6 considerations to bear in mind when choosing business mobile phones 

These days, mobile phones are advanced enough to essentially act as mini computers, allowing businesspeople to get large amounts of work done even while on the move.

However, given the massive range of handheld handsets now available, it can be tricky to discern which of them would be just right for your employees. Here are several of the biggest factors you should take into account when perusing business smartphone options…

Operating system 

Tech Donut has provided an informative rundown of how the two main operating systems in the smartphone space — Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android — compare.

While iOS is easy to use and deploy as well as safe from viruses, this is at the expense of a relatively ‘closed’ system that has consequently been left harder to customise than Android. The latter OS is also on devices covering a wider range of price brackets.

Software support

6 considerations to bear in mind when choosing business mobile phones 

You need to make sure the devices you do choose are able to run the apps your employees will actually need to use for work purposes.

However, rest assured that many of the best business mobile telephony solutions should be available on both iOS and Android as standard. These two operating systems are, on the whole, evenly matched in terms of the support they command from third-party software developers.

Speed

Here’s one reliable tip for making sure you aren’t disappointed on this front: look out for recently released flagship smartphone models. TechRadar has put together an up-to-date list of what the site deems the best business smartphones.

However, getting your hands on a reliable handset for the long term wouldn’t necessarily require you to pay a top-of-the-line price. Just look at the third-generation iteration of the iPhone SE, which houses the same A15 processor as the iPhone 13 that first hit retail shelves as recently as 2021.

Screen size 

How large a screen you ought to choose for a smartphone will depend on its intended purpose(s).

For example, if this device will be used for little more than checking up on and replying to emails and other messages, the above-mentioned iPhone SE’s 4.7-inch display could suffice.

However, you might want a screen larger than six inches on a smartphone that is meant to facilitate heavy-duty productivity.

Battery life

If you anticipate members of your team needing to leave the office for extended lengths of time during work hours, it would be wise for you to choose phones that offer impressive staying power in the battery department.

After all, you don’t want a situation where employees on the road are unable to contact you as a result of failing to find a public charging point in time.

Sustainability

The Startups. website explains that, as a refurbished smartphone is “not brand new, it’s more environmentally friendly, as it means there’s less demand on the resources and materials necessary to make a new phone from scratch.”

You could also look for mobile phones that comprise recyclable materials or come with parts you would easily be able to replace of your own accord.

Dibyashree Sharma
Dibyashree Sharma
Dibyashree Sharma graduated in Computer Science from NIT Rourkela. For the past eight years, she has been blogging about Android, which she is really passionate about. She has built a good reputation as a reliable source. Away from the digital sphere, Dibyashree enjoys playing tennis, a sport she is as passionate about as she is about technology.

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