It is not easy to pick a smartphone just over the counter, given that there are quite a lot of options available in the market, and there is no dearth for innovative products being launched every month. Here are some important tips that can help narrow down your decision to pick the top smartphone for your unique needs:

1. Operating systems
The difference between iOS and Android is that the former may be easy to handle while the latter has a better range of choices. If you are just looking for a top smartphone that is quite simple and straightforward to handle, gets the latest apps first, and best updates periodically, then your smartphone choice could be the Apple iPhones. However, if you are looking for a top smartphone that has a wide variety of choices in terms of both hardware specs and overall affordability, then Android phones are indeed the best.

2. Price
You should choose to pay for only what you need and not what you would want. The premium segment of phones in the market today are above the $700 mark, and you can get really good ones at a base price of even less than $500. The question you need to ask yourself in terms of budget is to what type of top smartphone you would want and which segment you should be looking at.

3. Screen size
You should also consider picking a phone that carries the right screen size for your needs. If you are looking to use the phone with a single hand and not be stuck with an oversized one that can’t be contained within the palm of your hands, then you need to go for screens that are around 5.5 inches or smaller. However, if your usage consists of a lot of smartphone usage in terms of video, gaming, reading, or any form of viewing, then you need to pick a bigger screen size so that it is easier for you to use the phone without having to strain your eyesight.

4. Display
A top smartphone is all about display, brightness, and color quality. It is great to think that a top smartphone carries a 4K vision, but this is more than overkill. You need to look closely at the display and see how it appears indoors and if it carries the same clarity outdoors under the sun. You can choose to pick an AMOLED display over a simple LCD display and even look for phones that carry HDR options.

5. Camera
Don’t get caught up on the camera megapixels. Apart from focusing on battery, people today are looking more at what megapixel range the camera carries. If you are really looking at the camera quality of a top smartphone, then you should be looking at specifics such as the aperture, availability of image stabilization, or dual-lens features.

6. Processors
There is no more focus on the processor as it once used to be. Today, even the cheaper phones are equipped with the latest performance-based processors. What you should be looking for rather is the standby on battery and other similar features.