Mobile phones have come a long way since the 1990’s, where few technological advances have been applied to the mobile phone as we know it today. But thanks to technology in recent years, we can now expect the bridge between mobile phones and other electronics to merge- and create new types of powerhouse electronics.

For those who are a photographer at heart, the mobile phone is a great way to take pictures on the go. Mobile phones are commonly about the same size as a digital camera, and recent technologies have enabled them to be on par in terms of resolution and picture quality. It isn’t uncommon to see a 6 mega-pixel camera on today’s market- something that was unheard of just 10 years ago!

There has been much to enjoy from the networking side of things when concerning mobile phones as well. Networking was previously deemed a wire-ridden technology, although it is fast becoming wireless and easier to send and share data in just minutes. While wireless technology still has room to grow, already mobile phone users are using it to connect to the Internet, share data, and connect to friends and family.

We’ve all heard of the Nokia N-Gage. It was supposed to be the revolutionary consumer phone that also doubled over as a video game platform. Mobile phones haven’t quite lived up to the hype that the N-Gage had, but they are making leaps and bounds in the gaming department regardless. Some mobile phones can allow support for fully 3D games, as well as many different kinds of visually appealing 2D games.

Also beneficial to mobile phone users is the fact that mobile phone networks are becoming faster, more dependable, and maintain larger areas of coverage. Current trends in mobile phones are shifting towards the 3G network, which has taken advantage of high speed networks to deliver content faster and more reliably. The upcoming 4G network is also expected to make quite a stir in the mobile phone community as well.

Lastly, mobile phone companies are now starting to input innovative features such as the global positioning system as an everyday feature for consumers. Already, mobile phones are able to send emergency hotlines location data for those who are on their mobile phone at the time of the call. This functionality is being extended to the consumer range for applications such as finding a certain location, getting driving instructions, and even estimated times of arrival. There is still room for expansion, but already the GPS is proving to be a vital consumer application in mobile phones.

In Conclusion

Mobile phones today are revolutionary considering that only a couple of decades ago, mobile phones were almost useless compared to today’s feature sets. Better range, gaming features, social networking options, and vast amounts of other countless features are being poured into modern mobile phones in order to make the ultimate end product in telephony. In another two decades, we’ll likely see mobile phones as multi-use forms of consumer electronics- but this prospect is much sooner than most would think.