Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile Phones The Smartphone Generation

Advantages
Communicating with
Friends, Family, and
Coworkers

This one is pretty obvious but bare
with us. Since the first cell phone,
we’ve been able to make calls while
on the go. But given the fact that
almost everyone today owns at least
a basic mobile phone and the
majority have their phone on hand at
all times, you’re able to get in touch
with people nearly 24/7.
Add to this the cell phone towers
constantly popping up to give us
ever-improving reception and even
being in a building or outside of the
city isn’t the problem it used to be.
This comes in handy in so many
ways. Let your boss know about last
second changes to an important
business deal, keep tabs on your
kids, hit a friend for an impromptu
hangout, or even call for help in an
emergency. All these things and
more are easier than ever.

Constant Internet
Access

It doesn’t take much of an
imagination to come up with tons of
advantages of having the internet at
your fingertips any time you need it.
Want to find all the local movie
times? No problem.
Need to look up the number for that
restaurant you were supposed to
make reservations at? Just pull out
your phone. Smartphones have also
been effectively solving friendly
arguments about random trivia for
years. Learn to take advantage of
everyone’s constant connection to
the internet

Applications and the
All-in-One Device

It’s tough to fit an mp3 player, digital
camera, phone, and GPS all in your
pockets at the same time – at least
comfortably. Fortunately for you,
today’s cell phones mean that’s not a
problem anymore. It’s been our go-to
calculator and flashlight for at least
the past decade and a smartphone is
probably the only camera many
people even own. To learn to create
professional-quality shots with your
phone’s camera.

Disadvantages

Hinder Real Human
Interaction
Our phones can do so much these
days that some people have trouble
tearing themselves away long enough
to reconnect with the real world.
You’ve likely seen them around
town, on public transportation, and
in stores with their eyes and fingers
glued to their mobile device. Instead
of interacting with the people
around them, they ignore face-to-
face conversation for virtual ones.
Many believe that our younger
generation is actually less capable of
normal socializing because of this.
They’ve gotten so little practice that
they’re simply not comfortable with
chatting with someone they meet out
in public. Since humans are social
creatures by nature who need real
life connections, this runs the risk of
becoming a huge problem for society.

Many believe that our younger
generation is actually less capable of
normal socializing because of this.
They’ve gotten so little practice that
they’re simply not comfortable with
chatting with someone they meet out
in public. Since humans are social
creatures by nature who need real
life connections, this runs the risk of
becoming a huge problem for society.

Lead to Some Pretty
Serious Accidents

That’s not the only way the
inattention to their surrounding
caused by cell phones creates
problems. It can actually cost lives
when drivers focused on texting or
social media lose control of their
vehicle and have major accidents. Is
letting your friend know you’re on
the way really worth dying over?
And it’s not safe to do it while you’re
walking either. For one, people have
stepped into oncoming traffic while
staring at the screen of their phone.
Less seriously, you can fall down
stairs, trip over something on the
ground, or bump into a wall or
another pedestrian while you’re
absorbed with what’s happening on
Facebook.

Do the Disadvantages
Outweigh the
Advantages?
What do you think?
Does the bad
outweigh the good? I personally
don’t think so.
The cons of mobile phones are mostly
a case of too much of a good thing.
Pull yourself away from your device
when you’re out on the town and
don’t isolate yourself from the people
around you. Don’t even think about
touching that thing while you’re
driving, walking, riding a bike, or
anything else that requires your full
attention

Then you’ll be able to enjoin all the
helpful things mobile phones bring
to the table without the negatives.