Designing Mobile Phones

Designing Mobile Phones

Different phones suit different people. Some people may want to own a phone that has many different mobile features where as other may just want a more simple phone that they know how to use and won't get confused with.

We all use phones for different things, some may use their phone for business, little children may want a phone to play games on and some just want a mobile to interact with people. It's a useful thing to have.

There are advantages and disadvantages of having a mobile phone with all the features on it, they can be very useful and fun to have but they can also drain the battery very quickly. For example some of the energy consuming features would be: surfing the internet, watching internet TV, talking to friends, sending text messages, taking photos, using the calculator, using GPS when meeting friends.

Fashion phones, Business phones, Multifunctional phones are all aimed at a particular audience. The fashionable phones are usually for the younger people that all want the best and newest phone, the business phone for middle aged people with jobs that just need a phone for work and the Multifunctional phones for people not fussed about which phone it is, they just want a phone that has everything they need.

How Mobile Phones work

How mobile phones work

A Mobile phone carrier typically gets 832 radio frequencies to use in a city, each mobile phone uses two frequencies per call.

For the call to work, the caller needs transmissions from a base-station which then travels through a mobile switching center to the receiver.

Mobile phone features

Mobile phone features

- Bluetooth - Bluetooth is a type of radio communication and networking protocol combined. It was developed so that devices which are near each other could exchange data.

- MP3 Player - An MP3 Player is a device that allows you to carry video's, pictures and thousands of songs. It is portable so you can take it around with you.

- Memory card - A memory card is a small, flat flash drive which is mainly used for digital cameras and mobile phones. It stores electronic data.

 - Alarm - An alarm device gives you an audible or visual form of alarm for different conditions like waking up in the morning or a reminder for something.

- USB port - USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. A USB port is a connection point on computers and many other types of electronice devices.

- Roaming - Roaming allows you to use your phone abroad

- Voice recorder - A voice recorder is a sound recording device

- Predictive text - A mobile phone feature that predicts the words you are saying, reducing the number keystrokes required.

- Email - Electronic messages sent using internet.

- Internet - A global network providing a variety of information and communication facilities

- Camcorder - A portable combined video camera and video recorder

- Radio - Broadcasting sound programs to the public

- Network band - computer communication frequency

- SMS - Short messaging service

- Camera - A device that takes visual images

- Calculator - Used for making mathematical calculations

- Personal organizer - Holds personal info

- Memo - A written message/ reminder

- Internal memory - Memory built into camera

- Video calling - Internet service that allows users to communicate using webcam

- GPS - Global positioning system. An accurate worldwide navigation system.

- Touchscreen - Enables the user to interact with the phone by touching areas of the screen

- Hands-free device - Enables users to talk on the phone without holding it

- WiFi - Wireless local area network

- 3G - Third generation

- Loudspeaker - converts electrical impulses into sound

- Games - Allows you to play games on your mobile phone

- MMS - Multimedia messaging service