Jumia Mobile Week is coming up and I know a lot of you are going to wanna take advantage of their over 50,000 deals, daily flash sales, and next day delivery, plus a whole lot of other goodies that they will unveil closer to the D-day. So whether you’re replacing a lost or damaged phone or simply wanna shake up your tech-game Jumia Mobile Week will definitely provide you with that perfect opportunity. I will definitely take advantage of it and so should you.
That’s where this post comes in, to let you know what you need to look for when buying a new Smartphone and get yourself more “bang for your buck”.
I have noticed, mostly from people I interact with, that a lot of people are not tech-savvy and this becomes a problem when circumstances require them to purchase a Smartphone. The number of features on smartphones these days doesn’t make things any easier for them. Which begs the questions, which of these features are important when buying a smartphone? What should you look for when buying a smartphone? Just read on and you will have the answers you seek.
It saddens me to see people I know spend a lot of money on crappy phones just because they were attracted to how the phone looks or waliingizwa box na sales reps. Luckily, this will not happen to you because, by the time you are done reading this post, you will be a pro at choosing smartphones that will give you the years of service that you so much deserve while allowing you to put a few coins away for a rainy day.
The features below are the most important of all; these are the ones you will have to look for when you are looking for a Smartphone to buy. You don’t have to spend a fortune on a phone; you just have to know what to look out for before you make that purchase.
1. The Operating Software (OS)
This is totally dependent on you and your preference; some people are IOS fans while others prefer Android. Android Smartphones are the most popular ones globally and for good reason. Android’s popularity is owed to its open source background that allows anyone to develop apps for the Android platform. The number of available free apps in Google’s play store alone stood at 3.5 million as of December 2017 with the Apple Store at 2.2 million apps.
As I said above, it’s totally up to you, but if you want a pocket-friendly Smartphone that will provide you with all the functions that you want, then Android is definitely the way to go. Here is a list of Reasonably Priced Android Smartphones.
2. The Battery
One of the most important features of any smartphone is its battery and battery life. We all know how frustrating it is having to charge your phone constantly or having to ask random people if they can charge your phone for you. After all, that HD resolution screen display won’t help you if your phone is dead by mid-day.
How you use your phone will depend on how fast your phone battery drains power, so go for a phone that stores more power and that has a fast-charging feature. Go for anything between 3000mAh and 5000mAh, that's a battery that can handle heavy use without constant charging. Click here to find phones that boast of powerhouses as batteries.
3. The Screen Display
We spend many hours of the day with our eyeballs locked onto our Smartphone’s screen, so the display is one key feature that you need to pay attention to when buying a smartphone. If you stream videos and movies on your phone then you need to go for screens with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, however, if you have some more coin to spend then you could go for a HD 2560 x 1440 pixel display.
Unfortunately due to the size of our hands, the larger a phone is, the more likely hood of it slipping out of your hands and falling. 1920 x 1080px is as big as you can go without compromising the phones handling.
4. The Brand of the Phone
An Android phone made by Samsung may operate differently than one made by Tecno, an example of this is Samsung’s Touch Wiz interface which is added as an overlay on the Android OS during manufacturing. When buying a smartphone, I recommend you stick to the brand names that you are familiar with or smartphone brands that are dependable and trustworthy.
5. The Processing speed
The processing power is something you should not overlook; you need to go for a processor that is fast enough to run any app or game, however heavy it is. The faster the processor, the faster the phone. A higher core number means that the phone’s speed is also high; a smartphone with a Quad Core processor is faster than that with a Dual Core processor. If you are a speed freak, then check this article out: Smartphones with fast processors
6. Storage
As mobile phone applications are getting bigger and bigger by the day, more storage space is required, to run the apps and store your images, videos or even movies. 64GB of storage space is a safe bet because it can handle everything you throw at it without “freezing/hanging” your phone.
Most mobile phones these days come with a micro SD slot and a micro SD card (memory card), but this doesn’t apply to all phones so be sure to check if the phone comes with a micro SD card and micro SD slot.
7. RAM
A Smartphone’s RAM (Random Access Memory) is what allows it to multi-task. 2GB of RAM is a very good place to start with if you don’t have a fortune to spend. However, if you are willing to go that extra mile, you can opt for the recent smartphone releases that have 4-6GB of RAM. To help guide you when choosing a phone with RAM that you want, please refer to this post: 10 smartphones with high RAM.
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