If you are tired of using your old phone and planning to buy a new mid range android device, we are here giving some tips you should remember while selecting the phone. High-end phones are usually too expensive for most of us, while low-end phones mostly piss us off too much while using, hence mid-range devices can always be the good alternatives for our current phones.
Here are some points to remember for how to select a best mid-range android device
Brand:- Usually top brands are expensive, but they have better costumer service operations than the normally cheap less selling brands. It’s upto you what to choose, better service or lower price. Some can be exceptions, though!!
Processor:- It is one of the most important aspects to consider. Usually for normal use, 1.2 GHz dual core Cortex-A9 or quad core Cortex-A7 would be fine (with snapdragon 400 or 600 chipsets) , but you should do a proper research on processors and their capacity. Lower processors are too much slow, and higher ones are not included in mid-range phones 😀
RAM:- This is another one of the most important aspect needed for your phone to run efficiently. For versions 2.3 to 4.3, 1 GB is preferred, and for latest 4.4 kitkat, 512 MB would be fine (according to the developers :).
Display:- Taking this thing into consideration, you should normally check the screen size and its resolution. Don’t buy the phones having pixel density less than200 ppi, since you won’t want to sit and count your pixel on the phone later :p
Battery:- Normally it depends upon the processor and display you prefer, because the higher the basic items, the more they drain the battery. The least recommended is 1500 mAH, since you’d not want to charge your phones multiple times a day.
Android version:- Android is one of the frequently updated OS, and if you don’t want to fall back, choose the phone which has latest version of it. Many people are still using their old Gingerbread phones till now, but the least recommended is 4.0 ICS or higher. Many phones can be updated later, but most updates make the phones slower than before, hence we should choose latest pre-installed version while buying.
Build of phone:- It depends upon the roughness your usage and your selection of style. Most android devices out there have plastic build, but there are plenty of phones out there which have metal (mostly aluminium) body.
Graphics:- You might not wand a mid-range device if you’re a hardcore gamer, but it doesn’t mean that you would not want to play some funny games at all in your device. Adreno 300 or 305 can be the good option for some softcore gaming options.
SAR:- Everyone has concern about their own health. obviously! Different nations may have set limits according to their own standards, but you should select phone having as less SAR as possible.
After taking all these points into consideration, you should check the specifications of the phones you’ve selected properly, and act accordingly. Usually the high-end devices of past years can be good mid-end phones of this year, but there are lot of them released recently anyway! Some of the good options are Xperia M, M2, Galaxy Grand, Grand 2, S3, Motorola Moto G, Micromax Canvas 4(for Indian users), Huawei Ascend Mate/P6, and so on.
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