Communication implies a continuing contact between interlocutors, whereas a message can be sent via SMS without using the speakerphone and microphone built into any mobile phone. A long conversation on a mobile phone can drain the phone battery. If your choice of a mobile handset vendor is wrong, you may be out of communication by the same night despite having put the handset on charge for the whole night. But let us take it one step at a time.
The key parameters of a mobile phone are:
1. Dimensions
2. Weight
3. Form factor
4. Battery life
5. Connection quality
6. Ergonomic properties
7. Extra functionality
Upon buying a mobile phone, each decides for himself which of the foregoing factors matters most. The main thing is to determine the starting point from which you will proceed in selecting a mobile handset. Practice shows that vendors are unable to perfectly combine all of the foregoing properties in a single ideal handset. Perhaps this is done deliberately to milk the user for more money, for when you buy an ideal handset once, you will hardly ever need another one.
Therefore, when choosing a mobile handset by one or two parameters, you risk missing out on the remaining parameters or selecting a solid average model that does not support any single function perfectly but satisfies you in all the other categories.
Vendors are prepared to cram a variety of gadgets into modern handsets in order to lure gullible consumers into their marketing nets. A Dictaphone, an MP3 player, an alarm clock, a radio receiver, a photo camera, an organizer, a calculator – this is a far from complete list of gadgets incorporated into the compact case of a mobile phone. Of course, in the majority of cases such functions are inferior to those offered by separate gadgets. On the other hand, if you are not a professional journalist, you will hardly need a high-sensitivity stereo Dictaphone with built-in hardware audio encoder. This combination device will suffice to record a popular song or take a funny picture to send it to your friends via MMS. Meanwhile, if you need a lot of memory for photos on a trip to Egypt, you will still need a professional camera. This is what you must consider when selecting an all-in-one phone. Ultimately, you will not save as much as you would expect to. Sometimes it can be cheaper to buy a separate phone, mp3 player and camera. These functions will be available in higher quality for less money.