Smartphones are popular among people for the applications they offer to users. Smartphones make communications with people quite easier. People enjoy a lot of benefits in various forms of their daily work. Some advantages smartphones provide – better means of communication, learning options to users, great exposure to the latest things, ways to personality development, simple ways to access applications, ideas to succeed in business, platforms to grow their applications and more.
- Impact on Business Smartphones create new dimensions for business. It is not only the smartphone vendors enjoying business but also created a new domain for app development companies, Internet service providers, and other related sectors.
- Impact on Education Smartphones provide a unique way to improve the quality of education. The use of the Internet has become a part of life for every student. Internet together with Smartphones – provide an alternative channel to deliver education services and distance education.
- Health Impact According to surveys, more than 10 million users in the USA use Smartphone to search for health information and facilities. 27% of the users use smartphones for online activities. Today there are several apps to manage prescriptions, promote alternative treatment options, provide price comparison, and validate prescriptions. Today several apps are available to track exercise, diet and blood pressure – enabling smartphones to play a key role in the health sector.
- Psychological Impact Smartphones are said to reduce stress in busy work life. I today’s busy schedules mobile phones provide a means to interact with friends and families as an when they get time. The smart use of Smartphone increases your brain’s functioning helping to stay active. Instead of using Smartphone only for entertainment it could be used to access useful information, for example, access the news headlines, latest technology updates, and more.
- Social Impact Social life has been drastically changed with the introduction of smartphones and this domain has encountered most of the impact from the use of smartphones. Smartphones play an important role in the integration process of people with special needs, elderly age and with some sort of disabilities.
Concluding Note
It is true that the smartphone has a sizeable impact on society and other aspects of life. Smartphone has impacted almost all walk of human life. The prominent areas, where impacts of Smartphone are obvious include business, education, health, and social life. Mobile technology has drastically changed the cultural norms and individual behaviors. The impacts are both on the positive side and also on the negative side. There are several ways that can help control and minimize the negative impact of Smartphone use in society by educating users on how to use Smartphones smartly. The Smartphone is only a pocket-sized PC today but the device seems to have limitless potential!
'Impact of Mobile Phones on the Society' 