Let’s face it. We have all been stranded at the phone shop
trying to figure out which phone to buy from the unending variety available.
Truth
be told, there’s now worse feeling than being uncertainty when selecting a smartphone.
Therefore, before
getting a smart phone one should consider:
Screen Size
Majority of the phones currently available in the market have pretty huge screens. big screen translates to a big phone.so if you are not a huge fan of huge phones (probably because you have small palms..haha) , stick to phones with smaller screens. 5.0" is the current cool.
Internal storage and expandable storage support.
The larger the internal storage, the better. Period. It only gets better when there’s an option to expand the storage via external storage (SD cards and OTG support), though read-write speeds of the external storage are considerably slower than internal storage. But who cares about speed when you can carry your entire movie collection in your pocket?Processor speed
Huh! This should be the most important of them all. A good phone will spot a processor with a high processing speed. It does not matter how many cores your phone has, but if they are all clocked to the lowest of speeds your phone will turn into a lag station. A phone with a >1.5GHZ processor is just fine for the normal user, but if you are a gamer get something closer to 2.0GHZ.RAM
This one is easy. More RAM translate to better overall performance. Period.
Any phone spotting <2GB RAM belongs to 2013.
Battery capacity.
Mobile phones are meant to last one through the day without dying on you. Therefore battery capacity is very important to ensure you get the most from your gadget. A good phone should spot >3000mah battery which at least ensure you do not have to carry a power bank around if you are a normal user. A removable battery is also better since one can easily swap batteries when need arises.Screen resolution
No one loves a screen with poor resolution. At this time and age when we have upto 4K resolution, poor resolution on a phone should be a punishable crime. That means that 720*1280 is the least one would expect to see on a very low end smartphone in 2015. A denser screen resolution provides more pixels per inch translating to very vivid screen outputs.Camera
A good phone will have at least an 8MP primary camera. But then with the competition in the market, some of these cameras do not possess true pixels and end up deceiving the buyer on the spec sheet. The surest way to ensure one gets a good deal in this department is sticking to mobile makers with the reputation of exemplary cameras. But if you are more endowed with camera tech specs, you can always find out more about the camera from the spec sheet.Aesthetics
Some people will leave out a good phone because it is “ugly”.Well, that’s personal preference. After all beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
Purpose
Why are you buying the phone?You see, with all the abilities bundled in today’s typical smartphone, there is an endless list of things one can do with them. Therefore, always be sure of the reason as to why you are purchasing a phone then get one that’s best endowed in the sector you are most interested in.
