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|July 2017
The absolute craze of smartphones in the market, encourages manufacturers to bring out more devices with new innovative features. It though tends to confuse users which phone to buy! This buying guide will help you understand what you must check before you make the final purchase
Wih the progression of the smartphone industry, gradually more features are continuously being added/upgraded to do multiple tasks and there is always a question as to which smartphone should one buy and for what price. We present you a comprehensive smartphone buying guide to choose the right smartphone…
Ideal Screen Size
The bigger screen is helpful in all aspects of mobile usage; be it playing games, watching videos, typing messages, video chats or using social sites. We can broadly categorize the screen size in three formats:
Between 4 to 4.5 inches
• Compact design thus is easy to carry in pocket
• Can be easily used with one hand without stretching your thumb
• Great for checking emails
Between 4.5 to 5 inches
• Can be used for all purposes like watching videos, playing games
• Good battery life
• Fairly comfortable to use with one hand, depending on the button placement.
Screen Size 5.5 inches or More
• Great for multimedia consumption
• Great for reading ebooks due to larger screen size
• Requires two hand operation
• Allows to run two apps simultaneously
• Larger battery life
Display Quality
The screen of a smartphone is one of the most important aspects to consider because here you’ll directly interact with the phone. The smartphone industry rotates around various names to describe the viewing experience on your smartphone screen viz. IPS, LCD, LED, Retina, AMOLED etc. Also, do check for the protective coating on screens like Gorilla Glass that prevents breaking your smartphone screen from accidental drops or Anti-Scratch Resistant/Fingerprint coating that protects the screen from scratches or fingerprint smudges.
LCD Display
This story is from the July 2017 edition of PCQuest.
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