Top 5 buying tips : -
One of the vital factor in smartphones in the battery life . Most of the users get disappointed with the pathetic battery life on their smartphone . Battery life is not just about the bigger battery or more mAh, its about getting more usage and stands by time . Insist on having at least 2300 mAh battery .
Test the speaker. Make sure voices come through loud enough and clear enough .
Shop in person , but buy online . Always go to a store to check out phone keypads , screen and speaker .
Always look for 1 GB or more RAM in case of android phones , windows phones can run flawlessly with 512 MB RAM . Always consider at least 16 gb of internal memory .
Network connectivity and support to latest carrier bands make sure the handset has latest connectivity features like bluetooth 4.0 ( latest version) , wifi a/b/g/n/ac) dual band , 3g and 4g or HSDPA + options .