Well, we are going to be as general as possible in order to be able to narrow down the wide and best criteria to follow in picking that particular phone best suitable for you and the purpose it will serve.
Since we perceived that at this point, you are quite confused on which phone to buy, we will be going straight away in helping you make informed decision on the kind of phone that you most properly need.
Now, do you want Nokia Torch (general way of categorising non-smartphones including monochromes) that you can use for making calls and text messages only or you need a smartphone for wider and full computer like purposes?
If you have a very low budget and it is Nokia Torch that you need, then just keep like $10 to $20 (2k to 5K); there are lots of them, ranging from different brands as Nokia, Samsung, Tecno etc.
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So you can just go for Nokia 105 or Samsung Keystone 2 E1205 or Tecno T342; there batteries are very strong and you can use them to make calls and send SMS for almost the whole day before charging.
Now is it a smartphone that you need to buy?
There are different categories and brands of smartphones commonly available, and the most common and the ones I will advise you to go for are Android Phones, Apple Phones, Windows Phones and/or Blackberry Phones.
Amongst these 4 major categories mentioned; which platform and which particular phones in any of the categories will you suggest and that will suit you?
Well, among the 4, no doubt that Android and Apple are currently leading the race in smartphones demand and sales but Windows and Blackberries are equally good but their demands are in decline as result of being outclassed by those other 2.
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If you will want to go for android which is not a bad idea, we have covered you up fully on the Best guide to buying an android phone.
Then for Apple phones, you should know that if you are using Apple Phones outside America, especially in many African countries, you will not be able to enjoy the full potential of owning an Apple smartphone; other than that Apple phones are wonderful pieces of devices with masterpiece design, built and functionalities.
If you are loaded in cash, the best Apple phone currently available is iPhone 6 Plus and it will cost you about $900 to $1000 (1800K to 200K) to obtain one. iPhone 6 is equally good as the iPhone 6 Plus and with little reduced prices, and you can keep about $700 to $800 (150K to 160K) for it.
Or you can consider going for the lower versions in iPhone 5 and iPhone 5 S that can save you huge cost and still serve a good purpose for you.
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Then coming down to Windows phones; Windows phones are not really doing great in the market currently and demand for them are quite low.
Everybody is waiting and hoping that Windows 10 Phones that is on the way will drastically turn the tide around and shoot them back to full limelight.
But for now if you like Windows and you are to go for a Window phone then, there are varieties for you to pick from, now under the Microsoft Lumia name; if you have a low budget, average budget or high budget, I guarantee you will see the Window Lumia phone that will serve you well.
For low budget Lumia phones that will cost you about $100 to $120 (20K to 25K), you can go for Microsoft Lumia 520, Lumia 625 or Lumia 820, they are value for money device in that range; then if you have slightly increased budget for Windows phone, then go for Microsoft Lumia 730 or Lumia 830, these are you best bargain in this categories and will cost you about $250 to $300 (50K to 60K).
But for highest end Lumia devices you should budget about $380 to $420 (75K to 90K) for Lumia 1020 and Lumia 930; those are for your windows phones
Finally we have the Blackberry; currently, they are really not doing well too in the market and even in all the effort they are putting in their recent Blackberry 10 devices to remain relevant, their devices are still seen declining in demand, no wonder Blackberry even want to port to Android.
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Now, do you want Nokia Torch (general way of categorising non-smartphones including monochromes) that you can use for making calls and text messages only or you need a smartphone for wider and full computer like purposes?
If you have a very low budget and it is Nokia Torch that you need, then just keep like $10 to $20 (2k to 5K); there are lots of them, ranging from different brands as Nokia, Samsung, Tecno etc.
Must Read: Do I Need to Root my Android Phone before I Can Tweak/Change IMEI?
So you can just go for Nokia 105 or Samsung Keystone 2 E1205 or Tecno T342; there batteries are very strong and you can use them to make calls and send SMS for almost the whole day before charging.
Now is it a smartphone that you need to buy?
There are different categories and brands of smartphones commonly available, and the most common and the ones I will advise you to go for are Android Phones, Apple Phones, Windows Phones and/or Blackberry Phones.
Amongst these 4 major categories mentioned; which platform and which particular phones in any of the categories will you suggest and that will suit you?
Well, among the 4, no doubt that Android and Apple are currently leading the race in smartphones demand and sales but Windows and Blackberries are equally good but their demands are in decline as result of being outclassed by those other 2.
Recommended: Is Cloud storage the future of storage devices?
If you will want to go for android which is not a bad idea, we have covered you up fully on the Best guide to buying an android phone.
Then for Apple phones, you should know that if you are using Apple Phones outside America, especially in many African countries, you will not be able to enjoy the full potential of owning an Apple smartphone; other than that Apple phones are wonderful pieces of devices with masterpiece design, built and functionalities.
If you are loaded in cash, the best Apple phone currently available is iPhone 6 Plus and it will cost you about $900 to $1000 (1800K to 200K) to obtain one. iPhone 6 is equally good as the iPhone 6 Plus and with little reduced prices, and you can keep about $700 to $800 (150K to 160K) for it.
Or you can consider going for the lower versions in iPhone 5 and iPhone 5 S that can save you huge cost and still serve a good purpose for you.
Read Also: check out the Samsung VS Apple, Smartwatches VS Smartphones
Then coming down to Windows phones; Windows phones are not really doing great in the market currently and demand for them are quite low.
Everybody is waiting and hoping that Windows 10 Phones that is on the way will drastically turn the tide around and shoot them back to full limelight.
But for now if you like Windows and you are to go for a Window phone then, there are varieties for you to pick from, now under the Microsoft Lumia name; if you have a low budget, average budget or high budget, I guarantee you will see the Window Lumia phone that will serve you well.
For low budget Lumia phones that will cost you about $100 to $120 (20K to 25K), you can go for Microsoft Lumia 520, Lumia 625 or Lumia 820, they are value for money device in that range; then if you have slightly increased budget for Windows phone, then go for Microsoft Lumia 730 or Lumia 830, these are you best bargain in this categories and will cost you about $250 to $300 (50K to 60K).
But for highest end Lumia devices you should budget about $380 to $420 (75K to 90K) for Lumia 1020 and Lumia 930; those are for your windows phones
Finally we have the Blackberry; currently, they are really not doing well too in the market and even in all the effort they are putting in their recent Blackberry 10 devices to remain relevant, their devices are still seen declining in demand, no wonder Blackberry even want to port to Android.
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Though security wise, Blackberry still boast and pose as company with the most secured devices and OS and they have whole lots of recent devices you can still consider to buy.
For the highest end blackberry device you can go for the Blackberry Passport which will cost you nothing less than $500 to $550 (100k to 115K), followed byBlackberry Classic which is also a good device that you can get for about$350 (72K).
Then if your budget for blackberry devices is not very high you can consider getting for yourself the Blackberry Q5 or Q10 that will cost you about $152(35K) for the Q5 and $200 (40K) for the Q10.
The blackberry devices listed above all come with QWERTY keyboardcombined with touchscreen, but if you will prefer full touchscreen without any form of physical keyboard, then consider Blackberry Z3 and Blackberry Z30with average budget.
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