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[WHAT]

  1. This article attempts to outline some of the 'key factors' involved in choosing the right/best smartphone for you. It is written with the 'good intention' of helping the non or less technically inclined, new smartphone user/s decide on which smartphone might be the best choice for them.
  2. There are a lot of variables that come into play when choosing a smartphone (os, device, brand, apps, service provider, service package) and I can imagine that walking into any 1 of a myriad of smartphone vendors with the countless choices, mix in some sales person bias, personal opinions, current promotions, etc and it could make choosing that new smartphone somewhat overwhelming/confusing or even frustrating.
  3. It's doesnt have to be confusing, its really quite simple!  Start by choosing your operating system(os). Currently there are 2 primary choices. ios (by apple) and android (open source) are the 2 biggies and together they account for almost 90% of the mobile os market. Choosing between them based on market share (66 to 22) may make it seem pretty straitforward BUT keep in mind that apple has been around a lot longer and that android is coming on strong for a number of very good reasons. Check out my ios-VS-android comparision which attempts to outline some of the basic differences between these 2 os.
  4. There are other operating sytems, and even more coming ...   
    1. ] blackberry os 7 by RIM is another option to consider IF you NEED/WANT a device with a physical keyboard and ...
    2. ] windows phone 7 by microsoft is a windows os version for smarthphones which barely anyone uses but they  
    3. ] Both RIM(blackberry 10) and microsoft (windows phone 8) have newer (and much improved) versions of their mobile OS coming to market soon. Check back for more
    4. ] still more ... ] symbian, ]
  5. ] disclosures & disclaimers
    1. ] personally i use an android phone(samsung galaxy sII).
    2. ] there was no money/incentive earned by myself for publishing this opinion.  

[WHY]

  1. ] why do i need/want [that]
    1. smartphone - an all-in-one device thats a phone, an address book, web browser, alarm clock, camera, HD video camera, audio player, video player,
    2. screen size -
    3. processor -
      1. ram -
      2. hdd -
    4. keyboard -
    5. battery life -
    6. talk time
    7. standby time
    8. wless stds - lte 
    9. wifi stds
    10. bluetooth -
    11. microphone -
    12. speaker -  
    13. camera -
    14. i/o -
      1. storage
      2. audio
    15. []
    16. connectors
      1. power
      2. usb
    17. [extras]
    18. NFC
    19. [dimensions]
      1. height:
      2. width:
      3. thickness:
      4. weight:
    20. [intangibles]
    21. ] who made this?

[WHERE]

  1. ] to use [what]

[WHEN]

  1. ] to use [what]

[EXAMPLE]

  1. ] apple iphone 5
  2. ] samsung galaxy s3
  3. ]

[HOW-TO]

  1. ] choose your OS - how to choose a smartphone os
    1. ios - apple os, limited to
    2. android - open source os, backed by google,
    3. COMING SOON (2012-11) windows 8 - microsoft os,
    4. COMING SOON (2013-??) blackberry 10 - BB os,
    5. others -
  2. ] choose your HW -  
    1. ios - if you've decideD on the apple os, basically you have only have 3 devices to choose from ...
      1. iphone 5(newest), The newest version has these feature differences that the previous version does not have. It is the most expensive
      2. iphone 4s(previous), almost all the features, less money
      3. iphone 4(older) The previous version will likely be available for <$ (est 200)
    2. android - lots of choices from many different mfgs(samsung,sony,htc,lg, ... ) the following models are some of the most popular choices today (this will change )
      1. samsung galaxy sIII
      2. htc one x
      3. sony experion
      4. motorola razr
    3. NEXT windows 8 - a handful of choices from a few mfgs (nokia, htc, )
    4. NEXT bb 10 - touch or keyboard or both
    5. others - ??, dont think there are any others for consideration at this time, that may change
  3. ] choose your APPS -
    1. ios -
    2. android -
    3. windows 8 - yeah OK, microsoft is new to the apps game, but they are getting into it and there is a huge 'windows' development community that exists infrastructure
    4. bb - the bb 10 os will run android apps,
    5. others - ??, dont think there are any others for consideration at this time, that may change
  4. ] choose your SP Service Provider 
    1. ] Keep in mind, not all providers will have all phones, right now.
  5. ] choose your SP Service Provider / Package -
    1. ]

[REFERENCE]

  1. ] ANA COMPARE - iphone (x) VS samsung (x)

 

 

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