STACK #192 Oct 2020

LIFE TECH FEATURE

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Whether you want a smartphone to meet a budget or pack premium features (including gaming), we’ve got an Android handset to meet your needs. Words Adam Colby

I t’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of choice when it comes to Android phones. On the pros front, there’s an Android phone to suit pretty much every budget, from hundreds of dollars through to the cost of a quality 4K TV. On the cons front, it’s intimidating to sort the new from the newest, the budget- friendly from a stinker, and the best from the rest. That’s where we step in. Samsung is the yardstick by which other Android smartphones are measured, which is why they get some love on the following pages. But there are some other great Android alternatives to consider, too. Here’s the latest need-to-know on buying a newer Android smartphone. SOMETHING NEW As years roll by, each new Android smartphone release tends to be met with incremental improvements over previous generations. While week-long battery life is still the realm of sci-fi, days-long battery life is absolutely a thing today. As battery capacity numbers tick up, so too do numbers on other key bits of hardware. More memory and higher-speed CPUs make Android phones incredibly speedy performers, apt at handling a multitude of multitasked apps. Similarly, the megapixel count and versatility of multi-camera configurations on the back of a smartphone lead to better results, while chunkier internal storage space makes it easy to store the high-res pictorial results and ultra-high-res video footage. Let’s take a look at a flagship phone as a guiding example.

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 20 The Samsung Galaxy Note range is renowned for big screens and big internal storage. Case in point, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 boasts 256GB of internal storage and some impressive screen real estate with 6.7 inches of glorious Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O display to take advantage of. You can pair these hardware basics with your choice of bronze, grey or green finishes, too. Further future-proof The base Samsung Galaxy Note 20 comes with inbuilt Wi-Fi 6 support, which means it’s capable of blistering home speeds when connected to a Wi-Fi 6-capable network. If that screen size isn’t big enough and you want more from your rear camera, consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. It has a huge 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED Edge Display with a stunning 3088

x 1440 resolution, plus it’s packing a 108MP main rear camera with 50-times zoom. For even more future-proofing, you can opt for a 5G version of the base S20 or Ultra versions, too.

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