The basic features that an individual looks for is a good battery backup that can support multiple operations, a good design to catch the attention of the viewers and a good value for the money they invest in buying a cell phone. If any of these features are not satisfied then there is no use in investing for such a device. The applications that the mobile supports can be variable and different from mobile to mobile. Every device has drawbacks and advantages. Some are cost effective, some are technically advanced, some are reliable and some are just items of possession and nothing else.

Care should be taken to strike a good balance between the basic features above and other features which are mentioned below.  Depending on the usage an individual should select a mobile phone which can satisfy his needs and if any phone is unable to do it then it is equivalent to being dead.

When buying a cell phone it should be noted that there is a good service that is offered to the brand of mobile that you are purchasing and there is an IMEI number by which the device is identified. Since Piracy in the market is soaring high and people just a small amount of money find out ways to cheat people by faking the designs and features of good mobiles. Another thing that should be borne in mind is the parts that are used in the device. There are some mobiles that make the parts with some good material that last long and are durable and then there are others which use a lesser quality of material to manufacture their devices. There should be a balance that needs to be maintained between spending too much on the mobile and spending too less on purchasing a mobile with the wanted features included into them.

Below are the list and descriptions that are present in most of the mobiles that are available in the market today. Hope that this material helps you out to know the features in a mobile phone and understand them and helps you in buying a mobile phone that suits you the best.

Call features:

A cell phone was initially used as a device that can enable communication on the move and was known as a mobile version of the old day telephone which could not be moved. It was a time when communication could be done only at stagnant places and information could not be provided when people were on the move.  But now people are able to communicate everything that they want to even on the go so the initial cell phones had the features that could enable people to speak over the cell phones. It had the features to make calls, receive calls and forward their calls to a voicemail. Equipped with these features the basic cell phones have changed their capabilities and extended their features that are present in the latest phones.

Phone book:

To call anyone through your cell phone you need to know their number, in order to reduce the weight of the phone books that were being carried by people, cell phones were built with a phone book facility that stores the name and number of a person in its memory. Phones earlier just had the memory to store the name and number of a person but modern day phones has so many features equipped with them that enable to store the contact person’s name, number, picture and you can set a special kind of a tone that would ring and enable you to know that a specific person is calling as soon as you listen to the ringing tone of your mobile. In addition modern day mobile phones are enabled to store their other personnel details such as address, date of birth, anniversaries, etc and many more in the phone book and have that much of memory to store their information. The modern day phones can store multiple numbers of the same person and can store unlimited entries.

Messaging Services:

It is always a problem to attend calls while you are in office attending a meeting or you are at function where you cannot answer the calls that you receive on your phone, maybe you are in a hospital for some work where you are not supposed to attend your mobile phone calls. That’s when the messaging feature plays handy. You can deliver the message that you want to communicate and without the problem of picking up the phone in situations like the above. Earlier the technology was limited to send small text messages but now over a period of time you can send lengthy messages, include pictures in them and send audio messages, video clips as well. When you include multimedia information in a message then they are called as multimedia messages. Over the period that has lapsed the text  used in messages have been reduced and for the same reason the messages that are sent over the mobile phone are called as Short Messages and the messaging service is called as Short Message Service or SMS.

Call record list:

This is another feature of mobile phone that helps the user to know and keep a track of the usage that is being done on his mobile. The call record list would have a track of the calls that are dialed from the phone which helps to track the calls that are made from the phone.  The call record list also features a list of received calls that tell us that who are the people who have called and spoken to you. There is another section in the call record list which lets us know the number of missed calls that have been missed due to some issues.

A big feature that is present in the call features with the modern day mobile phones is video calling. The mobile phones are now integrated with a camera in the front which allows the user to have a video call and view the other person. Another feature which is a hit these days is the call conferencing feature which helps to have multiple people on a single phone call.

Multimedia features:

Mobile phones which are available in the market come with the most latest and advanced features that enable to store multimedia information and use them as well. Multimedia here includes photos, songs & videos. You can store photos, songs & videos depending on the memory that is available for a particular device. Mobile phones are equipped with a memory card that can be expandable in addition to the memory which is present in the phone. Memory in the phone is basically used by the device to store its information that is helpful to enable its actions and respond to the user when a key is pressed.

