Abstract: As an important new medium,mobile phone has replaced the traditional linear-media pattern.Firstly,it doesn’t define the boundary between media and audiences.Secondly,mobile phone makes mobile transmission possible,which no longer divides information by time and space.Thirdly,it has functions of both a traditional medium and a new medium,which meets the demands of voice,text,vision,etc.Meanwhile,the mobile phone has great social meanings,it indicates users’ social status and fashion,and affects users’ thinking pattern and communicating style.With advances in technology,the phone will usher in better prospects for development.

Key words: mobile phone, new media, function of media