ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SMARTPHONES Many people today don't just have a mobile phone, they have a smartphone like an iPhone or a Blackberry. But is it a great invention? I think there are both advantages and disadvantages. The first advantage is that the people can have information in anywhere. Secondly, you are always in touch with your family and friends. Thirdly, you will never get lost because you can see on the GPS where you should follow. But on the other hand, there are also disadvantages. For example, there are people who can not live without smartphone, they are addicted to it. Also, when the family or friends are together, everyone is with their smartphones, they do not spend time talking to each other and do not spend time doing more creative things like reading or painting. In conlusion, although living without smartphones has advantages, I think today it is unrealistic and that we should just try to turn the smartphone off when we meet with the family or friends.