Smartphones - What To Look Out For

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Smartphones - what to look out for

As mobile phones become increasingly like mini-laptops, the number of choices on the market for consumers gets more and more confusing. Running operating systems such as Google Android and Symbian, these phones are able to perform all sorts of tasks from digital camera to wireless internet to entertainment system.

- Touchscreen. The latest trend in mobile phones is for touchscreen phones, doing away with the old keypads in favour of bigger displays which also form the main phone interface. For many, the slick good looks of a touchscreen phone is enough to tip the balance in their favour but make sure that you''re actually comfortable using the touchscreen before buying into them - what size are the buttons? do you need to tap extra hard to ''press'' a button? Can the sensitivity be adjusted? In a lot of cases a touchscreen can be much more fiddly to use than an ordinary keypad due to issues such as sensitivity. If you use your phone more to text rather than call, it could be an issue.

- Touchscreen. Touchscreen phones are the latest trend in mobile phones, getting rid of ...
... keypad buttons in return for bigger displays which form the phone''s main interface. The sleek aesthetics of a touchscreen phone is enough for many to buy one, but make sure that you''re actually comfortable using a touchscreen before purchasing. Ask some questions - what size are the buttons? Do you need to tap hard to ''press'' a button? Can the sensitivity be adjusted? In many cases a touchscreen is more difficult to use than a normal keypad because of such issues. If you use your phone more to text rather than call, it may be a deal breaker.

- Internet. Your experience online will be determined by two main factors - data transmission rates?and the sort of operating system the phone runs on. Data transmission rates affect how quickly web pages will load, whilst the different operating systems mean that on some phones, web pages will appear the same as they do on the computer, on others they''ll look more basic.

- Memory. A larger memory means more storage (i.e. music, videos, pictures), so you may be tempted to go for a phone with the biggest memory you can afford. Remember however, there?is usually an option to buy add-on memory cards so even if your phone doesn''t appear to have much built-in memory (128 Mbs is standard), you can simply buy more if you think you need it.

Hopefully with these factors in mind, you''ll be able to buy the perfect smartphone for you.

Hopefully having read these tips, you should be able to buy the perfect smartphone for you. Getting a great new mobile phone from Vodafone has never been easier according to Bonny Kominek, an expert in communications technology.