It is history that earlier we used to have a camera, a walkman player, a radio and things related to them independently and were a burden to carry all the devices where ever you go. But now one device that has all these features are available in the market integrated into the cell phones of this generation. The picture clarity and quality of the pictures and videos are dependent on the camera resolution that is integrated into the device. Few companies have gone a step ahead and mobile phones are designed to have an inbuilt FM receiver which is a huge success and have also incorporated a built in audio player which enables the user to listen his favorite songs when he is bored by listening to the songs played on AIR.

Phone settings:

Mobile phones are equipped with technology that helps you to have your device the way you them to be. The phone settings allow user to set the default wallpaper to the phone to an image that the user needs. The call settings can be changed according to the features that are available with the phone. The user can set a ringtone for a specific user or user group that would allow him to know who is calling the moment he listens to the ringing tone of his mobile. Depending on the features that are present in any set there are many settings in the phone that would help the user to make the phone user friendly.

Utilities like alarm, calculator & Calendar:

When we look at the past we see that there were so many mechanical parts that went into a device which would wake you up in the morning and show you the time. But now due to the advent of the mobile phones we see that the wall clock and the alarm piece have been integrated into one and people now a day’s use mobile phones to wake them up early in the morning.  If that is the story of the alarm clock and wall clock then the story of a calendar is no different. Birthdays, marriage anniversary, important meeting in the office, small things that need to be reminded time to time all these were written in a calendar which needed to be done every turn of the year. Mobiles now have reduced the burden and have made life because if you store once these kind of important things in the calendar that is provided in a cell phone and use the settings in it so that it reminds you automatically and doesn’t need to worry about being reminded because that work is taken care by the mobile. To do daily simple calculations requires a calculator and mobile manufacturers have kept that in mind and devised a calculator also into the mobile which helps you out with simple calculations. Other utilities based on the features of the mobile include a stop watch, a timer and a walk-mate that helps you to measure the distance that you walk in a day. Certain mobiles have the feature very unique which is having a torch integrated into the cell phone which is very useful when there is a sudden power failure or when you are in need of emergency light.

Internet:

High end phones otherwise called as smart phones also include the feature to connect to the net and browse the net provided the service provider has an option to provide the service. The internet enabled phones have made a separate mark of their own and have enhanced the capabilities of the mobile to be used a  business need and has made it a must own device for people who are big shots and need to be in touch with business and other commitments on the go.

Entertainment:

Any device is incomplete without a little bit of entertainment provided with it. Mobile phones provide an array of things that entertain the user. Games, media player, videos, internet and many more are a few to be named amongst them. The most common feature which is present in every mobile is games. Games enable people to have fun and spend the time when they are bored. The games that the handset supports differ from model to model and are based on the features the mobile supports. There are applications that can enable you to create a ringtone of your own by having multiple music notes into a single file which can be used a ringtone and if you are a good composer then you can make a tune of your choice and play it always. There is also a photo editor which enables you to edit the photos that are taken by the camera in the mobile or the pictures that you store in your mobile. You can provide animations to the photos and put life to the pictures. Entertainment gives you the benefit to bring out the hidden talent and apply your creativity to customize the pictures and audio files according to your need.

Security:

The most sought out feature anywhere in this world in anything is security. Anything without security is equivalent to useless. There are a number of features that give security at different levels. You have the security to lock your phone to restrict the unwanted use of phone by others or to stop accidental issues due to unprotected phone, to lock your SIM card to restrict the misuse of the card. Smart phones use digital certificates that help the companies to avoid piracy and keep your phone safe from any kind of misuse.

Design of the mobile:

This is another important feature of a mobile that distinguishes mobiles from each other. When you take a look at the current market you would find mobiles with so many different designs. There are mobiles which can open up opening a flip or by sliding a top surface or it could be a simple candy bar type mobile phone. The other aspects like slide and flip embed a bit of stylishness for the device. The cost of the device depends on the style and increases as you go for a much stylish look of the cell phone.