Define mobile phone

Mobile phone is a widely used portable electronic device that is called a mobile, wireless, cellular phone, cell phone or hand phone.


Mobile phone is a widely used portable electronic device that is called a mobile, wireless, cellular phone, cell phone or hand phone.

It is similar to a wireless telegraph and a beeper. But, it supports more advanced function to communicate. Basic function of mobile phone is voice and data communication. As users increased, an advanced technology brought various convenient services into mobile phone such as SMS, email, camera function, etc. Also, there are more additional supports. For example, access to the Internet, scheduling, dictionary, calculator and listening to music make our life easier than before. Young people would like to have a full functioned mobile phone. It is no doubt that the number of mobile phone users is steadily growing.

Thus, many companies in the world produce developed models each year. Nokia in Dutch, Samsung in Korea and Motorola in USA are the most popular companies in the world. There is a keen competition in the mobile phone industry. In Korea, the Samsung company competes against LG company in price and design.

Usually, characteristics of mobile phone which is produced by several manufacturers are almost same as each other in figure such as slim, small sized and handful, flat and buttonish. But, some company make it in various colors. These characteristics entice consumers, in particular young people. As time went on, most companies are trying to manufacture upgraded models in function as well as in design. But, It also means that people have to lose their money only because of a new model.

As I mentioned above, the most important effect is easy communication. Also it can make us enable to multitasking such as scheduling arrangement, taking picture, playing games, accessing Internet and even banking work. Among these merits, the most useful one is a portable which can make people's life convenient. Another important reason of using a mobile phone is in case of emergency, in particular children and old people.

In fact, as scientific technological process, people have all advantages of gifts from civilization. One of the gifts is a mobile phone. But, people should not fail to notice that there are dual-aspects in every high technology.

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