How to choose a smartphone

Your old (or not so old, but in these times the smartphones become obsolete very fast) mobile phone is close to retirement. It hangs up, goes slow or you just get bored with it. For whatever reason, you have decided that it is time to change your phone and get a smartphone, but the current offer of terminals overwhelms you a little. What to take into account to buy a smartphone? How to choose the right one? Here are some tips to avoid mistakes!

Steps to follow:

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The first thing you should do if you want to buy a new smartphone is, before immersing yourself in catalogs and models, stop for a moment and think about how you will use your phone . Do you want it just to call and send messages - do you really want a smartphone? Is it another work tool? Do you spend the day playing? Do you take many photos?

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After identifying your needs, you have to set a budget before choosing the smartphone. How much money are you willing to spend? If you are looking for a high-end smartphone, but do not want to spend a lot, you will have to look for offers from operators. If on the contrary you do not mind paying, the best thing is a free phone.

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A large and high resolution screen or a more modest one? If you are a very active user and tend to surf the Internet and watch videos on your mobile, in addition to taking and viewing many photos, a screen of at least 4 inches and a good resolution makes up for it. If you actually limit yourself to WhatsApp, the screen is not that important.

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Do I invest in RAM and processor ? Analyze here if you use many apps or if you do not give too much use to the phone: if you usually play, be a lot on Facebook, or do several things at once, make sure you have enough RAM and a processor of at least 1GHz. It will also be useful if you want the phone to last you long: the apps will evolve and require more and more of the smartphone, better that in six months you can still with the news and do not hang up every time you open a new app.

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Physical or virtual keyboard on the touch screen? If you still have trouble writing on the screen and you usually write a lot from your smartphone, you may want to go to a BlackBerry or any other terminal with a physical keyboard. Large screen phones, on the other hand, are increasingly comfortable to write even if they do not have a keyboard.

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What operating system? If you do not live without Google apps, Android is always a good companion. If you're an Apple fanboy or fangirl, you sure want an iPhone . And now there are more options to consider: Microsoft has finally found its way with Windows Phone 8, and it has been nice and light. And BlackBerry will always be for the most classic.

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Camera of photos: if you are fond of photography or you simply like to take photos with the smartphone that avoid having to take the camera always with you, you are also interested in what camera and editing apps the phone has when choosing the camera smartphone Nokia usually have the best cameras, but now there are other options such as the HTC One Ultrapixels . Consult with someone who understands photography and recommends it: the number of megapixels is not always the most important.