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8 Things To Know Before You Purchase A Mobile Phone Or Tablet by Gsmbasics: 1:07am On Nov 07, 2016
Mobile phone and tablet market are significantly becoming popular all around the world. Advances in innovation such as processing power, smart applications, net connection, more memory area and increased battery power are moving smart device and tablet market to new heights than ever.
With a lot of choices offered, it is becoming more of a tough task to purchase the ideal mobile phone that suits you. This post highlights 8 crucial features that you have to consider when purchasing a mobile phone or tablet.

Size of the Display Screen

Visual experience plays a crucial role in identifying the quality of an item. This makes screen size a significant feature to search for when purchasing either mobile phone or a tablet. An ideal screen to some extent can overshadow the flaws in a design. Screen is also the single most costly and crucial hardware part in a mobile phone and tablets.


Density and Weight

Density and weight are another essential factors to be considered when purchasing a mobile phone or tablet. Density is more of a visual concern than anything else. Thinner gadgets do not constantly result in a quality product. So it depends on you to choose if you wish to compromise quality over visual value. Some mobile phones and tablets come in a metal case, which provides a quality look to the gadget. So do check it out in a shop or online, instead of getting disappointed after buying the phone.


Operating System utilized by Mobile phone or Tablet

OS that is utilized on a Smart device or tablet is yet another significant feature to be thought about before you buy. When it comes to Operating System that we use on our PC, we have the options to either choose Apple's Macintosh, Microsoft Windows OS. Windows OS is the winner here because it is really easy to use and got a big option of supporting applications and software to go with the OS. Likewise, mobile phones and tablets also

Mobile phones and tablets also operates on OS and the options are Android OS, iOS, Microsoft Phone 7, Blackberry OS, Symbian and so on. iOS is used in Apple devices and tablets. Android OS is popular and used in a wide variety of models. Although Windows phone is not as popular as Android, it is user-friendly.


Storage space offered in a Smart device or Tablet

Most smart device and tablet makers nowadays are providing 16 GB storage capability which is enough space for saving photos, mp3s, and videos. However, some users prefer to add extra memory to increase the storage space. Phones like Apple don't have a memory slot, but other tablets and smart device includes memory slots to add extra memory.


Connection Specs

All tablets and mobile phones are portable gadgets which require wireless for interaction. they use Wi-Fi connection to let you wirelessly connect to home and public networks. Some models provide 3G, 4G connection which assists in having an internet connection enabled SIM. These variations are usually costly than the regular models and in order to allow 3G OR 4G connection, you have to buy the sim from your network. But the costs are coming down and it is inexpensive these days to have a 3G or 4G on your mobile phone or tablet.


Apps Compatibility

One of the essential features of a mobile phone or tablet is the presence of Apps. It is similar to using software on your PC. Compatibility of apps is crucial to be considered when you buy a mobile phone or tablet. For instance, Apple App store have 300,000 totally free and premium apps readily available. Meanwhile Android also have 500,000 free and premium apps present. Other mobile OS likewise have apps available, but, not as much compared to iOS and Android. The more apps offered, more options for you to find and download the best apps for your needs.

Camera Options

Almost all mobile phones and all tablets feature an inbuilt cam. Camera by default is a significant feature that many consumers check by default when purchasing mobile phones. It is a really useful feature, particularly when you want to record memories. It's nice to see the recent advancements in mobile cam innovation. Even cams with 8MP are readily available with some tablet models. If you are not much of a camera user, you can choose models without camera or cam with less MP to save some cash.

Television and Video options

It is an increasing trend recently to record top quality videos using mobile phones or tablets and share it across various platforms. To see the real quality of the recorded video, one will certainly want to try it on a larger screen linking to display screens or tv. So the next time, you choose to buy a mobile phone or tablets, you might want to see if it carries choices for linking to these gadgets.

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Re: 8 Things To Know Before You Purchase A Mobile Phone Or Tablet by dacovajnr: 1:31am On Nov 07, 2016
Ok
Re: 8 Things To Know Before You Purchase A Mobile Phone Or Tablet by googlepikins: 6:41am On Nov 07, 2016
I like to check the screen size first. 5inches or 5.5 display screen

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