Android smartphones are amazingly feature packed. HD displays, huge performance, amazing cameras! These are some of the things we are treated to with our new phones, but of all the features which is the first one you test out when you get a phone in your hands?
Whether it’s at the mall, or when unpacking your new purchase, everyone has a set routine when it comes to Android phones. Rip open the packaging, tear off the screen cover, insert the battery (if applicable) and SIM, power it up and then….. then what?
Well this is where many of us tend to differ. With phone your not common with in your hands what is it you do first?
What do we test first on our Android phones
To get the ball rolling I asked some of the GizChina team about their usual habits when getting a smartphone in their hands. As I’m writing this I’ll first:
Andi
For my personal everyday use I’m not that bothered by the sheer grunt of a phone, the most important aspect is the rear camera. When getting another phone in my hands for review, a friend’s phone or when in the store, the first thing I do is fire up the cameraapp and snap some photos.
Abbie
First impressions are important to me and it’s the scree which speaks volumes about any phone. It has to be bright, clear and have amazing viewing angles. Once I know the screen is up to scratch I test the front camera and take a few selfies.
Yash
Here’s what I do: I usually check the screen for any dead pixels or creaking around the body, and then test the overall snappiness (UI transitions, app loading time) and lastly of course, the rear camera.
Mario (GizChina.it)
For me the first thing I test is the touchscreen. I hate it if a screen isn’t smooth, it ruins the whole user experience. After the screen the camera is tested.
Eduardo (GizChina.es)
The first thing I test in an Android phone is the launcher and the browser to see if the normal use of the phone is smooth or not.For the browser I open a website and zoom in and out to see how it works. Also the rear camera is important to me so I took a very close to an object photo to see the near focus.
Now it’s your turn, what do you try first?
So now it’s over to you guys, what is the most important aspect of a smartphone to you? what do you test first, and what is it that can really put you off using a device?
Our last ‘Open Thread’ article received over 200 amazing comments, let’s see if we can beat that!
CPU binning, flex test, screen for pixel defects, speakers, and lastly the camera. The camera is the most important for me. I learned all this from my having RMA’ed my Nexus 4, four times.
I’ve made it a point not to check CPU binning, I guess it really sucks to know you have ‘normal’ when others have ‘fast’!
how do you check CPU binning? i’ve looked up what it means, now i’m curious as to how you check it on (or in) a cell phone.
I’m not sure if it varies from phone to phone (or CPU manufacturer to CPU manufacturer?), but here’s how it is done on the Nexus 4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052496
You can maybe give it a try and let us know.
The first things I test is 1º – the screen (touch, image quality, dead pixels, view angles, etc) 2º – is the speakers (volume and quality of all) 3º – the cameras (image quality, software etc) after these tests is random
1st: screen
2nd: music quality with my headphones
3rd: USB OTG
4th: GPS speed and accuracy
5th wifi signal
Then after a while, battery life and cellular performance.
bro what is your ideas about good china android phone (quad core) for a music lovers like me?
thank you!