FREE FAST SHIPPING! Get Free Verizon Cell Phones Today! Brand New Free Verizon Phones with Bonus Offers. Cheap Verizon Wireless Plans! How We Test Cell Phones and Smartphones. Smartphones are smart. They're also phones. Here at PCMag, we try not to forget both halves of that equation when we're testing cell phones, smartphones, and mobile carriers—which we do to the tune of around 1. Along with phones, we also test the major cellular networks through two big projects each year, Fastest Mobile Networks and PCMag Readers' Choice. To prevent reviews from running overly long and being terribly boring, we don't always include all of our test results in every review. Reception Even if the handsets are on the same carrier, reception is different for each one. We have identified locations throughout our testing lab where each of the major wireless carriers has very weak signal. In those locations, we attempt to connect and listen to three 1- minute calls. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Call Quality. With psychoacoustics playing such a large role in call quality, a trained ear is the best guide—and our reviewers have listened to hundreds of cell phones. We make calls to automated voice- recognition systems and landline answering machines, from indoor and outdoor areas with varying degrees of outside volume using both the microphone and the speakerphone. Then we listen to our messages to gauge sound quality. Other Phone Features. We analyze physical design including display size and quality, controls, ports, and storage, along with voice dialing, ringtone volume, and the strength of the vibrating alert. Bluetooth. We connect each phone to mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets. Using the headsets, we try to make calls, activate voice dialing, and play and control music (if it's supported). Battery Life. We measure battery life with a continuous- talk- time test.
We place a phone in a location where it has a full signal, then dial a . We connect the phone's earpiece to a microphone and the microphone to a PC running Audacity recording software, with its timeline, then we let the call go until the phone's battery dies. ![]() Third- Party Application Benchmarking. We run a range of benchmarks to test the performance of various smartphone operating systems. We also launch and play high- end games (currently, Asphalt 8 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted) to check frame rate, control fluidity, and jitter. All phones: Browsermark, Sunspider. Android phones: Antutu, Geekbench, GFXBenchmark, Nenamark, Basemark OSi. OS phones: Geekbench, GFXBenchmark. Music and video playback. We have a test suite of music files in MP3, AAC, OGG, WAV, and FLAC formats at various bit rates. We play the music through the phone's built- in speaker and both wired and Bluetooth stereo headphones, if possible. Our video test suite consists of MPEG4 and H. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mobile Web. If the phone has Wi- Fi, we try to connect to open and WPA2- protected networks. If it specifically promotes its Wi- Fi speed, we check speed using speedtest. Meraki router. We check LTE speed by using Speedtest. Manhattan, New York. GPSWhen we test the phone in New York City, we see if the phone can capture a GPS signal and show an accurate location both on a busy, crowded street and in an open park. The 8 Best Basic Cell Phones to Buy in 2017 Sometimes, all you need is just a plain phone with no bells and whistles Share Pin.Still and Video Cameras. To test camera capabilities, we use an abbreviated set of our tests for digital cameras. For more on mobile device testing, check out How We Test Bluetooth Headsets and How We Test Cellular Modems and Hotspots. Also check out our cell phone product guide for the latest phone reviews.
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