Category: My Next Phone
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My Next Phone: Samsung Galaxy S7
Yep. I went for the S7. I actually made the decision last week, but I’ve been busy trying to get used to it and get it set up. I know this blog series, My Next Phone, was supposed to lead up to a decision around January 8th, but after some last minute negotiations with my network/carrier,…
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My Next Phone: Which Network/Carrier?
Picking a great device is one thing, but another consideration must be the network or carrier who provides coverage for calls, texts and data. While I will explore call quality in a later post, for now I’m going to concentrate on data coverage, as that’s a top priority for me, and compare the UK phone…
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My Next Phone: Wireless Connectivity
Wireless connections allow us to use our phones like we use our laptops. WiFi, Bluetooth and Mobile data are commonplace in all smartphones, but there are features that aren’t. These include NFC, or Near Field Communications, which works in a similar way to Bluetooth. Even when NFC is present, it’s been implemented in different ways and…
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My Next Phone: Call Quality, Dialler app, and SMS Texts
Call Quality, and the default Dialler app, isn’t as important as maybe the camera or the media viewing experience, in a smartphone as these days, I often use my phone as a mini, handheld computer rather than as a phone. Looking ahead, however, it could still hamper the overall experience of using the phone if the call…
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My Next Phone: Accessories
Another topic of interest, not directly associated with a phone’s internal specifications of hardware, are accessories. This includes chargers and adapters, as well as any peripherals that can be used with the device. It’s the extra cost that you’re often forced to spend when manufacturers miss something out of the product box, like a fast-charger or…
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My Next Phone: Multimedia
We love using our phones for multimedia. We can’t put them down. We watch videos on YouTube, listen to music or stream it off Spotify, take selfies on Snapchat, and take group photos and share them on Facebook and Instagram. Our phones have to be able to keep up with us and our daily lives,…
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My Next Phone: Smartphone Camera Comparisons
Now that I know what I want in a smartphone camera, and some of the technology that makes mobile photography possible, it’s time to browse the market… When studying the current crop of smartphone cameras, the phones that stand out to me, are the Huawei P9/Honor 8, iPhone SE, LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7, and the Sony Xperia X Compact. Of…
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My Next Phone: Camera Technology Explained
Before I even set about writing this post, I had to do a bit of research into what makes a smartphone camera click. I’m talking about the technology that allows a phone’s camera lens to produce a fine quality image, and also the software and hardware that helped make that happen. I’ve never really understood…
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My Next Phone – What Do I Want From A Smartphone Camera?
If there’s anything that’s changed the most in my opinion, it’s my knowledge of photography. I’ve always loved taking photos, way back to when I got my first camera some time in the mid-90’s (it was a film camera). It was my love for photography that was probably the reason my parents got me a digital camera for my 15th…
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My Next Phone: Battery Life
In my previous post, I briefly looked at the benchmark set by the internal specs of my current device while mentioning that I wouldn’t be settling for anything below that benchmark. Although I mentioned battery capacity, something I didn’t talk about was the more important topic of battery life. When I say battery ‘life,’ I mean both how…
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