How to choose your next smartphone?

The smartphone market has a wide range of models to offer for those who want to acquire a new smartphone. This diversity may complicate the choice, especially for users less aware of the technical characteristics of these equipments. In this article we will try to give you a help so that you can direct your choice when it comes to buying a new smartphone.

Set your budget

The first decision you should make in choosing a new smartphone is to define your budget for this purchase. One of the usual problems that consumers face is no such initial definition so that makes the choice too broad and often leads the buyer to spend a lot more money than would be necessary. When you set your budget, you are immediately focused on your choice by eliminating several options because they are way above the value you set. On the other hand, you can also eliminate all the options that are significantly below your budget, thus managing even more your choice.

Most relevant features

With the extraordinary evolution that smartphones have undergone in recent years, there are now models more suitable to each goal. The time when mobile phones only served to make calls and send SMS is already behind. Nowadays there are better models to take photographs, better models to work with, better models for games, models with more lasting battery and others. So the next step should be to think about what is important and useful for you on your smartphone. Are you going to use it to work? Take lots of pictures? Do you play games a lot? These are questions that you should try to answer in order to make a better choice.

Related to this choice is also a determining factor: the choice of screen size. Mobile phones screens have been increasing in size, but there is a wide range of sizes to choose from. Many people prefer larger screens so they can see everything more clearly, from reading emails, for example, browsing websites, and more. On the other hand, some users prefer screens of smaller dimensions, so that the equipment is more easily transported in the pocket.

Brand warranty and reliability

Once you've set your budget and the specific features you value on a smartphone, it's time to compare specific options. At this stage it is therefore relevant to analyze the brands themselves. Not only the guarantee, but the reliability that they have demonstrated over the years.

The guarantee is mandatory by law to be 2 years, for all products sold within the European Union. However, with the popularity of some shopping websites outside the European Union (eg Ali Express), warranty policies may vary. Usually, through these websites only one year warranty is given.

With regard to brand reliability this can also be a determining factor. There have been many new smartphone manufacturers for whom there is no reliable record yet, so betting on these brands can pose an added risk. On the other hand, the choice of a benchmark in the market, with a wider reliability history, can bring some additional security.