WhatsApp messenger for smartphones - IM the new craze?

Name: WhatsApp messenger for smartphones - IM the new craze?
Brand: Others

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By Digit Desk | Updated on 05-Jul-2011

Market Status : LAUNCHED

Release Date: 05 Jul, 2011

Official Website : Others

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Digit Rating

70 out of 100

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Market Status : LAUNCHED

Release Date : 05-Jul-2011

Official Website : Others

Digit Rating
70

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WhatsApp messenger for smartphones - IM the new craze?

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Design
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Design
50
Design
50
performance
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performance
80
performance
80
Value for money
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Value for money
80
Value for money
80
feature
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feature
70
feature
70

pros
+ Works across almost all smartphone platforms
+ Automatically adds other WhatsApp users who are in your contact list
+ Keeps refreshing friend list automatically

cons
- People who you don't want to be in contact with can still add you as friends
- The interface looks dull; literally no customization options
- App doesn't always automatically restart when you switch on the phone

Verdict

Vishal Mathur

Blackberry users, till now were the only ones with something like the Blackberry Messenger service. However, Android, iPhone, Symbian and even Blackberry users can now use the WhatsApp messenger to similar effect, with the additional benefit of this one being cross platform. If you have a lot of friends who have smartphones (well, who doesn't these days?), get them all to install WhatsApp. What you will save on is SMS costs, and gets the swiftness of IM into the conversations.

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