How to choose a smartphone 2018? Tips

If you plan to buy a new smartphone this year, we have prepared for you tips. You will learn from them how to select the phone 2018 regardless of the price. What to Look For? What characteristics are most important in cheap and expensive smartphones? Brief and to the point of interteam.com.ua.

How to choose phone 2018?

Выбор хорошего телефона почти всегда связан с ограниченным бюджетом. Dear flagships have high performance, good camera work and fast, but, usually, consider the small things, and the prices they kusyuchie, well, just too expensive.

Luckily, modern technology and the latest trends are increasing in the mid-range smartphones and even lower. Good phone does not have to be very expensive. Chinese manufacturers have proven this, such as, in particular, Xiaomi или OnePlus, who know how to combine the fast performance and good functionality at a reasonable price. Узнать цены на китайские телефоны и проанализировать их технические характеристики можно воспользовавшись directory smartphones интернет-магазина TopGoods.

On what to look for when choosing a phone? Or characteristics are always crucial? What is more important, Processor and memory, or well-optimized system? What is the display should be: Cheap or expensive? Or a good camera is a feature exclusive flagship smartphones? What time work count? Read our guide, to learn, he must have a good mobile phone. We also encourage you to explore our smartphones rating.

Good telephone 2018 – What to Look For? Textbook

good battery

4 day of work on a single charge? No problem! Basically simple, if the important thing is to work for a long time, then choose the cheapest phone, or at an average price Shelves.

cheap smartphones, usually, should not be so elegant, as the most prestigious flagship, so their body often thicker, and can accommodate larger battery easily.

The ideal example is little known in Ukraine, но очень хороший смартфон Ulefone Power 3S, который имеет аккумулятор емкостью 6350 match, one charging enough even for 4 day of normal operation. In spite of this, Smartphone is not bad specifications – much memory, good display, a new Android update to 8.1, dual SIM and a pretty good processor.

Смартфон с хорошей батареей не нужно долго искать в китайских производителей. Quite a long time work provides, eg, inexpensive Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 или Asus ZenFone 4.

It can be assumed, that the larger battery is that, which has a capacity of 4000 mAh or more. Basically simple – more “match”, all the better. The phones with price range 200-300 dollars appear also features fast charging battery. The more expensive models for 400 or 600 ue is already standard.

good battery (sufficient at least for 2-3 day) probably, we will not, very expensive smartphones. They have a very powerful processors and packaged by various technologies, that the battery is discharged at a rapid pace. by the way, They also have a thin body, where there is a large battery is simply unrealistic. But the impressive short charging time – eg, later models OnePlus 5 5T and charges the battery on 70-80 minutes.

housing, workmanship

Cheap mobile phones are usually made of plastic housing, often, covered with a layer of lacquer. This is not a bad decision. plastic housing is lightweight and does not bend bumps. The varnish layer can, but, possess weak scratch resistance.

Smartphones middle class, usually, already have metal housings. Are under the stress of getting dents, but they are more resistant to rupture.

Recent trends such, to use glass in the flagship housing. They are the most elegant and eye-catching, но они наименее устойчивы к падениям. Resistance to scratches and does not impress, so in order to preserve the appearance of more expensive smartphones, usually, нужно „портить” немаленькую суму на защитные аксессуары. The exceptions are some of the more expensive smart phones with ceramic case, in which the scratch resistance is considerably higher.

Hull form also plays an important role, although even here the choice depends on individual preferences. Some prefer a more "angular" housing, while others are rounded. But pay attention to the slightly rounded at the edges of the glass 2,5 D front panel, which increases the comfort of the touch control, and improves the appearance of the smartphone.

Water-resistant and dust-protected

Вы хотите иметь водонепроницаемый телефон? Aim more precisely in the upper or middle shelf price. Many modern smartphones already have dust- and a waterproof housing. This concerns not only the latest models, but also a bit of the old champions. An example is, eg, Galaxy S7, S8, S9, Pixel 2 XL, iPhone 7, 8, X, HTC U11+, LG V30, Sony Xperia XZ2 etc.. d. Luckily, water resistance can also be found in a much cheaper phones, eg, Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 стоимостью меньше, than 300 dollars.

Display – resolution, proportions and Technology

The cheapest smartphones cost about 150 USD is still used most often displays HD (720×1280 px) – eg, в популярных моделях Xiaomi Redmi 4А и Редми 5А. It's not a problem, If your smartphone has a diagonal of about 5 inches (or less), but on large displays an image no longer looks so good.

From the cost of the phone 200 dollars and more need to have to require the display Full HD (FHD 1080×1920 px). An example would be at least Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 и TP-Link Neffos X1 Макs.

