What do people look for before buying a phone?

[John Ivan Kisekka]

Phones (especially Androids) are becoming almost uniform in functionality and form factor. From the notches to completely bezel free devices. Cameras are almost as potent as ones on other devices. Storage and RAM are all crazy. But still, people end up choosing one brand and leaving the other.

So what is the cause of this? What is the new basis for choosing a device since they all have almost the same specs?

 

[lvt]

I vote for battery life, my next phone should have a 4,000mAh battery, no less.

 

[psionandy]

Ok.. you missed out what i'm looking for,,,

Support.. in all its various forms
Warranty (which rules out a large chunk of generic imports)
OS updates
Software/bug fixes/security updates
Developer/user communities... full of happy people

 

[Dannydet]

I vote for money and cost as ultimately that will be the single most deciding factor....

 

[aio developers]

Phones (especially Androids) are becoming almost uniform in functionality and form factor. From the notches to completely bezel free devices. Cameras are almost as potent as ones on other devices. Storage and RAM are all crazy. But still, people end up choosing one brand and leaving the other.

So what is the cause of this? What is the new basis for choosing a device since they all have almost the same specs?

the real truth look at the 4
chipset
battery
CPUZ
durability
quality
and strenght of the phone e.g Cat phobe

 

[Hadron]

What is the new basis for choosing a device since they all have almost the same specs?

If that's the question, why a poll that's entirely on specs?

As said above, software support is important: prompt availability of patches and length of support period. You can mitigate that if there is a good developer community, in which case you need ease of unlocking on your list as well.

If you want a choice of cases it's best not to go to too obscure a brand.

I'm not especially price-sensitive, but some of the prices are silly. So anyone who hopes I'll pay £1k for a phone can carry on hoping, because they are not offering anything that is worth that much compared to the £500 phones.

Overall it's not the specs that matter, it's how well the package works together as a phone. I'd much rather it do the basic things well than be stuffed full of gimmicks, or have specs that serve no purpose in real usage and are just there for marketing purposes.

 

[aio developers]

AND last.but not least the most important ROMS

 

[joe71]

Okay the first time I really took my time to research and do some in depth investigation on phones was 2014. My Samsung Galaxy S3 had bitten the dust, I got a Nexus 4 has a replacement device that got ruined water damage I ended up with a cheap LG prepaid device. Not the worst phone or best.
So my wife told me to start looking for a new phone.
After researching multiple phones
It came down to the following phones
HTC one M8
Samsung Galaxy S5
Nexus 6
I choose these phones because build quality, display, camera, sound and I was looking at getting something that was going to last at least four years
I got the Nexus 6
Okay fast forward to January 2018
Nexus 6 has died a horrible death
I knew it was coming so I started doing research after researching and inspecting dozens of phones it came down to the note 8 vs LG G6 vs whatever HTC had out
The LG G6 won out because of price and the camera
Flash forward November 2018, after 11 horrible months with the worst phone ever the darn thing has a melt down time to get a replacement device.
I go to a T-Mobile store in new Mexico nice young man assisted me. He's showing me the note 9, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, an iPhone he's explaining the pros and cons of each
He asked what I do for a living?
I tell him I drive a truck , you know an 18 wheeler
Him
I explained that I have drop my phone several times getting out of the truck walk off leaving it at some shippers, I explained that my wife will flippingif i get some $700-$1,000 phone and loose it. Up to that point he had been pushing the Samsung Galaxy S9 phones
He led me over to the budget phone section and tells me we have a great selection of budget and prepaid devices all under $300
Went with the moto E5 plus. Not a flagship level device but does everything well almost everything the flagship devices do

 

[lunatic59]

And let's not forget about ergonomics.

While I loved my Nexus 6, in a case it was a darn big thing to stick in your pocket. My nexus 4 just felt good in my hand as does my LG G6. I've had a different experience with that phone than @joe71.

 

[Hadron]

And let's not forget about ergonomics.

While I loved my Nexus 6, in a case it was a darn big thing to stick in your pocket. My nexus 4 just felt good in my hand as does my LG G6.

Hah, how did I forget that one?! Especially since I find the majority of current phones too large for comfort.

 

[Milo Willamson]

Warranty, insurance, how fast the processors can run, how many apps can it do:
Can it multitask, can it jump from one area to the next? Can it shoot sharp images no matter what, can it be in my pocket?

What is the brand is it, how durable can it last throughout seasons itself?

How heavy the price tag is, and can it really add more?

That is what was going throughout my head when I got my moto z2

 

[bcrichster]

AND last.but not least the most important ROMS

That part!

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Memories my thing.

 

[aio developers]

That part!

THANKS bro