Written by TechGeek for Techreviewsng.com

$ represents Dollars.

# represents Naira.

So, what is this about? For years, you have been purchasing smartphones but you’ve never actually felt you got value for the money you paid, no matter how much it is, you always felt like you could have gotten a better phone. This is the first category.

The second category of buyers- you’ve always wanted some particular qualities or attributes in your mobiles, say, you want a mobile that has the best of cameras (by the way, higher megapixel(MP) doesn’t necessarily translate to best quality camera) or the best battery life, among others, but, every time you got a new phone, you’ve always been disappointed or at most not gotten as much as you expected.

The third category- anytime you want to purchase or assist a person in purchasing a mobile device, there are just too many devices to choose from (there are always too many devices to choose from) and you face the problem of which device should you choose that will best satisfy your wants/needs. If you have been facing these problems, then feel free to jump in, this is for you.

In all, regardless of your exposure, either you are a TechGeek that recommends phones for buyers or a just a buyer who does not know much about technology, you do not have to ask a million questions before getting the best phone for yourself.

Budgeting


The first and primary thing is to make a budget and be firm with it. High-end phones are getting costlier as years go by, the same way low-end phones have gotten cheaper in the same period, so be rest assured regardless of the amount you have, you can always get a phone that is good for you even for as low as $20. I have been a consultant helping people to purchase the bet phone for them for over a decade, the first question I always ask my client is “How much are you willing to spend at the maximum?” Once you are able to answer this question successfully, you have passed the preselection stage.

The importance of this cannot be overemphasized, for example, if you wish to purchase a new Samsung Galaxy S8+ that sells for above #200,000 (approximately $750) on most market and the maximum amount you can spend is #100,000. Then, automatically, Samsung Galaxy S8+ is off the list. So, make a budget and stick to it.

Presently, If your budget is around $1000 (#350,000) and above, then you may be thinking of flagship phones like the following:

Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Apple iPhone X
Huawei Mate 10/10 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ and many more.
If your budget is between $300 to $500 (around #100,000 to #170,000), you may think about older flagships and present middle range phones like the following:

Samsung Galaxy S7
Tecno Phantom 8
Infinix Zero 5
Apple iPhone 6 and many more
If your budget is between is say $100 to $200 (around #35,000 to #70,000), the following phones may be worth considering:

Samsung Galaxy J7
Tecno Camon CX Air
Tecno Spark K7
Infinix Note 4 and many more
Also, there are ofcourse phones that are less than a $100 (< #35,000) that would till satisfy your need.





Note: As Africans are known to also patronise refurbished phones very well (which is not a bad thing, although not advisable especially if you can afford a new one), the above prices may not apply as you may get a refurbished iPhone 6 for as low as #70,000. Regardless of the one you are going for between New and Refurbished phones, budgeting will always come to play.

As a final note on Budgeting, it is essential you separate your needs from your wants unless except you have above a $1000 to spend. Your needs are the most important things you need in a mobile, that is, they are not negotiable, they are like the main reasons you want to purchase a phone, they may include things like Making and Receiving calls, browsing the internet et cetera. Your wants are things you desire in a phone but does not necessarily mean you cant do without them, examples may be fingerprint sensors, NFC et cetera.

We’ve talked so much on Budgeting already, we’ll continue with other criteria in subsequent posts. Stay tuned………..

if you have comments as regards this section, drop them below in the comment section.

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This is wonderful!

I concur with you!

Cc: lalasticlala mynd44 seun

Cool tips, nice 1 there

I hope a piece on the phones features comes next.

MarkWayne89:
I hope a piece on the phones features comes next.

Yes, subsequent posts will definitely include the features.

LogoDWhiz:
This is wonderful!

I concur with you!

Cc: lalasticlala mynd44 seun

Thanks boss

koskilala:
Cool tips, nice 1 there

Thanks boss

3. Camera
Some people see this topic and are like… “yeah, this is the one I’ve been waiting for”. So, the camera (selfie) lovers, this is for you. Nowadays, cameras are some of the biggest selling points of phones, in fact, the Tecno Camon Series is known for nothing else majorly apart from their cameras. Many have noticed that phones of their friends or siblings having lower megapixels than theirs actually produce better quality of images, well, now you’re going to know why. Gone are the days when the megapixel (MP) of mobile phones determine the quality of the camera, well, for your information, they no longer really matter. Images and video quality now depend majorly on a phone’s chipset, sensors, aperture and software processing than it depends on the megapixels and the size of the image (there’s a misconception that the size of an image also has effect on its’ quality, that’s not really true).


Also, gone are the days when there were just rear cameras, these days there are front cameras also majorly for selfies. So, one of the decisions you’ll have to make is to prioritize which one interests you the most. The good news is, so many (virtually all) phones now come with cameras in them. The bad news is, can you actually afford the phones with the best camera quality? Most times, it’s no, this is because majority of the population of phone users are the middle rangers, and usually, the costlier your phone, the higher the probability of getting a better camera quality. And you actually know this by comparing the photos and videos taken by phones and not the specs you see on the phones, it is the reason a mobile phone of 20MP may be way below a phone of 12MP in terms of their camera quality. One of the best metrics for this is night shots, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and good detail features in phones.


Some of the best camera phones based on their primary cameras presently in the market are (in descending order):

Google Pixel 2/2 XL (12MP)
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (12MP)
Apple iPhone X (12MP)
Huawei Mate 10/10 Pro (12MP)
Nokia 8 (13MP)
Sony Xperia XZ1 (19MP)
You can see that all these phones are flagship phones of their manufacturers and are very costly phones. So, if you want the best of cameras, you have to be ready to go deep into your pocket.



4. Display
You have been wondering why while you are under the sun, you find it difficult to see the screen of your phone properly, many a time you have to form a shade over the phone screen to actually see it. Some people just answer calls whenever they are in a sunny or very bright environment without knowing who the caller is, simply because they couldn’t see the phone’s screen. There is another group of people that have to put on their glasses before they can use their phones, this shouldn’t be the case. So, usually, the problem is not with your eyes, it is with your phone’s display.....

Continue reading at https://techreviewsng.com/2018/01/10/part-3-important-things-to-consider-to-purchase-the-best-mobile-phone-for-you/

Nice phones on budgeting, the tecno spark and phantom 8 are cool, add the new camon to that list too

saxby:
Nice phones on budgeting, the tecno spark and phantom 8 are cool, add the new camon to that list too

You mean the Camon CM?