Cell Phone - Buying Guide

When searching for a cell phone, you have to take few things into consideration, and we are going to give you some tips here. Buying a cell phone, even if it's not your first time, it is a hard task. There are thousands of different mobile phones on the store shelves, and picking out the right one without regretting it and wanting to get another can be troublesome for many. Lets start our Cell Phone Buying guide.

Cell Phone Related Terms

There also many terms that you should get familiar with, for example: bluetooth, GPS, USB, wireless, network, SMS, PDA, Sim etc. All those terms are directly or not directly related to cell phones this way or another, and you should first inquire into those words to know what they mean.

A Cellular Phone is First Of All, a Phone

Most of the people will pick a cell phone that looks good in the magazine or in the commercial, but I can assure you that if you go and buy a mobile phone only because it looks good, you will be disappointed to figure out how fast you will get bored with it. All we wanted so say is getting a mobile that will serve you first as a telephone and second as functional instrument. Therefore, the right phone for some individuals will be a cellular phone that is easy to carry (small footprint), has an superior reception etc. Most of those things that we mentioned above like reception and easy to carry, for example, can only be checked by you, because they are subjective.

You can also check out mobile forums to see what other users think about a specific cell phone usability. Doing that, you can step into our next tip 'Functions'.

What Function Do I Really Need

Each cellular phone has its own advantages and disadvantages, when comparing GSM phones side by side, you can always see that one phone has benefits over the other in distinctive functions or specs. It is all depends on what you want your phone to provide you. Think of it like a computer, a machine that needs to serve you and not the opposite. Therefore, you should think of various functions that you desire your cellular phone to provide you, it can be Fast dial numbers, Synchronization with your computer (whether it is PC or Mac), a vibrating option, Bluetooth connectivity (whether is its version 2.0 or 1.0), a MP3 Music player with play lists, a digital camera with 5MP.. You get the point.


Consequently, writing down those needs on paper can make your life much easier when you come to invest in a cellular phone. If you want a cell phone to act as a MP3 player or MP4 player, and this is a must for you, now you know what feature to search for and make comparison with, using this knowledge. As a result, let's say that you have written all of those special needs, now we are going to talk about the look.

The Look is The Main Selling Point

As we mentioned earlier, the look of a cellular phone is its sell point. All of the companies who produce cell phone, target their budget, mostly for marketing and advertising. If you want to sell a mobile phone, you have to make it look damn sexy, or it will not be sold. Many business men will choose a phone that has some functions that they need, caring not about the look of it. However, the young audience who buys GSM mobile phone, search for a sexy phone that looks like the phone in the commercial.

Even though that when you pick up the phone from the store and unbox it, you see that it looks different than what you would hope, when you saw it on the magazine or on a commercial. So be sure to make the right choice when buying a cellular phone, not only on account of it looks. Remember that tomorrow, another beautiful phone will emerge, and you will want it too, so just be careful not to get into a trap that you buy several phones on the same year.

If bought my tmobile phone on 2008 (and it wasn't for free) and on 2009 I saw many amazing looking phones that made me go 'WOW I want that one !'. But knowledge and common sense made me wait a little longer before upgrading to my next phone.

Discount Cell Phones

Many people search discount cell phones on the Internet, searching for cheap cellular phones that are being imported from China. For those people I will give my five cent tip, what comes cheap is usually is. I don't believe in bargains, but there are some on the Internet if you search well.

Leading Mobile Phones' Manufactures

The leading GSM (SIM card) mobile phones manufactures are Nokia (39.4% Share market), Samsung (17.3%), Sony Ericsson (8.6%), Motorola (8.5%) LG Electronics (7.7%) - That Share market are based on Q3/2008. Other manufacturers: Apple, HTC, Fujitsu, NEC, Palm, SK Teletech, Toshiba ans many others.

Be wise and choose well. Happy Buying.