New smartphones are always being released by various different manufacturers. But for the most part, when we asked our writers what they were looking for when getting a new smartphone, they were looking for more functionality and great support rather than exciting new functions, but we did have a few exceptions to the rule.
Our Opinion
Charnita just bought her first smartphone a few months ago as she has always been a tablet person, so she was really just “looking for a basic, affordable Android phone (I knew I wanted Android OS) that could make calls and allow me to search the Web if needed, get directions, or play games when on-the-go.” She’s also looking for affordability.
Many of our writers look for support. Derrik looks for community support and likes his Motorola “because I know that after Motorola has given up all software support, I can turn on ADB, wipe the firmware and install an officially supported version of Cyanogenmod”. He also looks for an “unmolested” version of Android. Shujaa is on the same page wanting support and compatibility and pays attention to reviews.
Damien looks for software support and stays away from phone manufacturers that don’t bother to update/upgrade the software. He wants to have the latest and most updated version on his phone. Christopher also wants support, but also wants unlock/root ability and a good interface. He prefers stock Android overall, whereas Mahesh looks to see how it can be customized.
