BEST PHONES UNDER 10000 BUCKS:
THESE DAYS SMARTPHONES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MOST OF THE PEOPLE'S LIFE. BUT 2-3 YEARS BACK THE SMARTPHONES WERE VERY EXPENSIVE SO,PEOPLE HAD VERY LESS CHOICES IN THE BUDGET RANGE(?10K). BUT IN 2015 WE HAVE COME ACROSS MANY PHONES AND THERE ARE MANY CHOICES FOR THE PEOPLE.MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED IN BUYING THE PHONES. SO,NOW I AM GOING TO GIVE SOME IMPORTANT TIPS AND SOME PHONES WHICH I CAN CONSIDER THAT THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE PRICE.SO,LET'S GET STARTED
TIPS TO CONSIDER WHILE BUYING A SMART PHONE:
1.FIRST THING IS THE PRICE: HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO SPEND ON THE SMARTPHONE
2.THE SIZE OF THE PHONE: YOU SHOULD TAKE A SMARTPHONE WHICH COMFORTABLY FITS IN YOUR HAND. TAKING A PHONE BELOW 5.5 INCHES IS A WISE DECISION FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE AS IT IS SUITABLE FOR SINGLE HANDED USAGE.
3.THE DISPLAY OF THE PHONE:MOST OF THE PHONES IN THE BUDGET SEGMENT COMES WITH A 1280720P i.e IS HD DISPLAY. IF YOU FIND ANY FULL HD DISPLAY IN THIS RANGE THEN GO FOR IT AS THERE IS A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 720P AND 1080P(FULL HD). IPS LCD DISPLAY IS THE BEST DISPLAY AS IT PRODUCES NATURAL COLORS BUT THE BLACK COLORS DOESN'T APPEAR AS BLACK i.e THEY ARE NOT PERFECT BLACK COLOR. AMOLED DISPLAY IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT DISPLAY. IT PRODUCES SUPER SATURATED COLORS AND THE BLACKS ARE EXACTLY BLACKS.IT ALSO CONSUMES LESS POWER AS COMPARED TO THE IPS LCD DISPLAY.
4.THE PROCESSOR:THERE ARE MANY COMPANIES WHO PROVIDE THE PROCESSOR'S TO THE MOBILES. BUT AMONG ALL QUALCOMM AND MEDIATEK ARE TOP. MOST OF THE COMPANIES USE THESE PROCESSOR'S. THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPANIES USE CORES OF ANOTHER COMPANY CALLED ARM. ARM PROVIDES THE CORES TO THESE COMPANIES AND THESE COMPANIES USE THEM DESIGN THERE PROCESSOR. QUALCOMM USES THE SOC'S MEANS ALL THE COMPONENTS LIKE GPU,CPU,WIFI CARD AND EVERYTHING.TAKING A 64 BIT CPU IS BETTER THAN A 32 BIT CPU. BECAUSE,THE ANDROID LOLLIPOP AND MARSHMALLOW SUPPORT 64 BIT CPU'S. SO,THE 64 BIT CPU'S HAVE AN ADVANTAGE HERE. THE ARM CORTEX A53,A57 AND A72 ARE 64 BIT ENABLED CORES.
5.THE GPU:LIKE THE PROCESSOR VENDORS THERE ARE FEW COMPANIES LIKE QUALCOMM,MALI AND POWER VR. MOST THE MOBILE MANUFACTURERS USE THE MALI(ARM'S COMPANY) AND ADRENO(QUALCOMM'S OWN GRAPHICS). FOR THE BUDGET RANGE ANY GPU IS GOOD GAMING. BUT FOR SOME GAMES YOU HAVE TO LOWER THE GRAPHICS IN ORDER TO PLAY THAT GAMES WITHOUT ANY LAGS. BUT FOR HIGH END PHONES THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS. AT PRESENT,MALI HAS MALI T720 MP2,MP3 GPU'S AND ADRENO HAS ADRENO 306 AND 405 FOR THE BUDGET RANGE.
6.THE STORAGE AND RAM:MOST OF THE PHONES IN THE BUDGET RANGE GIVE AN INTERNAL STORAGE OF 8 GB AND 16 GB AND THEY SUPPORT MICRO SD CARDS ALSO. AND MOST OF THE PHONES ARE GIVING 2-3 GB OF RAM. TAKING A PHONE WITH 16 GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE AND 2 OR 3 GB OF RAM WOULD BE A WISE DECISION.
7..BATTERY:MANY PHONES NOWADAYS ARE GIVING A BATTERY CAPACITY OF 2500 Mah AND HIGHER. SO,YOU CAN TAKE ANY PHONE WHICH HAVE BATTERY CAPACITY OF MORE THAN 2500 Mah. BUT DON'T JUDGE THE BATTERY LIFE OF A PHONE BASED UPON ITS CAPACITY.
8.CAMERA:NOW A DAYS,MANY PHONES ARE PROVIDING A 13 MP(MEGA PIXEL) REAR CAMERA AND 5 MP FRONT CAMERA. BUT DON'T JUDGE THE CAMERA PERFORMANCE BY ITS MEGA PIXEL COUNT. THE CAMERA PERFORMANCE DEPEND'S UPON ITS SENSOR USED ITS FOCAL LENGTH AND MANY MORE.IF YOU WANT TO BUY A SMARTPHONE FOR A CAMERA YOU HAVE TO CHECK ITS SPECIFICATIONS BEFORE BUYING. YOU SHOULD LOOK THEM IN THE COMPANIES WEBSITE AND NOT IN 3RD PARTY WEBSITES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ACCURATE SOME TIMES.
