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WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Catalyst007(m): 4:30am On Aug 27, 2015 |
PHONE PROPERTIES / ANALYSES :::: RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM): More RAM means more background programs can be sleeping in the Random Access Memory; for quicker resumption-time when you return back to your dormant apps. More RAM means the Android device is going to spend less of its time killing and reloading apps from the Internal Memory (ROM)/External SD- Card. The more RAM gives you better/faster task-switching capabilities. The more powerful your RAM, the less your Homescreen and Apps will have the tendency to be killed. You can smoothly run complex and demanding apps that require a lot of memory and avert Lag-time. |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Catalyst007(m): 4:31am On Aug 27, 2015 |
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Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Catalyst007(m): 4:37am On Aug 27, 2015 |
NOTE: Combined with a clever Operating System (OS), copious amounts of RAM aren’t necessary. Smartphone applications generally use a small amount of RAM (around 50MB), and so lots of these applications can run simultaneously. With a 1GB RAM device, up to 20 apps could be running simultaneously (hypothetically speaking); a 1GB RAM will be quite adequate to hold apps and other system processes that are always running in the background (examples of system processes that are perpetually active are: Messaging, dialer, homescreen etc.). The Operating System (OS) might decide while multi-tasking, to suspend the applications that are not being used at the time, saving RAM and freeing up space for use by other apps. I personally don’t recommend any device with a RAM size of 512MB. This is too poor; less than 10 processes can run concurrently (including the constantly running apps like dialer and messaging). However, if it is the first Smartphone you want to have and you are short on cash, go ahead and buy a 512MB RAM Smartphone, as a temporary device pending when you can upgrade to a higher device. A 1GB RAM device is an average standard for Random Access Memory in any Smartphone. It should take care of all your processes effectively. But for tech savvy, heavy users or Game lovers, I would recommend any device with a RAM of 2GB and above. INTERNAL (IN-BUILT) MEMORY | READ-ONLY MEMORY (ROM): Read-Only Memory (ROM) is critical to a Smartphone’s operation. The ROM stores the Operating System and critical files of your device. ROM stores your system apps and pre- installed apps. I recommend an Internal Memory of 4GB and above. Even if you can always supplement the ROM by buying an External Memory Card of Up to 32GB or 64GB (depending on the device threshold), it is very important that you have enough internal memory because, all the apps you will download and install will save part of their registry in the Internal memory (ROM). Consequently, even though you have the biggest external memory card in the world, it means nothing because your device will eventually refuse to install downloaded apps because of insufficient Internal memory to store the app’s operating system files and registry. An 8GB or 16GB External Memory Card will be adequate enough to supplement your ROM in holding apps, music and video. However, if your Internal (built-in) memory (ROM) is 16GB or more, you can even do without buying an External Memory Card for a very long time. PROCESSOR CORE COUNT: MediaTek and Qualcomm are the two biggest processor manufacturers for Smartphones made for Africa. Ideally, increase in the number of cores mean a decrease in the time required to complete system tasks. For example, a device having a Quad core processor (4-core processor) distributes complex tasks effectively to the 4 cores and improves performance compared to a dual core (2-core processor) counterpart. In the same vein, a device with an octa-core processor (8-core processor) distributes tasks effectively amongst the 8 cores and performs better than a Quad-Core device. However, due to the inter-dependence of system parameters for overall performance, core count does not necessarily improve performance, unless other parameters like battery strength and shared resources are also beefed-up. In other words, don’t expect core count to improve system performance to direct proportions. Our Smartphones constantly collect data from user inputs and the environment. These tasks can be divided among cores; for increased performance. Myth Buster : Contrary to popular belief, more processor core count does not mean more power (battery) consumption. Full HD displays are the real threat to battery consumption. PROCESSOR SPEED | FREQUENCY: The higher the processor speed/frequency, the more irrelevant the number of cores would be. So, a Smartphone device with a processor speed greater than 1.0 GHz (e.g, 1.33GHz), is a powerful device and having an Octa-core may then be irrelevant albeit desirable. BATTERY: There is really not much difference between Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and Lithium-Polymer (Li-Po) batteries, since Li-Po batteries are just a type of Li-ion battery (with the same technology used for both). One advantage of Li-ion batteries is that, they have “Overcharge Protection”. Automatic overcharge protection mechanisms allow charging current to by-pass the battery and switch to A/C charge mode. Over-charging Li-ion batteries is not a problem and does not affect battery life span. The added advantage of Li-Po batteries is that they are safer, more efficient and can be shaped into various designs (e.g, a prism). To me, I don’t see any real difference between the Li-ion and Li-Po clones. No matter the type of battery installed, I would recommend batteries with higher values, say anything from 2000m-AH and above. You will not enjoy your device if the battery capacity is 1800mAH or less. Those who want ‘serious’ phones aim to buy the ones with 3500mAH, 4000mAH or 5000mAH battery capacities. I