We always like to have the best and best Gadgets of that Time period to hang with, but it's not always that easy to have it all. Most new gadgets and Smartphones are pretty Expensive, that being said there are also Mid-tier Smartphones which are pretty Cheap.
There are a few things that need to be considered before buying any Smartphone. Let's Point out those Things
1. Budget
Believe it or not the budget is the most important thing you need to consider before deep Diving into Smartphone Hunting. You need to ask yourself what you are comfortable with Spending, is it Less than 500 USD or more than 500 USD or is it over 1000 USD. I just laid down three classes of Smartphones based on Prices like Lower, Mid-range and Higher section. Once you make your Decision you need to stick with it no matter how Tempting the Other section of Smartphones looks.
2. Form Factor
Now you might be thinking what does form factor has got to do with your choice of Smartphone. Actually, it helps a lot to sort out other Smartphones from the one you want. Most Smartphones these days comes with almost a 6 inch Screen with variable Aspect ratios. So you should think about which Form Factor you are happy with within your Budget.
3. Display
Display has been one of the key factors these Days with most Companies implementing newer Displays like the Amoled Panels, 1080p Display or 4k Display. Displays are a Huge Deal Breaker so you should take this into account.
4. Camera
Cameras are one of the Biggest selling points of Smartphone these Days, but nowadays Megapixels doesn't really matter all of the work is basically done by the Software inside the phone itself. So you might want to look at various reviews of Cameras before making a decision simply on its written Specs.
Battery backup has been quite important these Days, everyone wants a Battery that lasts them the entire Day but with Higher specs comes low Battery Life it is kind of Inversely Proportional. Another thing to keep in mind is the charging Mechanism. Nowadays there are various Quick charging Mechanisms available like the Quick charge and DASH charging which charges your Smartphones from 0 - 50 in half an hour.
6. Storage
In this case, I have to say you need to have at least 64GB of internal storage for any Smartphone. Nowadays most Smartphones are omitting the Micro SD slot so you need better Internal Storage for all your Photos and Videos.
7. Chipset
Now let's go down the Techie part. Most of the Non Technical persons wouldn't know what a good chipset is. You guys just could get confused by Octacore and think its a better Chipset, which is not always the case. You need to get some reviews from youtube videos about various Chipsets and if you are in the Market for a new Smartphone here are some Chipsets which are Top of the Line.
Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 835
Kirin 970
Kirin 960
Exynos 8895
A11
A10
8. RAM
Now RAM has been an important thing to look at but nowadays most Smartphones comes with a hefty bit of RAM. More RAM equals easier Multitasking so it's always better to have it in Surplus. In case you want to know 4-6 GB of RAM is sufficient for any Smartphone.
So that's it for this post I hope I covered all aspects. Comment down below if I missed something I will make sure to add it.