Mobile Phones & Cell Phones, Advantages & Disadvantages

IELTS Mobile Phones Advantages & Disadvantages

Mobile Phone Topic for Speaking

What are the advantages and disadvantages of smartphones? IELTS speaking about smartphone

Advantages
  • We can take high-quality photos and videos using a smartphone. The camera in the smartphone is good enough to be our main camera.
  • Applications on our smartphones make our lives easier in many ways, such as online banking, e-wallet, and food delivery services.
  • The camera quality of newer smartphones is generally very high, making them a viable option for replacing traditional cameras altogether.
  • A smartphone is a portable device so we can bring it everywhere we go. It is very convenient.
  • We can use a smartphone as a flashlight, or an emergency power bank to charge other devices.

    • Disadvantages
  • The battery life of a smartphone is not as long as that of a traditional mobile phone. We need to charge it more often.
  • We may become addicted to our smartphones and spend too much time looking at the screen, which is bad for our eyesight.
  • We may drop and break our smartphones easily because they are smaller and lighter than traditional mobile phones.
  • Smartphones are generally more expensive than traditional mobile phones.
  • The screen size of the smartphone is small so it is not suitable for reading long articles or watching movies for a long time.
  • We are addicted to using smartphones. We use it too much and we cannot live without it. We use it for everything such as communication, entertainment, and work. This is not good for our health.

    • The advantages and disadvantages of cell phones

    Advantages

    • Talk to whoever you want wherever you go
    • You can call quickly in case of an emergency
    • Easy communication with people who are not close to you
    • The battery lasts a long time
    • You can take them everywhere
    • There are always many new and interesting apps
    • They entertain you
    • Built-in calculator
    • You can find out what is happening in the world
    • You can take photos
    • When you don't know where you are, you can use GPS
    • They remind you to do things
    • They have an alarm clock
    • You can listen to music
    • You have access to social media
    • It’s easy to get information about something
    • You can send text messages, pictures or videos


    Disadvantages

    • Some people say the radiation from cellular phones can cause cancer
    • Using it becomes addictive if you have no self control
    • The fees phone companies charge are expensive
    • You get used to it and it becomes a necessity
    • Not all people make good use of them


    Most commonly used features

    • sending text messages
    • entertainment
    • game applications
    • taking photos
    • recording and editing videos
    • surfing the internet
    • social media
    • listening to music
    • sending emails
    • alarm clock
    • calendar and agenda
    • watching videos
    • navigating with GPS
    • sending files using Bluetooth
    • using camera flash as a torch


    Cell Phones and Mobile Devices: Positive or Negative?

    Mobile devices were invented with a positive purpose, to facilitate communication between people who are not physically close.

    As the years passed, and the demand grew, other types of things were incorporated and from there emerged what we know today as WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Zoom, etc.

    All these social networks that we can access from our mobile device, despite being wonderful, have also brought many disadvantages.

    Pros
    • Wireless communication
    • Communicate without using your voice
    • Communicate immediately, from anywhere in the world
    • Use of the internet
    • Use in emergencies
    • Notifications and worldwide news at your fingertips
    • Makes many tasks easier



    We must accept that society is definitely in a technological era, where information and communication technology is used in the management of large amounts of information.

    This information is capable of providing the knowledge that could lead us to more comprehensive development in society.

    A clear example of this is m-learning (mobile education) which is the form of learning by making use of technology on mobile devices.

    Cons
    • Poor focus when performing other tasks
    • Asocial behavior
    • Distractions
    • Radiation
    • Irregular sleep patterns
    • Insomnia
    • Degradation of vision
    • Permanence in time, what is uploaded to the internet is there for eternity



    It is true that mobile devices facilitate many activities for people today.

    A large number of programs and mobile apps have been created for devices such as tablets and smartphones that cover multiple areas of our life such as health, sport, fitness, entertainment, etc.

    Mobile devices are used around the world by millions of people, and their success continues to grow due to the ease of use and access that they bring.

    The use of mobile devices and their applications has a great impact on daily life, since there are individuals who find it very difficult to carry out a task without using mobile devices, to the point of not being able to complete a task. This situation is negative because people in the past did not need mobile devices to perform their activities. But today many people have become dependent on these devices.

    Mobile devices have also had a major impact on the global economy. Huge amounts of money have been raised in the tech industry in recent decades, and this is all the product of elaborate marketing plans, coupled with advertising plans that achieved their goal: to get people to spend their income on mobile devices.

    It is normal that there are multiple devices in homes and this is a reflection of the impact of technology and the marketing plans that have been developed.



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