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Your most important feature in a phone |
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| Looks (including materials, thickness etc) |
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1 | 2.00% |
| Apps/Eco system |
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12 | 24.00% |
| Battery Life |
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17 | 34.00% |
| Screen Quality/Type (LCD/OLED) |
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1 | 2.00% |
| Web browsing experience |
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0 | 0% |
| Audio quality (speakers and headphones) |
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1 | 2.00% |
| Peformance |
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9 | 18.00% |
| Storage capacity |
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0 | 0% |
| Price/bang for buck |
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7 | 14.00% |
| Overall size |
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2 | 4.00% |
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Your most important feature in a phone
It is now pretty much impossible to buy a totally crap phone these days - Samsung Galaxy Ace anyone? So what is your one most important feature after OS choice? And why?
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I have missed out "Manufacturer" as really that is kind of covered in OS choice.
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Camera quality. It's the bit I use the most. It won't surprise you to know I'm still using a Lumia 1020.
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For me the most important to least important features are as follows:
Battery Life Performance Screen Quality/Type [Camera Quality would go here but isn't in the list] Price Storage Web Browsing Experience Apps Looks Audio Quality Size Recently got rid of my iPhone 6 due to financial troubles and bought a Smart Ultra 6 to tide me over. To be honest I'm amazed how good the battery life of the SU6 is when compared to my old iPhone. It lasts significantly longer and am averaging 6 hours of screen on time from a full charge! I know the iPhone doesn't publish screen on statistics but it would die at, I'm guessing, the 4 hours mark. Plus while having a go of my sister's iPhone 6 recently has made me vow to never to back to a sub 5 inch device. The screen size and quality on the SU6 is something that has made me stick to 5.5" screens in the future. |
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Battery life
Storage (definitely need more than the 8 Gig on my current Iphone, so many songs I want to download) Quality of games to download Price of said games Price of songs Size of the phone itself (not too big, not too small) |
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voted for Battery Life as the others like better camera you could just have a camera to use.
after this maybe performance though most places you can make calls or text now days. |
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I think you need more than one decision. I prefer google android to apple iOS Reasonable ROM + RAM If device is upgradeable to newer software, decent camera, 4g data , unlocked , ....
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For me:
Price -- obvious factor unless you have a spare £700 or so you don't need Overall Size (and weight) -- the lighter the better, it has to be carried around all day Battery Life -- dead battery == no phone Apps -- a smartphone without apps isn't smart Storage capacity -- either internal or on an SD card, the apps and other stuff need space Performance -- it has to run those apps well (web browsing exp is covered here too) |
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urmm.... reception and call quality is the most important function of a phone, for me anyway. Probably something no one else needs on a phone I guess!
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For me performance would be at top followed by battery life then storage capacity.
Im also not to keen on having a Windows OS phone or a phone over 5.4inches. I have so far never spend over £400 on a phone. Darren |
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The ability to make calls...everything else is irrelevant...it's a phone.
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The ability to make calls...everything else is irrelevant...it's a phone.
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The ability to make calls...everything else is irrelevant...it's a phone.
Why make a traditional voice-call when you could do a video-chat over the net, using free wifi when at home? Or simply type what you want to ask into an IM app? |
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The ability to make calls...everything else is irrelevant...it's a phone.
You would need quite a big bag to carry around separate devices for all the things a smartphone in your pocket can do! Although I must admit it would sometimes be nice to have one feature old phones were good at that modern smartphones are not, battery life that lasts more than a day. Having said that, one of my work colleagues has an iPhone 5s which she only charges twice a week, but she does only use it for sending texts and the odd phone call, so even smartphones can last a long time if you only use them as an old-fashioned phone. |
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So what is your one most important feature after OS choice? And why?
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In my opinion there several important "features" missing from the list. For example security, call quality, ruggedness, reliability etc etc
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Not really these days - it's a computer that one feature of is to allow calls. Phones have moved on from just being a phone.
I seem to use phone more for texting and playing music as well as using Facebook and at times surfing the web. I also whenever I can use the phone on Wi-Fi. Darren |
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Why make a traditional voice-call when you could do a video-chat over the net,
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I couldn't think of anything worse for around 90% of my calls. I presume you don't use a phone for business use? Or call anyone other than close family?
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In my opinion there several important "features" missing from the list. For example security, call quality, ruggedness, reliability etc etc
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I voted battery life, as it is very important for me - however, what is even more important than that (and not listed) is the ability to pick up a signal in a weak signal area, i.e. how good is the aerial system?
It's no good buying a £500 phone and then realizing that it drops out in a poor signal area, or prematurely drops to 2G (despite 3G/4G being available - cough cough Galaxy S4 cough cough!) - when a much cheaper phone holds onto 3G/4G for longer and picks up a signal where your expensive phone can't! |
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Battery life
That's why I prefer sleek phones with removable batteries. Then when you're travelling, you can take a spare with you and still enjoy your stunning handset. Sleek phones with big, built-in batteries are ok, but over time, the amount of power it can hold diminishes and you then have to pay the manufacturer obscene amounts of money to put in a new one or put your trust in dodgy phone shops who I've known to replace batteries with much smaller capacity versions. |
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I couldn't think of anything worse for around 90% of my calls. I presume you don't use a phone for business use? Or call anyone other than close family?
At the end of the day, for me a smartphone is primarily a personal-organiser with the bonus of internet connectivity; I use it mainly the same way I used my Psion 3c over twenty years ago (even as far as the apps I install, which back then I received through the post on 3.5" floppies). Apps, apps, apps: thats what smartphones are all about. You should have an app for everything you are likely to need to use it for. |
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For me it's:
Physical size (as I hate the current trend for large phones ie >4.7") Battery life (and a removable battery is desirable) Storage (plus must have removable storage as well) Audio quality for listening to music through headphones and a built-in speaker Call quality Price (<£350 sim free) Apps Looks Can access the internet/email (although I only use this in an emergency or if bored when out) Things that are nice to have, but not really essential as I only use them sparingly are decent camera and GPS. |
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Went from a Nexus 5 to a Moto X Play.
48 hours standby with 8 hours screen on time is just fantastic, best £240 ive spent (phone wise) |
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