Consider the amount of services that are part of the average smartphone. Then, consider the amount of things needed to get separately that are in it: Cell phone, Mobile e-mail reader, Music player, Point-and-shoot camera, Camcorder, GPS unit, Portable DVD player, Voice recorder, Watch, and Calculator. Compiling the price total of all of these surely outweighs the price total of owning a smartphone and a carrier plan associated with it. This article also clarifies our thoughts. But most of all, it pays to buy a smartphone because one will not need to carry any of the items named above. They are already included in the phone. 
