The increase in mobile phone use in recent years has transformed the way we live, communicate and do business. Mobile phones can also be the cause of social or medical problems. What forms do these problems take? Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of mobile phones? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

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obile phones have become an essential in everyone’s life, be it a student or a professional. With the advancements in technology and increase of features in the device the usage of the phones has

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increased. Some people think that

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is positive while others say that it has negative impacts on oneself. In

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essay I am going to discuss both advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones.

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of the biggest advantages of mobile phone is that it has a thousand different things compiled in a single handheld device. From starting off ones day it is an alarm clock, a calendar, a newspaper to read news from all around the

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, ones personal assistant or a manager. In

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easier to reach someone in case of emergency. People now are more connected,

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family members living in different countries can now communicate with each other in a much faster and a more efficient way. Unlike in previous times when people used to write letters or call on landline phones which was a tedious and expensive method. Applications like Facetime and S

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free, but

people can

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video chat with their loved ones.

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, mobile phones have

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changed the way businesses are done. Entrepreneurs can now run their business on the go, they can be in contact with their team or client through mobile applications like Slack. In contrary to a

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Firstly

, where mobile phones connect people far away, it

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disconnects people from the

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physically present.

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day, whereas

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social media. The people are now virtually connected and physically disconnected. Another disadvantage is that the usage of phones is a cause of several medical conditions. Researchers believe that excessive screen time slows down

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on the device more, weakening

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's brain cells. Mobile phone usage is

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of the biggest reasons behind insomnia in young people. The rays from the mobile screens are

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considered to be very harmful for

one

’s eyes. Taking into account all the advantages and disadvantages of mobile p

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use, I believe that the advantages still outweigh the disadvantages. Mobile phones are the need of today’s

world

and it benefits us in our personal and professional life.