Even though there are numerous other ways to dispatch mails, Gmail is still the most opted one because it offers a wide variety of features.
Let us analyze here the features which make Gmail stand apart from the rest.
Organization of mails
The best feature of Gmail is that it arranges most of the mails into groups so that a user can search for mails pertaining to a certain topic without any difficulty. Moreover users can arrange their emails in folders based on the subject so that they can be easily referenced later.
Protection against malware
Gmail also has the capacity to protect your system from viruses and threats. It is very easy for a virus to enter a system through mails as these comes from different systems around the world. Most of the virus will be found in the attachments and links sent via an email. Google has an in-built software which checks whether an email contains a virus or not, and subsequently warns the user from opening that particular mail.
Platform for many activities
Gmail enables you not only to send mails to other people but it also offers a myriad of other activities such as calendar, YouTube access, blogs, Google drive for storing files, Gtalk for chatting, Google Adsense and many more. These options can be found on the top of your page.
Lots of space for storage
The most convenient feature of Gmail is that it provides 10+ GB space for email storage. This means that users will never have to delete any mail which they want to keep just in order to create space for more incoming mails. On an average, no person would need such a large space for storing mails. If you want to organize your mail list by keeping a mail which you may need in future but don’t want to keep in the main inbox, then you can archive such mails so that you can access them later.
Able to send large emails
Gmail is also capable of sending up to 25 MB in a single mail. This means that the user can attach many files and images which are uploaded to the mail as an attachment and then dispatched to the targeted recipients. Another feature of Gmail is that it enables the user very suitable ways of storing services.
Runtime efficiency
Users rarely have any complaints against Gmail because it is very efficient and works without any problems such as system crashes. Even though there are millions of people using Gmail, there are no difficulties regarding its server response.
Rich features for texting
When a user wishes to send an e-mail using Gmail, he/she can make the mail message attractive using big fonts, different colors suitable to the text, emoticons or smileys and even paste images from a file on the system.
Accessing multiple boxes
Users may create many Gmail accounts, from which they can send mails to different recipients. Gmail has the ability to enable these users to create and access multiple accounts and inboxes.