People have become so crazy about smartphones that more and more companies are coming up with their different versions to attract customers. The curiosity to experience each variety of smartphones has reached its heights, without any aim for buying the right type device.

Here are 6 things you need to know about smartphones.

 1) Internet is the key – Smartphones may be different in sizes and varieties but the internet is the Key factor in every such device. A smartphone without internet is hollow or worthless.

The true fact is that over one- fourth of the Smartphone holders access internet from their smartphones only. According to experts, by the end of the year 2013, smartphone will become the primary device for access to internet thus overtaking the personal computers and laptops. Hence it is important to replace a smart phone without internet, to the one that has internet facility.

2) Power is precious – While buying a smartphone people least bother about the features of the battery and are attracted to the other features. There are some cheap smartphones, the battery charge of which may not last for more than 24 hours. This forces smartphone users to carry with them the battery chargers always while moving out.

The battery will drain quickly while watching videos or playing games on the smart phones. Hence for doing other important functions such activities are to be limited.

3) Call quality depends on the design – It will be quite interesting now, to look to a photo of an old type mobile phone, with a long antenna protruding from behind. The present day smart phones are totally devoid of such features and the antenna system functions within the device itself.

However certain smartly designed devices may lack in quality because of the aesthetics, that short changes the antenna functions.

4) Most applications get boring fast – There are hundreds of downloadable smartphone applications in the internet compatible with the operating system of the device. An average user with a cheap smartphone may download 4 to 5 such applications in a month, but according to a study, majority of such applications are later forgotten or left unused.

User has to be more selective in downloading such applications and all unwanted ones have to be deleted from the system to save space and retain battery life.

5) Privacy is thin – One of the most adverse features of a smartphone is that the information contained in its memory is not actually remaining private. Though some service providers come up with several positive assurances in their offers, most of such smartphones are liable for being watched out from any part of the world.

6) There are viruses for smartphones – A smartphone is susceptible for virus attacks like any personal computer. Though the number of viruses may be less in comparison with the PCs, smartphone viruses attack the modified or jail broken handsets.

The true fact is that the virus attacks on cheap smartphones are now on increase. The above points may not be uniformly applicable for all types of smart phones but these are important tips to remember while going to buy a smart phone device.