to music or watch a movie.

2. We can complaining about products and services through social media. For example, Twitter, Facebook and so on. Many companies now use social media as a part of their customers service. It is easy, quick and we can do it anywhere using a smartphones.

3. Using a smartphone, we’re no longer going to use company’s computer to chat with our friends. Instead, we can keep our conversation away from the business’s network, protect our privacy.

3. As a smartphone is actually a small screen computer, it means we can carry out a wide range of tasks when on the go. For example, we can use our phone to list a tasks, write a report playing games and so on.

4. Drivers also use smartphone to use apps like Google Maps, Waze as a map to helping them to get to their destination and avoid traffic jams.

Addicted to smartphones

THE DISADVANTAGES OF HAVING A SMARTPHONES :

1. Smartphone can be addicted and we will spending too much time on them. It can make us socially isolated from the real world. We should avoid becoming obsessed with constantly checking it. It also can develop into compulsive behaviour.

2. There are a lot of our personal information so it’s quite dangerous if someone steal it. If our phone don’t have a password protected, screen lock, then all of our information will be at risk.

3. There are some apps that allow friends to track our location using our phone and if their phone gets stolen, it’s easy for the thieves to find out that you are away from home. Something bad could happen.

4. Smartphone have a weakness which is water. Although there are a few waterproof phone, but majority smartphones don’t get on to well with liquids.

5. Smartphones are small so there isn’t space for huge, built-in hard drive. Although we can buy SD card for music, images, videos but most of the data in the apps stored in internal storage by default.