Five Key Features of a Business-Class Cell Phone

• Business owners and employees need up-to-date features on their cell phones. Piotr Stryjewski/Digital Vision/Getty Images

  Twenty-first century businessmen and businesswomen use cell phones that are not quite the same as the everyday devices carried by the avreage consumer, which are geared towards casual calls and messaging. Business-class cell phones are equipped with the latest technology and features to allow business-based users to communicate with colleagues and clients, and stay on top of work.

Syncing Capabilities

• Business-class cell phones maintain a link with their user's personal computer via a syncing feature. Phones can carry plenty of picture files, messages, and contacts, but business-class users can sync these contents to their computers, and edit them from there. This helps them to keep information organized. The contents can then be transferred back to the cell phone once this is done. Software that enables cell phones to do this includes the Handset Manager 9, from Mobile Action, as noted by the Cnet website.

QWERTY Keyboard

• A cell phone keyboard, often referred to by cell phone manufacturers as the QWERTY keyboard, is designed to enable users to easily and quickly type on their cell phones. This is a highly suitable feature for a business-class phone, since business owners and employees often need to check and reply to their e-mails, or type notes, while on the move. This capability also makes constructing SMS messages more convenient.

Conference Calling

• Conference calling involves several parties participating in one telephone call, which is useful for business-related conversations in which more than two people need to be at hand to contribute to plans and decisions. The initial user typically adds participants to the call, but it is also possible for users to add themselves to a conversation after it has begun.

Long Battery Life

• Cell phones produced in the 2000s can vary when it comes to the lifespan of their batteries. Slim cell phones often carry batteries that last for less time before they need charging, while bulkier phones typically carry longer lasting batteries. Business-class phones are best equipped with extra large batteries, since business-based users spend more time talking on their phones than the average person and require more battery life as a result.

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth is a form of technology that allows users to connect their cell phones to other devices wirelessly at short distances. Bluetooth can be used on a business-class phone to exchange calendar entries and business cards, as well as files such as photos, with colleagues or business contacts. Business users might also use a Bluetooth headset, which allows for hands-free calling and is useful on the move and necessary when driving.