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How to choose the right smartphone processor.

One of the most misunderstood smartphone spec is the processor, and with many smartphone types out there, it is quite a difficult task to pick the one that feels good enough. When shopping for a new phone, the processor is the single most important spec, as it is the sole determinant of your phone's speed and overall performance. In this article we are going to try our best to guide you the various processor details you should pay more attention, and finally help you decide on which smartphone to go for. What is a smartphone processor? From the word 'processor', we can say a processor is something that processes information. It is what tells the phone what to do and how to do it, and can be generally termed as the 'brains' of the smartphone. And just as we know that there are various parts of a brain all working together in harmony, there are also various parts of the processor, which we can call them microprocessors that work together to bring the final result of m

Here is why the Oppo Reno 2 launch was a huge miss and a big setback for Oppo.

Any parent Knows too well the feeling I am having right now for Oppo, a smartphone brand based in China. The feeling of seeing your child improve steadily in class; then one day..with no clear reasons, totally hates class work. This is exactly what Oppo has put us through, with their latest launch that should have well never happened. It first came as a tease that Oppo was about to launch the Oppo reno 2 with quad camera setup and 20 x zoom. Apart from the shark fin pop up, details about other specs were scanty, and like any other tech enthusiasts, all we had to do was try and predict what we would probably expect from the launch. Sure enough, we made some correct ones, for example I expected a 48 MP primary camera, and the reno 2 gave us just that. Come 28th August and as promised, Oppo gave us the reno 2 in an event in new Delhi India. The reno 2 even came with two siblings, the reno 2F and reno 2Z. This even made things look more worst.(will explain this later). Apart from the proce

Why the processor is the single most important spec to look out for in a smartphone and why you should pay more attention to when buying a new phone.

We all know that smartphones are becoming smarter and better each year, and are not just becoming "small" computers, but cameras as well. Though they are still way far from totally replacing the PC, smartphones now can do almost anything a PC can do, and much more what the same PC might not. Phone designs are also changing quite fast, and when buying a new one, you should get one that you will feel it is really worth what you paid for, and will be relevant for sometime before the need for replacement arises. Among the Key specs you should consider when buying a new phone are the display, battery and maybe the cameras. But what many don't know is that all these are determined by the processor. How? To answer this, we need to first look at the smartphone processor, and how it might be slightly different from that of your laptop or PC. What is a smartphone processor? A processor is what tell the phone what to do and how to do it. It is the one that executes the various progr