WhatsApp Vs Skype: Former's Video Calling Feature Set To Challenge The Latter; Which One Is Better?
WhatsApp, which is now acquired by Facebook, is considered to be one of the globally popular messaging application in smartphones. It has become an essential part of life for many users around the world with new versions of this application enthusiastically welcomed. If the rumors came true, WhatsApp's calling feature might come as a challenge to dominate Skype, thus creating a WhatsApp Vs Skype Battle.
Recently, there has been rumors on WhatsApp's next upgrade. This has generated a great deal of hype, undoubtedly. According to those rumors, WhatsApp iOS version 2.12.16.2 might include video calling (that was previously unavailable). By far, People have been preferring Skype when it came to Video calling. But now, with these rumors that say WhatsApp could include video calling in its next upgraded version has come as a challenge to dominate Skype.
According to Valuewalk, A German source has suggested that WhatsApp is ready to introduce video calling facility for the very first time. Apparently, screenshots have been leaked from the company. Despite expecting this feature in WhatsApp in the near future, the update still remains in its testing phase with the company's developers finalizing details of the design currently. However, their aim would be to release this upgrade into the public domain this year. Though there hasn't been any official declaration of this from the said app, the German leak suggests that it is likely to happen soon. There is another rumor about enabling WhatsApp video calling offline as well.
In the anticipated WhatsApp Vs Skype battle, A video calling option for the former is likely to position against it's projected rival in an inferior stance, according to fans. They are saying that this is because Skype has been especially prominent and preferred when it came to video calling. These days, everyone use Skype calling for both personal and official use. Thus, for WhatsApp to come as a real dominant challenge to Skype, it must offer something that Skype doesn't.
The fans have added that with respect to the fact that WhatsApp has established a massive user base already, it will be certainly beneficial if the video calling options are included. If Facebook Inc is able to do this, it could really achieve a larger userbase for its video calling and emerge as a real rival against skype. We will have to wait for the results of WhatsApp Vs Skype.
