SMARTPHONES-EASSY (OBLIGATORY) Practica 10

Have you ever seen a group of teenagers sitting in a cafe and instead of talking each other they are using their mobile phones? Nowadays it is an habit that many people are carrying on with themselves and although these type of electric devices are a good way to find information and they help us to stay in contact with everybody, sometimes they can develop addition. Smartphones can be our friends but if we use their more than necessary they will become in our enemies. Because of that, I believe that smartphones have a lot of advantages but also disadvantages that we have to think about.

The most important advantages are: they have the ability to communicate with your friends and family by lots of apps such as Twitter, Skype, Facebook, Whatsapp,…; mobile phones are becoming like computers with the added benefit of portability- you can be connected whenever and wherever you want; you can even use their to listen to music, watch movies, play games and also set an alarm for your waking up… Moreover, smartphones are very important in case of emergency. For example, if you had an accident, your mobile pone would help you to contact with someone.

By contrast, there are many drawbacks about these type of devices: they can produce constant interruption- people are always receiving calls, messages and emails and it has become virtually imposible to avoid unneeded interruption; having all your personal information is very convenient but sometimes it is dangerous because there is the possibility that someone else access into your mobile, so it is important to seure you phone; the distration with smartphones could easily cause you to lose control and cause an accident- while it is possible top ut your mobile phone on hands free mode, it is better to wait until your destination and then, pick up it. Finally, another negative aspect is the affect real interaction. There is an addition that causes isolation and this is harmful for someone.

In short, smartphones have a lot of negative and positive aspects. It comes to know how to manage their as better as possible. If we start to think that we have to use smartphones with precaution and avoid be connected all day they can be very useful for us. It is only to be a bit responsable in what are you doing and that is all.