advise you to do too. CAMERA: In these days of the selfie craze, Camera quality is an increasingly important factor to consider when scouting for a Smartphone to buy. Good camera quality is no longer a concern of Photographers and Video producers alone but for every phone user. For non-Photo savvy guys, anything from 5 Megapixels on the rear camera should be enough for your social media profile pics snapshots. Note however, that, Tecno has one of the lowest camera qualities in the smartphone market. So, for Tecno phones, the above recommendation would be an 8MP rear camera. For Photo savvy users like me, I would advise you just get either an iPhone, Samsung or HTC; as their camera qualities are unparalleled. CONCLUSION: When it comes to the overall performance of your Smartphone, no single parameter or system property can be used to judge the device. This is because, the overall performance depends on and only on individual performances of each important system property. According to everything I’ve talked about in this post, the ideal Smartphone to go for should have a minimum of: 2GB RAM 8GB ROM (Internal memory) Android 4.4 Kitkat OS 1.3GHz processor frequency Quad-core processor 3500-mA H battery Capacity SOURCE: http://onlineshopping-productreviews..com 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Ademat7(m): 5:17am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Bravo! Cc: ishilove,lalasticlala,seun this topic is FP worthy to be sincere. 1 Like |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by chidexxy007(m): 5:28am On Aug 27, 2015 |
@op, between an HTC nd an infinix phone, which would you advise me to get with a budget of 20-25k considering d stuff u wrote. thnks |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by jworos(m): 6:40am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Nice one! |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by martineverest(m): 6:45am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Poor and quite incorrect analysis |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by sats: 8:38am On Aug 27, 2015 |
@op thumbs up, good article |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by willian10: 9:10am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Ooshey baddest |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Riotechs(m): 9:47am On Aug 27, 2015 |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Catalyst007(m): 10:00am On Aug 27, 2015 |
chidexxy007: @Chidexxy007, Compared to INFINIX, HTC is way costlier VISIT::: http://onlineshopping-productreviews..com/2015/08/htc-infinix-smartphones-review-comparison-in-nigeria.html FOR MORE DETAILS There is INFINIX HOT X507 on Jumia for about N17,500 INFINIX HOT Note on Konga for N28,000 [Recommended] HTC desire 526+ for N30,000 on Konga HTC Desire 320 on Konga for N27,500 (same link) IMPORTANT: HTC phones are one of the hardest to ROOT (configuration to support Blackberry plan) INFINIX is however the easiest to ROOT but Infinix HOT X507 gets so freaking HOT!!! (Literally) 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by constance500: 11:36am On Aug 27, 2015 |
ram na the main component. good analysis up there |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Chidexter(m): 5:58pm On Aug 27, 2015 |
Great, unbiased and well articulated analysis!. Infact sef, dis ur article don make me change my mind, make i troway this nokia e63 go buy better smartphone joor. |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Catalyst007(m): 7:07pm On Aug 27, 2015 |
Chidexter: THANKS FOR THE COMPLEMENT BRO: YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: A TABLE SHOWING ALL 32 TECNO PHONES AND THEIR SPECS: http://onlineshopping-productreviews..nl/2015/06/Tecno-smartphones-comparison-hierarchy.html |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Chidexter(m): 7:11pm On Aug 27, 2015 |
Catalyst007: You're welcome btw, infinix would be better, i personally dread tecno phones |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by chidexxy007(m): 10:13pm On Aug 27, 2015 |
Catalyst007:thanks man. concerning d infinix hot shey na because dem name am hot ni? d HTC phones are outta my budget nw. wat do u tink abt d infinix hote 2, is it worth d hype? apart from these two what other product can i possibly get 4 dat price range.... |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Catalyst007(m): 6:57am On Aug 28, 2015 |
Chidexter: Alright Boss! |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Catalyst007(m): 6:59am On Aug 28, 2015 |
chidexxy007: Yes. Infinix note is a fine phone |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Craven: 8:20am On Aug 28, 2015 |
chidexxy007 Neither. Xiaomi is coming to the African market next month. I recommend you keep your N25,000 for now. If possible save up a few thousands and buy one of their devices. You might want to check out the Xiaomi Redmi 2 and bask in the euphoria of its cool specifications, sleek design and affordable price ($160 which translates to about N34,000). - http://m.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_is_planning_to_enter_the_africa_market_this_september-news-13657.php I'm typing this because it might be annoying for you to realize that you've bought an Infinix device a couple of weeks before Xiaomi enters the African market. By now you're wondering what's so special about Xiaomi. Well, they offer very good products with great features, and they are known worldwide to be one of the top Chinese makers of Android devices, giving brands like Samsung, LG, and HTC a run for their money. I'd love to explain more, but that would take too much time. But I suggest that you read about them before you rush to purchase any other device. |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by chidexxy007(m): 11:24pm On Aug 28, 2015 |
Catalyst007:thx man, more grease to ur fingers. |
Re: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECS IN A SMARTPHONE? (ANALYSES) by Wisdomkosi(m): 11:34pm On Aug 28, 2015 |
I love this 1 Like |
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