What To Look Out For in a Smartphone’s Spec Sheet as a Layperson

If you are in the market for a new smartphone, there are lots of factors that you have to consider before making a decision. There is the camera and how it handles outdoor/indoor shots and videos. Then there is the hardware; how big is too big and what materials are great to your touch. You will also be looking at the added features since most manufacturers like to add their own touch to make their phones unmistakably their own.

How to Look at a Smartphone’s Spec Sheet as a Layperson

The most important factor that you have to consider is the spec sheet of the smartphone. Since the modern cellphone is more than just a telephone but more of a computing device, its technical specifications is a big determinant of which is better than the others.

As a layperson, however, it is difficult to look at a phone’s spec sheet and make a decision if you do not know what you are looking at. To help you understand these technicalities, here are the top 3 things you should look for in a spec sheet:

Screen

Each manufacturer uses different technology for their screens. There is Retina Display for the iPhone 5, the AMOLED screen of the Samsung S3, Mobile BRAVIA Engine of Sony, LCD for budget to mid-tier phones and tablets like Nexus 7, and more. It is difficult to decipher which is which because these names are also used to market the phones. To simplify it, you have to look at what is important. Though, screen resolution is not the be-all and end-all of what makes a screen good, it is good starting point of where you should look. The screen of the phone you will be considering should not have less than 800×480 resolution. This is usually the minimum for the average size of today’s phone screens.

Memory

There are two aspects that you have to look at before making a decision. First is the systems memory, which holds the programs and data that are currently used. With the activities with which you use your phone, you better have a minimum of 512 of system RAM to get an average performance. In fact, most high-end smartphones today have at least 1GB of RAM to support the phone.

The second aspect of the memory spec is storage. If you are not looking to store heavy files in your phone and you are short on budget, an 8GB capacity phone can suffice. If you need more memory, there are phones with built in 16 GB memory in place or those with expandable memory options of up to 16 or 32 GB.

Processor

The chips under your phone’s hood will determine how fast your device can perform various activities like games, VoiP phone system, or browsing. So what is the minimum? I would suggest that you get at least a dual-core chip phone. Even if you are on a short budget, there are affordable mid-tier phones that are already sporting a dual-core processor. Besides, the current generation of flagship phones is already moving to quad-core. Going with a single-core chip might be too slow by next year.

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