The trend in proportions 18:9

Все больше и больше новых смартфонов имеет экраны 18:9 or 2:1. The cheaper models they will have a resolution of HD + 720×1440 px, in a little more expensive FHD + 1080×2160 px, and flagship smartphones in 1440×2880 px or more – eg, Galaxy S9 It has a display 18,5:9 1440×2960 px.

note! Not until the end of this applies to iPhones, who pump their own rules (standard version, without "plus", They have a rather modest resolution, but also relatively small screens).

Most phones with a screen 18:9 also it has a thin frame above and below the display, than their counterparts with displays 16:9. good smartphone 2018 must have a Full HD screen, Full HD + or better. Trend for screens 18:9, You can like it or not. I believe, smartphones, virtually devoid of frames is the future.

display technology

Ultra-low cost smartphones costing less than 100 dollars often are LCDs made by technology TN. They offer poor viewing angles and low-quality color. price higher 100 USD smartphone must have LCD IPS. Their quality is also different, but in fact it is always better, than TN screens.

about 300 US dollars are beginning to appear already AMOLED-display, especially in smartphones Samsung. Much more often they are used in high-end smartphones more. They offer rich colors, very high contrast and a perfect deep black. true, IPS displays can be a little brighter, than AMOLED (with some exceptions), but in general, AMOLED based technology has more advantages.

Dual SIM и LTE

Not everyone needs to have two phone numbers in one phone, but they are often helpful. No need to carry two smartphones, a second card can be useful as a source of additional Internet package.

Phones with dual SIM доступны в широком диапазоне цен – from the cheapest, to the most expensive. In the middle class and below, at present it is difficult to even find Android-smartphone, which does not have space for two SIM-cards.

Dual SIM-a standard, which not everyone needs. Again, but, this trend, which does not apply to iPhone. They do not have and have never had a dual SIM. May be, all change in the future.

Fast mobile communication LTE-is the foundation of any good phone with 2018 of the year. It should be in every smartphone standing 100 dollars or more. High-speed mobile Internet has always come in handy, when we are away from home or office.

Camera

Megapixels in a camera that's not all. As well, as the number of cores in the processor, and a larger number of pixels in the camera sensor does not always mean better quality photos.

Many of the best smart phones have a camera 12 mpx (eg, Galaxy S9, Pixel 2 XL и iPhone X), that, usually, They work best, than 16 or even 23 Mpx in a bit cheaper phones. A much more important role is played by the real quality of the sensor, lens quality and the brightness and quality of image processing through the appropriate algorithms.

The surest answer to the question about giving their tests as a camera in smartphones. They contain original photos, that we can see in full size and estimate the quality of your camera.

Inexpensive smartphone can also take good pictures. Примером является хотя бы Xiaomi Redmi 5, which has a chamber 12 Mpx recording in Full HD.

It is worth to pay attention to the brightness of the lens. Here, the smaller the number, all the better. The budget phones used, usually, optics f / 2.0 – f/2.4, and much lighter than the expensive f / 1.5 – f/1.8. Lighter lens can provide the best quality pictures in low light conditions.

The new smartphones becoming increasingly popular trend in the use of dual rear cameras. Usually, one of them wide-angle, and the second image is closer (eg, optical zoom 2x). В некоторых смартфонах Huawei используются монохромные аппараты (black and white), except non-ferrous.

Dual chamber is often used also for shallow depth of field, although this effect can be created programmatically even in solitary confinement.

When it comes to video recording, the cheapest phones in below 100 ue still have many models, that record movies in HD 720p. In a little more expensive it is already the most common resolution of Full HD 1080p. Такие видео удовлетворят требования многих людей.

Mid-range smartphones recording in Full HD 30 frames / sec or Full HD 60 frames / sec (the image is more smooth). More and more "average performance" is also starting to offer video recording in 4K Ultra HD format (30 frames / sec), and optical stabilization.

The most expensive smartphones are used, certainly, the best and most advanced camera. good smartphone 2018 I have to offer as a good photo quality, as well as recording 4K UHD better 60 frames / sec (there are such opportunities, eg, Samsung Galaxy S9 и iPhone X). It must also have optical stabilization and accurate autofocus.

In terms of quality and capabilities of the best smartphone cameras have: Galaxy S9+, Galaxy Note 8, Pixel 2 XL, LG V30 и iPhone X.

CPU

Which processor to choose the smartphone with 2018 of the year? Мы создали на эту тему отдельную статью. read it, if you want to know the answer. If you need maximum short answer, in cheap phones 2018 should be Snapdragon processor series 400 (eg, 450), smartphones with an average shelf price – Snapdragon serii 600 (eg, 630 and 660), while the flagship Snapdragon series 800 (eg, 835 and 845), as an alternative, Exynos processor 9810 or Kirin 970.

