Five common mobile phone functions

Global SourcesUpdated on 2023/12/01

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How well do you know your phone? Do you know what is bluetooth and infrared? Do you know how to send and receive emails and watch movies on your phone? Besides calling, what are the functions of your phone that you use frequently? According to the survey of the CEConline website, text messages, games and digital cameras ranked in the top three. (Picture 1)

Obviously, the top three items are easy to master and highly entertaining. So, for unfamiliar functions, are you habitually ignoring it? We have summarized several key words of mobile phone functions, hoping to help you know more about your mobile phone and add more fun and convenience to your life.

Function Keyword 1: SMS

The function of SMS does not need to be described. Since it was officially commercialized by Vodafone in the United Kingdom in 1992, it has brought the world, especially China's mobile industry, a great driving force: it was estimated that in 2004, the number of text messages sent in China reached 220 billion . Calculated only by 0.1 yuan per article, its output value will reach 22 billion!

Recommended mobile phone: Samsung Anycall GSM-E638

Samsung mobile phones have always given the impression of "fashionable communication", and this newly launched mobile phone is also the same: soft curves, lightweight body, clever and smooth sliding design , making the hand feel more comfortable and comfortable.

Samsung has added a "SMS Blacklist" feature to this phone. If you don't want to receive text messages from someone, just add them to the blacklist and no more boring text messages to waste time and ruin your mood. Moreover, this mobile phone has a built-in 1,000 large-capacity phone book, so that "strangers" are no longer unfamiliar, and communication is easy.

Keyword 2: Taking pictures

In 2003, the camera phone was rated as "the coolest invention" by the US "Times". Since then, with the gradual improvement of mobile phone technology by major mobile phone manufacturers, the boom of camera phones has never stopped. In 2003 alone, digital cameras shipped 49 million units, while global camera phone shipments were almost half that of digital cameras, reaching 84 million, according to a report from portable device market analysis firm Strategy Analytics.

The most direct reason why camera phones are so popular with consumers is their integrated digital imaging capabilities. In 2000, Sharp produced the first camera phone, although the pixel is only 110,000, but the significance far exceeds the value of its practical application. Nowadays, megapixel mobile phones are no longer new, and mobile phone manufacturers have made the camera function of mobile phones more perfect through continuous improvement of technology.

Recommended mobile phone: Sony Ericsson S700

Sony Ericsson's mobile phone is known for its high technology, and this model is no exception. It is the first 1.3-megapixel mobile phone in the Chinese market. The partnership with Sony guarantees a high standard of image quality (1280 x 960 image size) for this camera phone. Camera mode is automatically activated whenever the camera lens switch is turned on. At the same time, the screen is converted into a viewfinder, becoming a horizontal digital camera graphical interface that users are very familiar with.

The S700 is very convenient to use, you can take a photo with one key, and then press two keys to send the photo. In order to further enhance the camera function of the mobile phone, the S700 is specially equipped with a shooting auxiliary light, which can take pictures in a darker environment. 8x digital zoom and 2.3-inch 262,000-color TFT color screen can display high-quality images with clear details. And this phone also supports continuous shooting and capturing video clips.

In order to allow users to enjoy the fun of taking pictures, the S700 is equipped with a Memory Stick DuoTM (memory stick), which greatly expands its memory space and provides strong support for its new moving image function. At the same time, this mobile phone is compatible with Bluetooth and infrared technology, which can provide different interconnection functions, which is convenient for users to store or transfer images, perform video editing, etc., and users can edit and watch on personal computers or other devices. It can be said that, taking pictures with S700, you can enjoy all the functions of an ordinary digital camera.

Keyword 3: Send and receive emails

For business people, daily emails are frequent and office work is complicated and trivial. Although notebooks are getting thinner and thinner, they are not easy to carry in all occasions. A mobile phone that can send and receive emails at any time is not only necessary, but sometimes a necessary choice.

Recommended mobile phone: Motorola MPx220

MPx series is a series of smart phone products launched by Motorola and Microsoft for the first time in China. MPx220 is the first mobile phone in this series. The mobile phone is pre-installed with Microsoft Windows MobileTM2003 Second Edition For Smartphone operating system, which supports Pocket Outlook, Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media? Player and MSN? Messenger mobile instant messaging.

It is worth mentioning that MPx220 can realize the synchronization of e-mail, calendar and address book in Pocket Outlook and computer. If the user's mailbox supports Exchange 2003 or POP3, they can also send and receive emails wirelessly, keeping in touch with the world anytime, anywhere. The MPx220 can also sync wirelessly with a computer via Bluetooth if the PC has Bluetooth capability or a Motorola Bluetooth adapter is installed.

Function Keyword Four: MMS

Technically, MMS is not a short message, and has nothing to do with short messages. Under the support of GPRS network, it uses WAP wireless application protocol as the carrier to transmit information such as pictures, sounds and texts. Its biggest feature is that it supports multimedia functions, which can transmit full-featured content and information, including text, images, sounds, data and other multimedia formats.

The most important application of MMS is to take pictures with the camera of the mobile phone, and then send the pictures to relatives and friends. The object of sending can be a mobile phone number or an email address. In addition, MMS also provides a variety of rich Internet application services, such as picture reports of major news events, greeting cards and postcards, electronic discount coupons, city guides, etc., which can be sent to users' mobile phones in the form of MMS.

Recommended phone: Nokia 7710

In early 2005, Nokia launched this multimedia smartphone. As a loyal fan of MMS, presumably the most attractive thing about this phone is its 640*320 ultra-wide screen. Similarly, when browsing the web and editing pictures, you can see bigger, clearer and more comfortable than others. The attached stylus and intelligent handwriting recognition technology make it easy for users to write text messages or edit multimedia messages.

It's also a mobile phone that mobilizes web blogging. With the mobile blogging client, bloggers can upload images and text content to their personal blog posts. The Photo Gallery and Paintpad apps provide users with a variety of photo editing functions, such as cropping, zooming, rotating, and browsing. Users can even draw pictures on the phone, or insert text and pictures into the phone pictures.

Not only that, but the phone also has up to 90MB of usable user memory and a 128MB Multimedia Memory Card (MMC) included in the standard sales package that can store up to 800 pictures.

Function Keyword Five:
VOD Video Play

VOD (Video On Demand) means that users can choose the video images they want to watch according to their own needs. We can often use this function with cable TV, DVD players, VCRs, and now it is also applied to mobile phones. Since video images have high system requirements, enjoying this service not only requires high-speed network bandwidth and the support of service providers, but also the support of mobile phones for streaming media playback is also one of the decisive factors.

Recommended mobile phone: LG C950

This mobile phone is the first mobile phone in China that supports VOD video playback function, and it is also the only mobile phone that supports China Unicom's VOD service "Video Shinkansen". Based on CDMA1X high-speed network transmission, this mobile phone can support real-time viewing of TV programs, leading users to experience the quasi-3G unlimited life.

Not only that, the LGC950 is equipped with a 3.24 million pixel CCD lens, manual settings comparable to professional digital cameras, extremely high storage capacity of an external MiniSD card, smooth and stable image recording... The shooting effect is completely satisfactory Print high-definition 6-inch photos. LG says the phone is the "biggest masterpiece" of its 2004 megapixel phone.

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