Mobile Phones : Small Computers For Your Pocket

Mobile phones have now become a revolution of the 21st century. These handsets (another name for a mobile phone) started out as big bulky wireless hand-held devices and have evolved into highly sophisticated, stylish, feature rich, and compact devices.

The first generation of mobile phones had handsets which were extremely simple and gave simple facilities like the primary ability to communicate.

The arrival of the 3G technology has enabled a mobile phone to become into a multitasking device. That is why these electronic devices are so important in the present scenario. Earlier these devices were used only for communication but now they are used for a variety of purposes.

The modern 3G phones that are coming in the market today allow one to share data along with facilities like being able to watch videos and listen to songs. One can take pictures using them, record and share videos, play music, browse the Internet, or play games. Mobile phones have connected people with their family, friends and have provided entertainment, and business opportunities like never before.

The latest breed of Mobile Phones are smart phones. Like computers and laptops, these phones also have an operating system, a memory along with a processor. Now one can run programs in them simply like a computer and therefore, this ability has expanded the capabilities of a modern mobile phone. One can also download useful applications that are available and these applications are either created by the mobile makers themselves or sometimes by the mobile developer community. Usually, these applications are either free or cost a small amount.

Nokia, Samsung, LG, Apple, Blackberry, Sony Ericsson and Research in Motion mobile phones are some of the most popular and reputed mobile manufacturers in the world and they are selling handsets that come along with sophisticated features and stylish looks.

Among these companies, Nokia is said to have the maximum revenue along with the maximum numbers of handsets sold. In India, there are other companies (apart from the ones mentioned above) like Spice and Virgin that are selling mobiles. Nowadays, companies in India are focussing on the student and the rural customer base and they are, therefore, making cheap mobile phones for students and farmers.
Some of the new mobile phones that have released in the year 2009 and can be taken as instances are:
1.Apple iPhone 3GS
2.Blackberry Curve (Javelin) 8900
3.Blackberry Storm 9500
4.HTC Hero
5.LG GC900 Viewty 2 Smart and many more other handsets.
The iPhone 3GS which has been beautifully designed by Apple is a 3G smart phone. This handset is vested with a fantastic operating system which apart from handling the features in an extremely effective manner also imparts the feature of user friendliness in an equally adept manner.

Mobile Phones are coming in a huge price and feature range. The competition is so tough nowadays that one hears about a new launch after every couple of weeks. The touchscreen mobiles and the high MP camera phones are the latest craze among youngsters.
There are so many websites where one is allowed to compare prices of mobiles, read their reviews, and also compare features and specifications. The choices are plenty but if one really wants to enjoy the advancement and real benefits of mobile phones then one needs to research thoroughly. Apart from mobile guides one should try to make one's own decisions.

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