Cell Phone Features

Choosing a cell phone is getting more and more completed. Here is a list of the most common features in a phone, to help you decide.

1. Extra Features
   • Address Books - some mobile phones what a electronic address book.
   • Calendar - some mobile phones have a built in electronic calendar allows you to transfer your information to your computer.
   • Camera
     • Mega Pixels - the higher the mega pixels the better the quality of picture
       • Advantages -
         • You always have a camera with you for those incredible moments.
         • It could be good to have a camera in case of an emergency.
   • Customable Features
     • Customizable Font Sizes - the ability to change the fonts on the phone screen. Excellent for people with vision difficulty.
     • Background Screens - gives you the ability to personalize your phone
     • Ring Tones - the ability to download different ring tones
       • Advantages:
         • Personalize your phone
         • The ability to identify your phone in public, work, school etc.
     • Vibrating - alerts you of incoming calls with out disturbing anyone.
     • Alarm Clock -
       • excellent for traveling
       • reminders
     • Calculator - good for basic calculations.
2. Communication
   
   • Blue tooth - is technology that allows wireless commutation
   • Advantages:
     • the ability to answer the phone when you are in a different room, by wearing a earpiece.
     • the ability to transfer data from your cell phone to your computer (without a USB cable)
   • Speakerphone - allows you to talk without having to hold the phone.
     
   • Voice Dialing - Hands-Free - the ability to program the phone to recognize voice commands.
     • Advantages
       • While driving you can dial without having to touch the phone
3. Internet - the ability to use the internet from your phone.
4. Messages
• SMS - lets you send short text messages, like a pager.
• MMS - allows you to send pictures, videos, and audio clips with a limits.
• E-Mail - sets you send e-mail from your phone
5. Voice Memo/Recorder - you can record voice memos
6. Camera - Video Camera - Voice Recording
7. Multimedia
   • Radio - FM Radio built in the phone
   • MP3 - music tracks that you can download from the internet to your phone, so you can listen to music on your phone.
   • Video Clips - MP4 - music videos that you can download from the Internet, that you can watch and listen to on your phone.
   • Games - video games on your cell phone
8. Speakerphone/conference calling 2 Way Radio
9. Styles -
• size - phones come in different sizes
• color of the phone
• flip top - the phone opens and closes
  • Advantages
    • less chance of the phone dialing accidentally
    • usually smaller
    • the ear piece fits right on your car
    • the mouth piece fits right under your mouth
    • possibility a clearly connection
• slider - the phone slides up and down
  • Advantages
    • less chance of the phone dialing accidentally
    • usually smaller
• candy bar - a rectangle phone
• smart phones - have come with a keyboard.
  • Advantages
    • A portable office in your phone.
10. Radiation Levels - different phones have different amounts of radiation. It is not clear if radiation from cell phones can be cause brain damage or not. In any case it is best not to take any chances.
11. Battery -
    • Talk time - how long you can talk on the phone without recharging the battery.
    • Standby - How long the battery will last without talking on the phone.
12. Security Features -
    • Locking Key Pad - the ability to lock the keypad so you don't accidentally make a call or calls