Encapsulation vs abstraction real world example

Question

I can think of the interaction between a user and a mobile phone as an example of encapsulation. The user does not need to understand the internal workings of the phone in order to utilise it, which is referred to as abstraction. Where does encapsulation, on the other hand, fit into this scenario? Could someone please enlighten me on this?

Answer 1

Encapsulation is a technique for "information concealment," so you don't "need to know the inside workings of the mobile phone to operate" it, as you put it. Without knowing the implementation details, you have an interface to access the device behaviour.

On the other hand, abstraction might be defined as the ability to utilise the same interface for multiple objects. There can be multiple implementations of the same interface. Encapsulation obscures details.