9.BUILD AND DESIGN:MANY PHONES IN THIS PRICE RANGE HAVE PLASTIC BUILD SO IF YOU WANT A VERY GOOD BUILD QUALITY YOU HAVE TO INCREASE YOUR BUDGET A LITTLE BIT OR YOU HAVE TO TAKE A VERY DEEPER LOOK ON THE PHONES WHICH ARE BUILD OTHER THAN PLASTIC.
10.SOME EXTRA FEATURES:SOME PHONES COMES WITH SOME EXTRA FEATURES LIKE FINGER PRINT SCANNER,DOLBY ATMOS SOUND AND MANY MORE. IF YOU WANT THOSE THEN YOU CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT THEM.ONE THING TO NOTE THAT SOME PHONES IN THIS SEGMENT SOME BASIC SENSORS(LIKE AMBIENT LIGHT,LED NOTIFICATION) AND SOME PHONES DON'T HAVE SUPPORT FOR USB OTG AND SOME DON'T HAVE GORILLA GLASS. SO,YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE ABOUT THEM.
11.SOFTWARE:MOST PHONES ARE NOW SHIPPING WITH ANDROID LOLLIPOP.SO,YOU CAN TAKE ANY OF THEM. BUT YOU HAVE TAKE PHONES WHICH BECAME POPULAR. BECAUSE THOSE DEVICES HAVE GOOD CHANCES TO GET OTA UPDATES AND THEY HAVE ROOTING GUIDES AND MORE ACCESSORIES.
HERE ARE MY TOP 3 PICKS:
1.COOLPAD NOTE 3:
PROS:
• THE FINGERPRINT SCANNER
• THE CAMERA IS ABOVE AVERAGE
• THE BATTERY LIFE IS GOOD
• THE DISPLAY IS VERY GOOD.AND IT IS PRETTY BRIGHT TOO
• MULTITASKING AND GAMING IS ALSO GOOD
• THE CELLULAR CALL QUALITY WAS VERY GOOD. NO CALL DROPS AR NOTHING LIKE THAT. IT WAS LOUD AND CLEAR
• IT IS A DUAL SIM AND 4G ENABLED DEVICE
• IT GETS OTA UPDATES
• THE SPEAKER VOLUME IS AVERAGE AND SOUND VIA 3.5MM AUDIO JACK WAS EXCELLENT.
CONS:
• THE COOLUI HAS LOT OF BUGS.IT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED
• THE PHONE GETS VERY HOT WHILE GAMING.BUT AFTER THE RECENT UPDATE THE HEATING OF THE PHONE IS REDUCED.
- ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER:
PROS:
• THE ZENUI IS VERY GOOD.IT HAS VERY GOOD OPTIONS
• THE CAMERA IS ALSO GOOD. IT HAS THE LASER AUTO FOCUSING SYSTEM
• THE CELLULAR CALL QUALITY IS ALSO GOOD
• THE SCREEN IS GOOD. IT PRODUCES GREAT COLORS.
• THE BATTERY IS VERY GOOD
• IT IS A DUAL SIM AND 4G ENABLED DEVICE
• IT GETS OTA UPDATES
• THE CPU PERFORMANCE AND GAMING IS GOOD ON THIS DEVICE AND THERE ARE NO LAGS ON THIS DEVICE.BUT YOU HAVE TO LOWER THE SETTINGS IN THE GAMES TO GET GOOD PERFORMANCE.
• THE MULTI TASKING PERFORMANCE IS ALSO DECENT WITH 2GB OF RAM AND IT ALSO SUPPORTS THE USB OTG
CONS:
• THE SPEAKER IS BELOW AVERAGE BUT SOUND VIA 3.5 MM JACK IS GOOD
• THE POWER ON/OF BUTTON IS PLACED ON THE TOP WHICH IS VERY HARD TO REACH ON SUCH A BIG DEVICE
• THE DISPLAY IS NOT VERY BRIGHT AND SUN LIGHT VISIBILITY IS POOR
3.LENOVO A 6000 PLUS:
PROS:
• THE DISPLAY IS VERY GOOD.IT PRODUCES GREAT COLORS
• THE CALL QUALITY IS ALSO VERY GOOD
• THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PHONE IS GOOD AND THE GAMING IS ALSO DECENT
• THE BATTERY LIFE IS ASLO PRETTY DECENT
• IT HAS A REMOVABLE BATTERY AND IT IS ALSO A DUAL SIM PHONE
• THE MULTITASKING PERFORMANCE IS ALSO DECENT DUE TO 2GB OF RAM
• IT HAS THE DOLBY SOUND BUILT IN
• LENOVO PROVIDES OTA UPDATES TO THIS PHONE
CONS:
• IT DOESN'T HAVE GORILLA GLASS
• IT TAKES LOT OF TIME WHILE CHARGING
• IT TENDS TO GET HEAT UP WHILE GAMING OR WHILE UPDATING THE PHONE