PCWorld: Understanding Smartphone Specs
A primer on how to read specifications listed for the smartphones you’re considering purchasing. What does the processor do? How fast should it be? Why do some phones have bigger batteries than others? All is explained.
“Retailers use various marketing and technical terms to describe the smartphones they sell. Some of those terms represent meaningful phone characteristics, while others are mostly hype. To help smartphone shoppers understand what they’re looking at, we offer definitions of the most commonly used specifications, and explain why they are important.
These definitions can help you choose a phone whose specs meet your needs; they can also come in handy when you’re trying to separate the truth from the hype in the sales pitches you encounter in commercials or in stores.”