While just about anyone has a decent idea of what features they’d like in the software of their smartphone – be it the simplicity of iOS or the customisability of Android – choosing the right handset that runs the latter can be an overwhelming choice.
Thankfully, Google has this covered with the release of a new Android phone selector tool that – following some short questions – offers users a quick way to suss out what Android phone would best suit their lifestyle.
While iOS (and Windows Phone, to a lesser extent) offerings arrive in uniform hardware and flavour, the case is far less so for the world’s most popular mobile operating system; a 2012 survey found that over 599 manufacturer’s employ Google’s operating system on their handsets in varying styles and uses.
To simplify the process of choosing a new Android phone, Google’s new web tool allows users to select what necessities they consider to be most important in the daily use of their smartphone; based upon this information, in addition to a choice of US carrier as well as specifying a price bracket (low, medium, high) the web tool suggests an ideal Android smartphone.
The tool uses twelve categories, namely; taking photos, listening to music, being productive, social media, gaming, watching videos, being on the go, staying fit, instant messaging, talking, web browsing, as well as appearance through which users can answer questions pertaining to their lifestyle. For instance, if ‘listening to music’ is selected the app will ask for how many hours a day and through what medium a user would listen to music on their smartphone.
Interestingly, Samsung tops the charts across all three price spectrums in the phone selector tool across a varied feature set. Other prominent recommendations include LG’s G3 (in the medium price bracket) the G4 (in the high price bracket) and HTC’s One M9.
