Thinking Of Gifting A Smartphone –Make Better Choices

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than its value. And what can be

more appropriate than gifting a smartphone to your loved ones? It makes a perfect gift for a

Birthday, a holiday, a graduation to a retirement and signifies your urge to stay connected

with your loved ones, keep them informed, organized and entertained.

But the task of picking the best smartphone is quite challenging and navigating through

jargon like GHz, dual and quad core, megapixels and mAh makes the process of selecting

the smartphone darn confusing. Use these tips to make better choices when it comes to

buying a smartphone:

1. Operating system: This is what classifies your phone in the category of the

‘Smartphone’. So, before buying, it is best to know about different types of operating

system to choose from:

Android: It is one of the most popular smartphone platforms in comparison to

iOS and Windows Phone, because of the wide array of hardware options from

several manufacturers like LG, Motorola, Samsung, HTC, etc. Android is also

quite customizable and flexible, which makes it a preferred platform. This is

not all, there are over 1 million apps on Google Play store and it has

everything you need.

iOS: It is the most intuitive smartphone platform and assures smooth

operations. The clean menu style and hassle free interactivity also adds to its

popularity. Undoubtedly, iOS is a secured operating system as it is inspected

manually by the Apple employees and it prevents apps from accessing the

operating system. As a result, malware and viruses don’t infect your phone.

2. Processor: The brain of the smartphone is its processor and the faster the

processor, the better it is. This is because it enables you to open the apps quickly.

When shopping for a smartphone you will hear about quad-core, dual-core or

octacore processors. The performance of the processor also depends on the ability of

the operating system. Some of the common names that you can expect to hear

when shopping for the smartphone are Samsung's octacoreExynos, Apple's dual-core

A7 and Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon 600 and 800 chips.

3. Display: To judge the quality of a smartphone, it is best to look at it from various

angles for the change in color in varying lighting conditions. It is best to buy a

smartphone in Full HD (1080p display if the screen size is bigger than 5 inches and

HD 720p screens will work for phones up to five inches.

4. Storage: We all love to carry our world- emails, music, videos, pictures and social

networks with us. When buying the smartphone, prefer buying the phone with ample

storage space. Remember, the phone with 8GB memory offers only about 6.5GB for

actual use. So, if you want to enjoy movies, prefer the phone with a 32GB storage

space..

5. Size: A screen size of four to five inches is ideally good as it is convenient to handle.

The phones with bigger screen sizes are a little uncomfortable to use and are also

heavy. But on the other hand, phones with bigger screen sizes are ideal for playing

games, watching movies and web browsing.

The other things that you must keep in mind are camera clarity, RAM and battery life. If

possible, add amagnetic phone mount with the smartphone as a gift. It will ensure safe

and hassle free use of phone when driving and assures great utility and ease. Not only that,

it will allow you to use the phone at home and at the office as well without always having to

hold it, making it a lot more convenient for getting the best out of your smartphone.

Source: Infernal Innovations