Investigate a device - Mobile Phone

Functions of a mobile phone

• SMS/Texts
• MMS - Multimedia Messaging, using 3G/4G
• Internet
• Colour screens
• Bluetooth
• Camera
• MP3
• Radio
• Video Games
• Expandable memory 
• Video messaging

Media sectors it relates too:

• Relates to all sectors

How we use it:

• Texting
• Phonecalls
• FaceTime
• apps
• games
• music
• taking photos/videos

Advantages of a mobile phone:

• Communicating with family, friends and co-workers
• Constant internet
• Entertainment
• Everything all in one place
• Portable

Disadvantages:

• Can hinder real life human interaction
• Can cause serious accidents 
• Breech of privacy and security

Platforms and products:

• Apps eg: You go onto the music app to listen to music