The Advantages and Disadvantages of Owning a Smartphone
Most of us own one, or are at least thinking of taking the plunge and buying one, and with smartphones making many things just so much more convenient then why not, there can’t really be a downside can there? Well there are a few downsides to owning a mobile, phone but for most people these are easily handled and the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages meaning that getting a smartphone is a no brainer. Here we’ll take a look at the good and the bad sides to owning a smartphone and if you’re one of those people that’s stuck in limbo and think that the old basic cell phone is good enough, then this could help you decide one way or the other.
Firstly there is of course the cost and a half decent smartphone will set you back a few hundred bucks for a basic model, with that figure heading over the $500 mark for something very good. Sure, there are deals around and it’s a very competitive space meaning that you will get good offers, however always check the finer details on something that seems too good to be true...as it usually is. You will of course need a data plan and signing up for the right one is important, as get it wrong and you’re paying for something for a long time with the obvious disadvantage being that you are out of pocket. You will find extremely cheap smartphones on the market now too, but before throwing caution to the wind do your homework...they are cheap for a reason and you may find that you’ve wasted your cash on something that for all intents and purposes is pretty unusable.
You are probably well aware of many of the advantages of being able to use a smartphone for everyday online things from wherever you are, many people who own a good mobile device barely open their laptop or fire up their home computer anymore, however the downside there is that you become extremely dependent on your smartphone. It’s a fact that smartphones do get lost and broken and when you have become so reliable on one item it can be a pain and an expense replacing or fixing them. There will most likely be lots of private and personal information on your device and the potential for hacking and indeed identity fraud is there once the phone is out of your possession.
Remember also that smartphones have limitations in that the small screen only allows you to do certain things. You most definitely cannot read a large report and even reading a long news article can be tiresome, and those small keys making sending anything other than brief emails and chats very tricky. Should you have a budget for either a laptop, tablet or smartphone then consider seriously what you really do need the most, and while having that great convenience of a smartphone in your pocket, you simply cannot use it for everything. Those are the pros and the cons, with the main message here being, think about what you want from a smartphone before buying it, and do those plus points make it worth it for you.
