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Best smartphone ‘for you’

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IT’S not always about the search for the best smartphone but the best one for you. Let’s say you’re on the lookout for a new device, you could end up wrapped up in your research for the beat smartphone available for you.

But a new android phone comes out almost every week, you end up factoring in the newer devices in your search.

If you’re covering the tech beat, it could get way too confusing out there. One writer-friend told us that he’s had the Find X smartphone for weeks, meant for review of course,

because so many Android phones are launching around the same time.

Mashable recently devoted an entire Android feature that decidedly snubs Apple’s

“Don’t care much about the new iPhones? Good. There are a ton of new Android phones coming out this October, and some are promising to be a far more interestin­g than Apple’s mildly upgraded about to launch a gaming-related phone just one day later, on Oct 10. And then Samsung has a mys-

second triple-rear-camera phone to be launched in a month,” opened the Mashable article.

There will always be another new upgraded version of the phone you want. Techadviso­r recently dropped a hint on Samsung’s foldable smartphone predicted to arrive in 2018.

launches in 2018, having recently announced its

(the Note 10 is due later, in August 2019). First is likely to be the foldable Galaxy X, which will be a few days ago and maybe you could get the iPhone of your dream via GigaX Plans. If you did not gave into

buying last year’s X, then this year’s

iPhone has always been in a league on its own because there’s just too many android devices out there.

Or if you’re using the iPhone X or 7 or 8 and you think it’s still doing the

Then again, your smartphone match depends on what phones your family members are using. Your family might be into iMessage and you can’t live without its features or you’re among friends who need quality camera phones even in low light then

- ing your smartphone soulmate. Do you need a big screen for binge-watching or do you prefer a smaller handset that’s a bit more friendly on your wrist and you can literally handle with one hand?

It will all depend on what works best for you. Is it the camera or battery overall cost? It helps to have a clear objective and identify how you mostly spend your smartphone time.

Don’t forget to consider your android or iOS platform. “If you use a smartphone, chances are it is either an iPhone of some sort or an Android phone. Google and Apple’s respective operating systems (the software on your phone) account for 90 percent+

these guys like to keep you in their ecosystem. If you’ve been using either platform for X amount of

shows and, in most cases, these cannot be accessed if you move platforms,” said KnowYourMo­bile.com. The price of course is always dealbreake­r. “Do you

- ages you to evaluate your options. “Do you really need to spend $1000 on a new phone (or lease one on contract from a network/carrier for around double that over 24 months)?

You have to ask yourself what you’re ACTUALLY

 ??  ?? KAYE VILLAGOMEZ
KAYE VILLAGOMEZ

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