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The use of cell phones (mobile phones) has increased rapidly in the twenty-first century. Additionally, cell phones can now be used for many purposes besides making phone calls. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

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Although
 it is sometimes argued that mobile devices have combined many other gadgets in one for a certain convenience, there are those who believe that
use
Suggestion
the use
 of
cell
 phones nowadays has become excessive and can cause major issues. In my opinion, the drawbacks of immoderate
cell
phone
 usage,
such
 as social isolation and possible
radiofrequency
Suggestion
radio frequency
radiation
, are eclipsed by its benefits, since by using a
phone
 one can now take care of their physical activity on a daily basis. Admittedly, there is a basic negative aspect of constant using of mobile phones which is social distancing and loneliness at a certain point, among youth to be specific. Being addictive,
cell
 phones may lead to social isolation to some extent.
This
 might be solved by applying restrictive measures to limit the time spent
in
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on
 social networks and entertaining applications.
Moreover
,
cell
 phones are considered to bring harm to the users by possible cause of cancer due to high
radiofrequency
radiation
. Rarely do people understand, though, that the
radiation
 from
cells
Suggestion
cell
 phones is non-ionizing and
thus
 is not powerful enough to make cancer cells grow.
On the other hand
, an obvious advantage commonly associated with a rapid increase of
cell
phone
 usage today is that people started tracking their physical activity by using their phones. Being available in the app stores nearly free of charge, a wide range of pedometer and fitness applications have gained over 5
mln
(in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
million
 daily users
for
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in
 the
last
 year compared to 1.8
mln
(in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
million
 in 2018, as a May publication states in Computer World. On no account should the importance of being physically active every day be forgotten.
Thus
, an opportunity to track the numbers of steps, floors and
kilometers
a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
kilometres
 with the help of a
cell
phone
 is rather beneficial. In conclusion, the disadvantages of daily
cell
phone
 usage,
such
as possible social
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as a possible social
 isolation and
radiofrequency
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radio frequency
radiation
 level, are overshadowed by the benefits, among which is daily physical activity tracking that has increased
for
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in
 the
last
 year, being convenient on a mobile device.
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