Memory

RAM

robbery, t. it is. RAM is a very important thing in any phone. Here the rule is simple – more, all the better. A lot of RAM is the possibility of opening a large number of applications simultaneously. Typically, it also affects the speed of the Android system.

• Cheap smartphones with Android must have at least 2 GB RAM.
• Смартфоны ценой выше 150 u.e – at least 3 GB RAM, and some models even have 4 GB (eg, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4).
• Modern smartphones middle class should have 4 GB RAM. price higher 400 ue is already possible to try to find phones with RAM 6 GB (eg, Xiaomi Mi 6).
• With flagship situation looks different. The absolute minimum in models with Android 4 GB RAM, but a lot of the top shelf smartphones has 6 GB (eg, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 or Galaxy S9 +), and even 8 GB RAM (eg, OnePlus 5Т).

Much RAM does not hurt anyone, but more importantly a good system optimization. for example, Google Pixel 2 XL has 4 GB RAM, and it is one of the fastest smartphones with Android in 2018 year.

Memory

In smartphones the budget and the middle class is most commonly used memory eMMC – much cheaper, but much more slowly from the UFS UFS 2.0 or 2.1.

That's how much memory should have a good smartphone 2018 given the cost (prices are in US dollars):

• 100-200 – at least 16 GB, recommended 32 GB
• 200-300 – at least 32 GB, recommended 64 GB
• 300-400 – at least 32 GB, recommended 64 GB
• 400-600 – at least 32 GB, recommended 64-128gb
• 600-800 – 64-128 GB (32 GB, it is not enough at this price)
• above 800 – at least, 64, recommended 128 and even 256 GB

It is useful as a place for memory cards microSD, especially in smartphones budget, that have little internal memory. The models, who have 64 – 128 GB is not needed (although it is still useful).

Communication wireless and wired

What are the connectors must have a cheap phone 2018? Yes, really, most cheap smartphones still has the classic micro USB connector for charging, transfer files, and work with the USB OTG. In smartphones the middle class and above have often used later – USB Type C (plug is reversible). Besides, many people need to assess whether the headphone output mini-jack 3,5 mm.

In any modern smartphone must have a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, differences lie only in the version. Cheaper phones have Bluetooth 4 и Wi-Fi „n” ( 2,4 GHz). more expensive models, and the latest trends already have Bluetooth 5 and faster Wi-Fi "ac" (two display zones – 2,4 and 5 GHz). From smart phones more than 350 dollars should expect NFC contactless communication.

Additional benefits may include such functions, as:

• wireless transmission of images on TV;
• ик-передатчик универсального пульта RTV, ANT;
• FM-radio.

The system and other functions

Regardless of the price, any good smartphone should have both systems can be the latest version. In a good phone with 2018 year must be, at least, Android 7.0/7.1, and better 8.0/8.1.

The system should not be clean – some people love good, functional lining, such as, eg, От Xiaomi MIUI. Important, that the system is well optimized (of speed information can be found in the phone test). iPhone worth buying with iOS system 11 or later.

Useful functions in a good phone 2018:

• Quick input using the fingerprint reader. It is used often in cheap smartphones. In flagships can be iris scanners or face. This allows you to quickly unlock your phone and enter without entering a PIN-code or password.
• Disk – (cloud) – как правило несколько гигабайт бесплатного пространства в интернете для хранения и синхронизации фильмов, contacts, notes, bookmarks, etc.. d.
• Reduced screen mode – useful in large-screen smartphone with a 5,5 inches.
• Split screen mode – It is also useful in large smartphones. We divide the screen in half and open two different applications simultaneously.
• Data encryption and the possibility of allocating a special space for the most important documents.
• Whether we like it or not, Among the latest trends appear animated emoticons that mimic the facial expressions in real time. It applies this Apple and Samsung, but, probably, others will follow their example.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have presented the main characteristics of a great phone 2018 depending on the price. It is worth to remember one thing: good smartphone does not have to be expensive. Among the models for 250 – 400 долларов есть такие, which have very good battery life, good camera, good display (even 18:9 Full HD+), 4 GB RAM, 64 GB, dual SIM, LTE, space for a microSD card and a high-speed system Android.

Yes, really, for example 300 u.e in 2018 year, we have already received a smartphone, that every day will meet the vast majority of our needs. Example optimum phone for good money – это Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.

for 500 dollars you can already try to buy from flagship Xiaomi, ZTE and not only. Smartphones are expensive, over 600 dollars worth choosing only, when we really need maximum performance, great camera and the latest features. We recommend a wide price range in other cases from 200 to 500 dollars.