When people find out who I work, you know what they ask first? 'Well, what's the best smartphone?' It's time to answer this popular, simple and at the same time difficult question.
The question of the best smartphone can be safely called one of the philosophical ones, along with the meaning of life, the finitude of being, and many others. Why is this so? Because there is no definite answer to it. Therefore, my colleagues are likely to start asking clarifying questions like: 'What do you need from a smartphone? What diagonal do you want? What are the use cases? How much are you willing to spend? ' As a rule, those who asked out of idle curiosity, after such clarifications, begin to get very annoyed: 'But what's the difference! You tell me which is the best, the best – he's the only one! '
I usually answer in such cases: 'iPhone or the latest Samsung Galaxy S / Note'. At this point, most of the questioners begin to get very angry, they just wonder who is the leader. I thought for a long time how to answer so unambiguously, so that without any additional questions, and realized that I could not do this, and here's why.
The best smartphone is the one with which you are comfortable, which makes you happy. You take it in your hand and understand that you have not wasted your money. You scroll through the menus, open applications, use the chips of this phone and at some point you note: 'But it is more convenient to type text here, and the camera shoots better in the dark, and synchronization works correctly, and the list scroll does not slow down', etc. But here's the problem, this smartphone will be different for everyone. People have completely different requirements for technology, and they are pleased with completely different things. For example, my mother has a Samsung Galaxy S3, and she really likes it, despite different nuances like slowing down, she does not want to change it to another model. A couple of my friends use iPhone 5 / 5s and are also absolutely happy with them, although they don't go anywhere without an external battery. I myself have used Google Nexus 5 and HTC One M8 for a long time, I really liked both devices and made me happy in all respects (let's omit the reasoning about the camera in the M8, since I'm not at all a amateur photographer).
I believe that the best smartphone is not about the characteristics, not about the operating time, display quality, body materials, etc. The best smartphone is an emotional definition. Almost any device can be the best: from the inexpensive ZenFone 4 to the flagship Note 5. It's up to you to decide whether it's the best for you or not.
