Get A Good Phone

Akokite here. Welcome, fans! I know a lot about phones. What's more, I want you to get a good phone so you'll follow my blog. Selfishness? I say practicality. I scratch your back, you scratch mine.

I have used three Nokia phones, one Samsung and four Sony Ericsson phones, two from the Kseries, one from Cseries and the other from Wseries and I’ve decided to ditch Sony Ericsson and go with Nokia because the last phone is a buy I regret (its antennae was not made for Nigerian networks). I would hate for anyone to make the same mistake I made. Moreover, it isn’t everyday we get to buy a new phone, and we hope to use a phone for at least 2 or 3 years before looking for a new one. We would want to choose the right 3-year companion, hence this blog.
About the most the average Akokite is willing to invest in a phone is between N30, 000. This is a lot of money so you will want to be extra careful and well informed before making a choice.

What are the things you want in your phone? You may send your personal requirements to me and I will help in gathering information to narrow your choice. However, these are the general things to consider:

Application formats: Here, we will take applications to mean both phone utilities and games. Ideally, when talking about application formats, Java and Symbian applications are the most popular; most useful applications are created in these formats, the majority in Symbian. It would be better to pick a phone that supports both Java and Symbian (I would recommend Nokia because a good number of Nokia phones support both). Sony Ericsson phones that support both Java and Symbian applications might be well over N30, 000. Moreover, feel free to tell us if it is different in your state, but in Enugu, Sony Ericsson phones are rather scarce. You will want to stay clear of Samsung phones within the range of N20, 000 and N35, 000. Most Samsung users I know (and I do know a lot of them) have complained of problems with installing the applications they want.
Battery life: For phones within that price range, Nokia phones have the longest battery life.

Camera: With N20, 000 to N30, 000, you should vie for a phone with at least 2 mega pixels. Sony Ericsson Cybershot series are the winners when you compare camera and video quality of phones within that price range. If you are getting a phone for mainly this purpose, choose from SE Cybershot series; otherwise, get a Nokia with at least 2 mega pixels camera.

Durability: Nokia phones are known for their durability. 

Memory card slot: If you buy a phone with no external memory slot, there will be no way to increase memory, so you will be limited to the phone memory. In other words, you will want to buy a phone with external memory capacity. 

Music and video: Playing of music and videos is one use that most people put their phone to. Nokia phones normally have wider choices of video and music formats than Sony Ericsson phones. Once again, Nokia would be the right choice, not to mention that they also normally have louder speakers than Sony Ericsson phones. 

Phone Antennae: You will also have to check that the phone has at least 900/1800 MHz spectrum antennae because these frequency bands are what Nigerian networks operate on. The frequency band of phones can normally be found on the phone packet or manual. A phone without at least one of these frequencies listed above will be useless to you in Nigeria and can only serve Nigerians as mp4 players and gaming systems (totally defeating the purpose of buying a phone). On this note, if you love SE phones, you will want to avoid SE k810i and get SE k800i instead (SE k810i has got antennae problems, and there isn’t any significant difference between SE k800i and SE k810i. 

With this info, you are on your way to getting a good phone. To compare phone features and read reviews made by phone owners (you will want to read the reviews to be aware of the possible problems the phone might have and how to avoid them), check out these sites: www.gsmarena.com, www.asia.cnet.com

Next stop, securing your phone from that rogue. Meet me next week for that. Holla!