Technology has really gone very far. Laptops, tablets,
mobile phones, PSP or Xbox, LED or 3D flat TVs, and other electronic gadgets or
devices – it is not unusual possessing one of those things. In one way or
another, we admit it; they are already part of our lives. Take for instance,
the mobile phone or cellular phone. It undergone a lot of changes and
enhancement from the time it was first introduced during late 1990s up to this
date. It is continuously innovating for perfection. The early mobile phones were
first designed for the purpose of mere calling and sending text messages (or SMS
– short message service) and nowadays their capabilities and functions are
beyond human normal understanding. They are multi-tasking device at its best.
Mobile phones or cellular phones are now called smartphones due to multimedia
capacities.
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| Bosch Com 509 |
I still remember the time when I used to own my first ever cell phone
way back 2001 if I am not mistaken. I searched it in the internet and the model
I used to own was a two-liner monochrome graphic-display Bosch Com 509.
Actually it was a gift from my eldest sister after my first baccalaureate
graduation. It was long, slightly heavy, quite big and bulky – very solid
indeed. It has no other functions but for texting and calling only but it has
additional features such as calculator and alarm clock. No radio of course. I
have lots of unforgettable memories of this hand set because it witnessed some
of my few disastrous eye ball (EB) ever when text mates were still very rampant
and popular. Good old memories i can't forget.
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| Nokia 3315 |
Come year 2002. As a Christmas reward to myself, I asked my elder
sister to buy me a new cell phone during her business appointment in Manila.
She brought me a Nokia 3315 – successor of the most popular then Nokia 3310. I
find it very indestructible, better than from my previous Bosch cp. What made
this as a well-liked household hand set are its user-friendly features. Compact
and simple, lighter than the 3210/3310, long battery life span, customized
monotone ring tone composer, and its snake game feature made this so successful
in the market. I also get hooked with the Snake game which I used playing for
long hours. That hungry, slimy, and quickie snake which lengthens once it
passes by the dot, captured my eagerness to beat the game’s highest score. I
used this device until 2006 when I exchanged this to another Nokia model at the
Greenhills – a place in Metro Manila famous for inexpensive yet new mobile
phones or other electronic devices.
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| Nokia 6610 |
Silver Nokia 6610 is what I got when I swapped it with my old phone.
A more vibrant device due to its slimmer and lighter weight, 5-liner text and
photo messaging (MMS – Multimedia Messaging Service), polyphonic ringing
tone, colored display, and most of all its integrated stereo FM radio-support.
Mp3s are not yet supported in this handset however I enjoyed listening to FM
radio because of its clear stereo hands-free speaker. Usually, I used to tune
in to my favorite FM radio station whenever my group was on night duty in the
hospital or sometimes I used to play pre-installed java games during non-toxic
duty hours. I used this one for more than two years until I lost it inside a
tricycle when the phone slipped out in my pants’ pocket when I was going home
from hospital duty. I never recovered it though I tried my best to look for it.
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| Sony Ericsson W760i |
It took me quite some time in replacing my lost cp with a brand new
one. My sister temporarily lent me another Nokia phone (but I could not
remember the model) and I used it for few months. When I saved enough bucks for
me to buy a new cp, I purchased the Sony Ericsson W760i – my faved mobile before
the domination of smartphones. I have lots of reasons why I loved this device. First,
being a walkman phone. It supports mp3 songs and by using a memory stick micro
card, I could transfer mp3 songs from my pc via memory card to cp. Besides, its
speaker phone is stereo. It has an integrated motion sensor wherein I could
advance to the next track by just shaking the phone while I am holding its
walkman button. It worked quite well to me. Second, its metallic rocky silver
design looked very classical. It fits very well in my hand because of its curvy
edges and slider design. Third, I enjoyed playing Java games like car racing
using the motion sensor capability of this phone. Though the screen is not so
big, its display is far excellent.
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| Samsung B7722 |
I bought this one at the SM Megamall a week before I left the
Philippines. My friends and I helped me to choose this model – Samsung B7722
because of its dual-SIM and popularity of touch screen. It is called as DUOS phone of
Samsung. I find this very easy to use, allowing me to switch between the two
SIM, either by calling or texting, which is always active at the same time so calling or texting has no hassle.
Other features are WiFi support, an FM radio, 3G video calling, internet
browsing, multimedia player (mp3 songs and 3gp videos), 5MP camera with flash
and micro-SD support. As a smartphone, the whole package is practically
satisfying when it comes to simplicity and usability. After using this phone
more than a year, someone intentionally took my phone whilst I was sleeping in
my room. I was in pretty dead sleep that time I never noticed someone took my phone
which I usually put it beside me.
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| Samsung E1182 |
And this is my current phone – Samsung E1182. As much as I
wanted to own another touch screen handset; however, I realized that at this
moment I don’t need much for any smartphone yet. This colored-display phone is
also dual-SIM, good enough for sending SMS and calling. The battery life span
is incredibly long. One of the cheapest mobile from Samsung, the casing is made
up of plastic and the keypad is from rubber. It is very light to carry. The
phone is equipped with torch light, alarm clock, calculator, stop watch, and
other basic features one finds in a cellular phone. It is very simple and very
handy device for basic users.
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| Sony Xperia S |
Whilst almost everyone are going crazy with the latest and popular
smartphones such as the stylish iPhone 5 or the trendy Samsung S3, my dream
phone that I have been longing for is the Sony Xperia S. I am looking forward
to own this phone before my work contract ends in my current company and
definitely before I go back to Philippines.
Based from the Sony website, its video is full HD (High Definition)
powered by Sony Mobile Bravia Engine (this makes the Xperia unique among other branded
smartphones), with 12 MP camera, and with razor-sharp clarity in 4.3” display
size. Other specs are almost similar to iPhone or Samsung series such as the
memory, processor, battery life span, internet-support, applications, talking
time, and so forth.
* All images were taken from the internet
