Does A Phone Really Need So Many Features?

There are a lot of new phones out there in the market. Many of these new phones possess incredible capabilities that allow it's holder to have easy access to many features. Without a doubt this is a step in the right direction for mobile technology but in some cases I wonder, is all that is being offered really necessary?

With the recent release of the iPhone 4 and the Droid phones also catapulting sometimes I wonder whether mobile tech advancement is too much. Don’t get me wrong, these phones can practically do pretty much what any $300 PC can do and for a much lesser price so obviously its attractiveness is there. The way I see it though, is that the phone isn’t what it used to be and to be honest sometimes that is missed.

At this moment, I think the iPhone is the way to go if you really need your phone to do other things especially with its incredible app store. However, the fact of the matter is that phone companies try to lure you into buying a new phone with some features that your probably never going to use or to go even further probably never need. For example, one of those features would be watching movies on your phone.

Judging from personal experience and as a person that travels much I have yet to see a movie on a portable device. The reason for this is simply because I would rather watch a movie in the comfort of my own home on a much larger screen than in what my current phone possesses.

Another feature that doesn’t seem useful would be the music player capabilities. Both storage room and battery life are at risk when this feature is used and let us not forget that phones don’t necessarily have the best sound speakers.

The last feature that I really don’t see much use of would be the social networking features that most phones now possess. As far as I am concerned, I can log on to my PC at home to post my new pictures or update my status.

To me, sure these features are nice to have but I feel as though they aren’t really needed much. The phone is a source of communication and with texting and calling, those are the only true features that a phone needs.