Comparative Analysis of Local and Imported Mobile Phones

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Comparative Analysis Between Local and Imported Mobile Phones in Terms of Feature and Functionality Mobile phones are abounded in the Philippines. Nowadays, most Filipinos, rich or poor, are hooked in mobile phones. Over the years, mobile phones have evolved and as of today, they have spectacular features that are useful to its users. Mobile phones become very essential to its users because it combines different features in one gadget only. Radio, camera, music player, television and other wonderful features were added by the phone makers to a typical texting phone making the mobile phone an all around gadget. Using mobile phones opens many opportunities to users. Having a good mobile phone means having lot of chances to do many things. It is very important to have a good mobile phone that can satisfy the desires of its users. Many mobile phones are available in the Philippines but these phones differ in the quality of their features. They share the same features but they differ in their quality. In the Philippines, mobile phones can be classified into two – 1.) local and 2.) imported. As the name implies, local mobile phones are phones assembled in the Philippines while the imported mobile phones are those made in abroad. Local and imported mobile phones are widely used in the Philippines. Filipinos have different reasons or preferences on choosing the mobile phones that they would use. Features and functionalities are the most preferences of the mobile phones buyers. Filipinos are aware that imported mobile phones are dominant mainly because of its undeniably amazing features. Imported mobile phones adapted to the desired features of the users. On the other hand, local mobile phones adopted the features of the imported mobile phones making them akin to some features. However, eventhough they share the same features, there are still differences in them. Mobile phones, today, have advanced features that are useful to users. These features include video quality, imaging, internet access, texting and calling under the wireless communication, games, dimension which is further classified to screen size and the entire cellphone size, music, battery, memory storage and input mechanism. According to Alano (2000), no scientific evedince that mobile phone can harm our health was found. But still, in some places, the use of mobile phones is either mininize or prohibited to avoid potential risks from microwaves.

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