Smart Phones: An Argumentative Analysis

Do you think smoking kills? How about the negative impacts of smart phones? Or are we controlled via our technology? In the previous decades, technological development boomed in the area of telecommunication, namely, in the area of smart phones. Although smart phones has changed our lifestyle by bringing conveniences and some positive alterations. Its negative impacts has aggressively affects students education, social interaction and self- regulation. Therefore, smart phones negative impacts overlap its positive impacts on student’s life.

First, the negative influence of smartphones is obvious on student’s education. Essentially, on their commands of language and grammar accuracy. However, opponents of this claim may assert that, it was the

Smartphones had dominated student’s self-regulation. In April 2014 before the auction of 3G and 4G spectrum Pakistan smartphone market was only 15% of the mobile industry but after availability of 3G and 4G mobile networking in Pakistan through three major network operators, the demand for smartphones has shoot up and it is expected that within a year it will increase to 50%. It is, perhaps, this positive outlook that United Mobile, which had been one of the country’s major distributors for Nokia, launched its own smartphone recently. The optimism of mobile phone makers ahead of the spectrum auction was also reflected in the country’s telecoms imports. Mobile phone imports for the month of February, 2014 increased by 20% to Rs 6 billion compared to Rs 5 billion in February, 2013 (Baloch, 2014). The opponent may put forward the idea of the acceptability of smart phones in their lives has brought them tremendous advantages. For example, they can communicate with their friend via internet easily, cheaply and without any restrictions. On the other hand, a survey by (CHI, 2007). Interviewed students at a Korean university based on their addiction to their smartphones. The outcome was completely negative. The average students reply was that, when even they wanted to stop using their smartphones. They still continue to use them. It shows that how their self-regulation has been affected by their smartphones. It is like we are dependent more on smart phones rather than our

Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircle the world.”

Technology has encircled our imagination and our knowledge. Today we are the slave of our hand-made instrument instead of being ourselves, we trust more on technology rather than our own kinds.

In closing, the negative impacts of smartphones on students overlap its positive impacts. In terms of education, social interaction and self-regulation, smartphones have aggressively damaged these vital manners in student’s life. Therefore, after recognizing these social invasions by smartphones, there is no way we can agree with, that smartphones has positively altered our