Kinds of Smartphone

張貼日期：Jun 24, 2020 12:23:32 PM

Kinds of Smartphone

Bryan Yang

Smartphones are a part of our daily life. They make our life become more convenient and help us to connect to each other. We can classify smartphones into three major types based on their operation system.

The first major group is iPhone. iPhone runs on its own developed system—iOS (Operation System). It has multiple features such as App Store, Apple Pay and Siri, a virtual assistant. Siri can remind you of appointments. And you can play music without using your hands just by speaking a song title to Siri. Also, iOS has the best security system to protect the iPhone. It is almost impossible for hackers to hack in someone’s iPhone if they don’t know the password. Moreover, the iPhone interface is more user-friendly than other brands. iOS has a minimalist look from the starting and has a simple layout. And all the apps are displayed in a grid which can easily be organized into folders. It is easy for people to learn how to use iPhone even for elder people.

The second major group is the Android phone. The Android operation system was developed by Google and it supports many types of smartphones on the market. Because iOS only supports iPhone and it is expensive, people can choose to buy an Android phone which is the second major type of smartphones. Prices of Android phones vary so they can fit different people’s budgets. In addition, Android OS is more compatible than iOS. Also, it is open source; therefore, its users can download any apps they want. And they can customize their cell phone such as the keyboard and themes. Nowadays, some famous brands of smartphone such as Samsung, Google Pixel, and HTC are all running on the Android OS. There is no doubt that Android phones are the second biggest type of smartphones in the market.

Windows Phone was developed by Microsoft and it is the most recent major type around the smartphone market. It has a lot of software we often use for daily applications, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel. It is very convenient for people who work in an office. In addition, Windows Phone has its own virtual assistant, Cortana, who can remind the user and control the phone with voice control. Moreover, users can play their Xbox games on Window Phone.

In conclusion, iPhone, Android phones and Window phone are the main categories of smartphones in the market. Although there are a few other types of smartphone operating systems in the market, such as BlackBerry OS and web OS, their applications support is insufficient and unknown to people. So, which type of smartphone operating system would you like to choose?