Smartphones Enrich Your Life
If you’re not already living your life with a smartphone, then you could be closing your eyes to an entirely new world.
Unlike legacy cell phones that function mainly as a telephony device [with web as an afterthought], smartphones like the iPhone boast enriched communications where ‘everything web’ and ‘voice’ is brought to you full-time – on demand – in one tidy pocket-size package.
Whether you own the iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia or Motorola, each will put you in command and control of your online life. Smartphones turn the basic ‘phone call’ into a nice-to-have option as most of your time is bound to be spent thumbing through applications, email and web favorites.
Although the cost of a smartphone tends to spike higher than your average cell phone, the extra money you spend quickly turns into a nice return on investment as you realize the world at your fingertips – wherever you are – not just from a stationary computer terminal at your office or your home.
Smartphones give great access and clarity into how you sync and organize your life. Chores like finances, news, contacts and information sharing – all enhanced and centralized through visually pleasing applications like Mint, NetNewsWire, Gmail Contacts, Facebook and even Twitter.
You may even consider a smartphone as replacement for your PC or Mac. Dependent of course on how much of a power user you are, pretty much everything you [sit down] and do on your workstation or laptop can be done from a handheld.
The smartphone is not a perfect technology, but then again, no technology ever is. But with the advent of the iPhone and its subsequent ushering in of 10’s of thousands of applications, there appears to be no end in sight for the smartphone’s place in our world.
Do you own a smartphone? Don’t have one, but want one?
I made the smartphone move about 7mnth ago when I bought an iPhone and I've not looked back. Being able to check my e-mail on the move no matter where I am, looking at traffic news (whilst a passenger) and quickly checking the likes of Twitter has been fantastic. I honestly can't see myself going back to a 'standard' cell phone.
I couldn't live without my iPhone sadly to say. Not only does it let me stay in contact with clients quickly, but the Internet access comes in handy so often.
Had a friend ask me to help him with some currency trouble, whipped out the app store and within seconds had a currency converter.
Although the two pages of games I have might be a distraction from actual work…
I'm thinking about getting an iPhone… things like being able to access Twitter or Last.fm when I'm out and about appeal to me
Sadly I am in the same boat as you Joshua – if my iPhone died or left me for another man I think I might lose my mind. I am whipped!
Every point you made I completely agree with 100%. There just is no better mobile device made today.
It is for those reasons why an iPhone is definitely the mobile device (ie. smartphone) of choice these days. There is no better mobile browser than Mobile Safari. Coupled with the available apps, and you can clearly see why the iPhone is an excellent solution for all smartphone computing needs.
I currently user Twitterfon after a long relationship with Twitterific. It was a rough breakup but I'm happier now, much prefer the interface i.e. sections for replies as reading it all in-line in Twitterfic was a chore after a while.
I never really liked the Twitterific interface all that much. I prefer a more native iPhone-like design for a Twitter client, which is why I adore Tweetie more than any other. It is not free but definitely well worth the price IMHO.
I don't need a smartphone, they are too expensive and a total overkill for what I do with a phone, which is texting and calling sometimes. This doesn't mean I don't like them, the G1 and the SE XPERIA look quite good.
I'll give that a try as I've heard people say it's the best out there and I don't mind paying for apps. Had a look at the screenshots on their site and definately like the look of its interface.
I took the iPhone plunge about 2 months ago. And like you, I'm not looking back. Frankly, I should have made the move when it first launched. I bet 'standard' phones go the way of the dinosaurs….
Same goes for me. Can't live without mine either.
Almost 5 years ago I blew $350US on an electronic Japanese dictionary. A lot of the same functionality is built into a $19.99 iPhone app I now use.
You can't go wrong with an iPhone.
I thought I made a colossal mistake at the Softbank shop in Tokyo where I bought my iPhone. I had the feeling that [oh man] I just spent way too much and I really didn't need to. But putting the iPhone to use changed my entire perception. I quickly realized that having the world in my pocket is a VERY nice thing.
Have you dropped by a cell phone shop to test drive T-Mobile's G1 or Sony's Experia? We'd like to know what you think of them!
No I haven't tested the G1, I did test the XPERIA as a friend of mine has one, I liked the Xperia but it's a shame it runs Windows Mobile :)