Could not be separated from the development of smartphone gadgets that are becoming increasingly sophisticated, instant messaging are now more and more emerging as a supporting activity send short messages embedded in smartphones. There are many instant messaging applications today, call it WhatsApp, Line, and WeChat. The third application of course has excellent features and has its weaknesses. Here is a comparison of WhatsApp, Line, and WeChat.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp is one of the pioneers of instant messaging applications, and is one of the instant messaging application that is most in demand by the users of smartphones. Applications are made by Jan Koum and Brian Acton was once referred to as the BlackBerry Messenger killer app.
- Group Messenger can be up to 100 members.
- Line has a telephone number as the account ID like WhatsApp, but also can have a user ID to facilitate people to invite and hide your phone number if it's privacy.
- Moreover Line also provide add friend via the QR code that can be created for free by Line, something that rarely features applied to similar applications.
- In addition to providing Line and autotext emoticons, also add two new additional stickers, almost similar to emoticons but with more expression and also large, but lightly used.
- Line provides features Block / Blacklist ID or unwanted mobile phone number, and also provides password security features to avoid other people open and view the contents of the conversation.
- Line timeline provides features such as container updates on Facebook, which also can be given comments, and so on.
- The most interesting feature of the Line is a feature of its online game that can be played with friends on the Line.
- Line allows it to be used on Windows/MacOS via PC.
- To call feature will run smoothly if the data path at least 3G / HSDPA.
WeChat
This application is also a trend imitators instant messaging applications. Applications made by a company in China is providing more or less the same features with the line, it's just emoticons and stickers are provided WeChat not complete Line.
Applications Messenger - Comparison WhatsApp, Line, and WeChat
Excess
First, of course the ability to send short messages between the operating system. Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone can communicate with each other. Second, automatically scans the phone to contact friends using the information services in WhatsApp. Next, the application can send all (video, audio, photos) multimedia and location maps accompanied with funny emoticons that can make send short messages can be more colorful and interesting. Following that, other than to set the status of the application can also to broadcast to many users and group chat to fellow members of the community.Disadvantages
However, the application WhatsApp has the disadvantage that only free in the first year, then it will cost you $ 1.99 per year.Line
Application Line is one of the applications that follow the trend of the use of instant messaging. Applications made by the Japanese company, Naver offers emoticons and stickers are more interesting and amusing than WhatsApp. In addition, the line also brings cutting-edge features and a fresh look.Excess
- Line of service free phone call to be free among users Line cut costs without pulse, only use internet data.- Group Messenger can be up to 100 members.
- Line has a telephone number as the account ID like WhatsApp, but also can have a user ID to facilitate people to invite and hide your phone number if it's privacy.
- Moreover Line also provide add friend via the QR code that can be created for free by Line, something that rarely features applied to similar applications.
- In addition to providing Line and autotext emoticons, also add two new additional stickers, almost similar to emoticons but with more expression and also large, but lightly used.
- Line provides features Block / Blacklist ID or unwanted mobile phone number, and also provides password security features to avoid other people open and view the contents of the conversation.
- Line timeline provides features such as container updates on Facebook, which also can be given comments, and so on.
- The most interesting feature of the Line is a feature of its online game that can be played with friends on the Line.
- Line allows it to be used on Windows/MacOS via PC.
Disadvantages
- Connection Line data from the application is still not too stable, still not as good as WhatsApp to send and receive data.- To call feature will run smoothly if the data path at least 3G / HSDPA.