Truly, technology can change lives. Science and technology has indeed enhanced our living standards in the present world. It is completely impossible to imagine our lives without technology! From geo-stationery satellites in the space to a simple bulb in our homes, technology is everywhere thereby making our lives so comfortable.

One such greatest invention of technology is the mobile phone. Yes, mobile phone has become an indispensable part of our lives. Our lives will definitely come to a standstill in the absence of any mobile phone. Apart from connecting us to the outside world, mobile phones today are widely used for gaming, social networking, reading documents, playing music and much more. Being able to do multiple things together, mobile phones are our saviours while we lead a fast-paced and chaotic lifestyle. Keeping in mind the significant role of mobile phones in our lives, we need to make a prudent choice while selecting the “right” kind of mobile phone for us.

Should I purchase an Android phone or an IOS phone or a windows phone?

Since there are plenty of options available in the market, we tend to think hard about the advantages and disadvantages of each category of phone. Obviously, the utility or satisfaction derived from using the phone should match up to its cost to maximise our gains. Today, the mobile phones market is flooded with Android phones and thus it becomes essential that we look at some of its characteristic features. They are made available under several big brands along with flexible pricing. You can download unlimited apps for free. Moreover, you can install additional storage into your device.  Isn’t it cool? In this article, I would like to summarise the top 10 reasons to buy an Android phone or to make the switch to Android phones:

10. Too many apps!

Using an Android phone is fun as you can download as many apps you want but keep in mind the phone’s storage capacity. Just visit the Google play store and download the latest and updated versions of various applications. The apps can be either free or paid.

9. Plethora of options

If we look at the mobile phones market, Android phones are abundantly available. There are various brands available in the market such as Samsung, Gionee, Intex, Sony and many more. Moreover, there are various price options and you can buy a mobile phone according to your pocket. Now-a-days, mobile companies use different distribution channels to boost sales and enhance convenience levels for the customer.

8. Multi-tasking

You can keep listening music while you play Candy crush saga on your Android phone! Thus the ability to do many things simultaneously is one of the most fascinating options available in the Android phones.

7. Voice based features

Now you can give commands to your phone through your voice. Google voice search makes internet surfing easy. Moreover, you can run navigation, call friends and text messages through voice based applications.

6. Widget

You can customise or dress your android phone by using different widgets for various applications on your home screen. Using phone becomes easy as you can run applications directly via widgets. So just stay smart!

5. Connectivity and tethering

Android operating system supports various connectivity technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-fi, CDMA etc. Through tethering, you can connect your smart phone to wireless/wired Wi-fi hotspot. Thus, surfing becomes comfortable and highly economical.

4. External storage

Most android phones have microSD slot and can easily read microSD cards formatted in FAT32, Ext3 etc.  While “Internal storage” is always available, you can use the “External storage” facility as per your convenience.  Moreover, you can install USB-OTG Helper from Google Play and mount externally powered hard drives and then you can easily play files even with NTFS formatting. It’s highly economical to boost your external storage facility as most apps are available for free in the Google play store.

3. Device back-up

Now maintain back-up for your files in Android operating system and ensure safe recovery of your files! You can choose to back-up your few apps and files or customise your settings to prepare back-up for the entire database stored in your mobile phone. Have you heard about the Titanium back-up can? If not, check out your Google Play store!

2. Custom ROMs

A custom ROM can be described as a custom version of your Android operating system. Custom ROMs can make your android phone more appealing and attractive. Depending upon the custom ROM’s version, it can either add a few features or a lot of unique features to your android phone. Now you no longer need to wait for your mobile phone manufacturer to push a latest version for android as you can get it for free via OmniROM and others.

1. Ad blocker

Do you really feel annoyed with the constant advertisements being displayed on your PC’s or phones while you are using internet or otherwise? Well, we live in the age of consumerism and are continuously haunted by unnecessary ads! So now just switch to android phones and install Ad-blocking favourites like Adfree, Adblock Plus etc. Though these have been banned by Google, you can still find them on web. Despite this, it’s easy to uninstall the apps that feature the maximum number of advertisements. Otherwise, use your phone in Airplane mode to get rid of annoying ads.