The latest technology in the software industry has led to the invention of a number of instant messaging applications in today’s world. These kind of applications have almost wiped out the regular SMS tools.
Those free SMS packages that used to be available with each mobile plan that you buy from a dealer have been long gone. Currently, people have moved to instant messaging applications (IM’s) available on their smart devices or desktop PC to send messages, voice recordings and videos for free to any corner of the world. Two of the top IM’s in the world are WhatsApp and Skype. Since there are various other applications in the online stores, people are not sure which one of these is the one which suits their particular lifestyle and requirements. This is why we will be looking here at the features of Skype and WhatsApp, after which you will surely be able to make the right choice.
Skype and its features?
Skype is famous and widely used by millions of people all over the world mainly because of its video calling service. However, it can also be used as an IM for sending instant text messages to your friends and family who may be living on the other side of the globe. It has a neat user interface with excellent graphics. In order to use Skype, you will need to make an account with Skype first. This account will be automatically linked to the e-mail address that has been provided by you.
Skype is very user friendly so that it should not be difficult for users to understand its working and operation. Skype will ask for your permission toimportall your contacts from Facebook or any other e-mail accounts that have been specified.
If you know your contact’s email id, then you can type it into the search option on Skype and check if they have an id with Skype. Just like many other applications, Skype also allows you to chat with your added contacts and also make your chats interesting with the use of animated emoticons. The advantage of Skype over WhatsApp is that it can also be accessed on laptops and desktop PC’s.
WhatsApp and its features?
WhatsApp is another IM which can only be used on smartphones or any smart devices for that matter. It is available on iOS devices via the Application Store and on Android devices via the Play Store. The account that you make on WhatsApp is automatically linked to your smartphone.
In this way, the application can import all the contacts that have been stored in your Phone list to the WhatsApp window. It shows which contacts in your list have also downloaded WhatsApp on their device. 50 chat groups of maximum 50 members in each group can be created by the user. Users can keep changing their display picture by uploading the photo from their device to WhatsApp.
Which one to use?
Both the IM are free to download and come with amazing interfaces and features. However, if you want to operate from the PC, then your only option is Skype whereas WhatsApp is the better choice for smart devices.