Sunday, August 10, 2014

What to Check When Buying a Smartphone

To maximize the features of your phone is to first check what it has. When buying a smartphone my first tip is not be overly excited. You may be trapped from the phone's advertisement, phone's physical appearance and/or trapped from the sales representative's flowery words and ends to nothing but a useless phone. Here are the things you need check to have the best phone that fits your needs.

RAM - Random Access Memory, for a simple definition, is your phone's internal memory where the operating system and running applications's data are stored. The time you open up your browser, it uses your RAM. So the more running apps you have on your phone, the more RAM it consume thus slowing down your phone's performance. The least suggested RAM nowadays is 1GB. If your phone has lower than that, don't expect too much even if you have 32GB SD card.

CPU - this measures how fast your phone will process your request. Opening up a browser sends data to your phone's CPU to process your need to pull up a browser. It acts like a human brain. If you have Dual Core, Quad Core (1.2 GHz) or higher, the better.

Battery life - 2000 to 2500 mAh is the maximum battery life that you can get in the market today. If the phone you want meets these numbers, the better.



Other specs you need to check are when buying a smartphone:

OS - the latest the software the better so you can get more of updated services or app your phone has to offer.

Camera - 5MP rear camera will do, but latest phone models must has now 8MP and above. Make sure it has flash as well and don't forget to take pictures in dim light to verify its quality.

WLAN - this is your phone's capacity to get WiFi signal. Suggested spec is 802.11 b/g/n

SD Card - In case of emergency, it is much better to have a back up storage. So make sure your phone has extendable memory or SD card slot.

You can still check other features depending on your preference. For example, if you are a gamer, you may need to check the quality of the phone's display aside from the above specs.

Buying a smartphone is so easy but to choose one is not. So be keen and careful. If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment. Good luck guys!

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