By: Adrian De Guzman, Reporter

Smart phones have become a huge part of every day life, serving a variety of purposes from utility to entertainment. They affect us in many aspects, including the use of contacting, researching, and gaming. There are several big companies that produce smart phones, such as Apple, Samsung, and Motorola.

Sophomore Estefania Soto says, “We don’t need to use anything else. Like, if I get lost, I can just pull out my phone.”

However, companies such as Apple and Samsung are cranking out new phones quicker than they should. With these companies releasing new versions of their flagship products almost annually, there is too much ‘phone’ to go around.

The competition between phone companies to name their phone the biggest and best has been an ongoing topic of interest for many years now. Few people believe that original innovations are coming out of this competition now, and that most companies are rehashing old ideas from other phones.

Freshman Erin Russ says, “A lot of the time it’s just [phone companies] came out with [a new feature] first now I’m going to copy it except tweak it to make it better. It’s all the same stuff basically.”

With the recent release of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Apple has finally entered the phone tablet market, or the “phablet” market. The iPhone 6 Plus’ new 5.5 inch screen is finally giving Samsung’s Galaxy a run for its money when it comes to the size of the actual phone. Other people say that with the latest update of Apple’s operating system to iOS 8 that they are just catching up to Samsung.

Though some people believe that this battle of the smart phones is still relevant, and that the type of phone one uses still matters, smart phones are all supposed to serve the same purpose: make our lives easier to live with all of its pre-installed features, as well as other applications downloadable after buying the phone.

Lately, smart phones have become an increasing problem among young people, with some people using their phones from eight to ten hours a day.

Freshman Aidan Furlong says, “Technology is changing too quickly. It’s about how people are using them. Phones were originally invented to improve the lives of people who buy them. But now they’re becoming an addiction.”
Smart phones are still a useful tool in this day and age, and aren’t to be disregarded as an obsolete technology… yet. However, with the rapid release of new smart phones by different companies, people are overwhelmed by the wide variety of choices presented to them, because companies are adding features and creating phones at such a fast pace.