Things to consider before buying an gaming phone

Mobile gaming 

It is widely believed that mobile gaming is just limited to candy crush and temple run (Mandir mai Daud) but it's utter nonsense. Why would you compromise when you have desktop grade power inside your phone. The quad cores and Octa cores are not just for rubbish candy crush. Then what's the worth of buying so powerful phone on the first hand merely just for show off ? 

 It was the 2012 when game developers realized the real potential of mobile gaming. Mobile gaming is the reason that faded the sales of portable gaming consoles like PSP and Nitendo DS. The Play store and the Apple app store got bombarded by games after 2012. So let's discuss what to consider before buying a gaming smartphone.

For gaming purpose the main things that you should consider is the Processing power, GPU, display and the amount of RAM installed in the device.

• CPU Processor: Early days it was possible to handle any game with a simple dual core CPU but today it's not sufficient to power up heavy games. Quad core or Octa core should be the priority for gaming. Also check the clock-speed of the processor, for gaming anything over 1.6 Ghz should be enough/adequate. The company of the processor is also factor currently Qualcomm is the leading brand in mobile processors then comes the Mediatek and Intel.

• GPU: (graphic processing unit) this is the main thing to be considered before buying a gaming phone. As it is the main unit which is responsible for rendering high quality animations and transition of games. Adreno is the leading GPU in the mobile market. Anything above Adreno 330 should be adequate for gaming (the higher the number the better the GPU). PowerVR chipsets are good for gaming.

• RAM: Today 2 gigabytes of RAM is enough for gaming. RAM decreases the loading time of a game effectively. If you want more than 2 gigabytes of RAM then you have to pay a hefty amount of money just for the sake of extra RAM. In the market there are plenty of phone with 2Gb of RAM but there are only few with more than 2Gbs that makes them rare and overpriced

• Display: All of this power is useless without a good display. Cause an average display can't show all the minute details and effects thus making an bad impression. So it is recommended to buy phone with nice display. 720p (1280x720) displays are decent for gaming anything up to 1080p (1920x1080) can be considered as well. But over 1080p is not recommended, the thing is the more the resolution the harder the processing units have to work to maintain performance. Screen size totally depends on personal preference but I would say anything above 4.7 inches upto 6inches is ideal for gaming. Amoled panels are best displays for gaming but they costs much than normal displays. LCD panels should be adequate for gaming.

• Battery life:  For longer gaming sessions it is recommended to buy a phone with decent battery performance. Anything above 3000Mah should be adequate for a 5 inch device. Although you can look for higher capacity 2.

• Storage: Heavy gaming requires high amount of storage space. It is recommended to buy a device with 8gigs or above storage capacity. SD card option is high recommended on a gamin g phone. Before purchasing the device do ensure twice that the apps and games are movable to the external Sd card. If it supports a SD card then buy a high capacity card (over16gb) and the card must be a class 10 card for higher performance.

• Heating: Gaming causes heating, there's nothing to panic about that because intensive gameplay creates load on the processing parts which generates heat. It is common with the Pc gaming to ,the only difference is that PC has fans and heat-sinks but mobile doesn't have any of them. The only solution is to buy a device with a plastic build as metal and glass body conducts more heat than plastic which gives a higher sensation of heat compared to plastic body. You can also buy a case or cover to minimize the sensation of heat.  

• Additional tips: Never install any kind of antivirus or speed booster in your cell . As they only consume space and dumps adware into your mobile. Also don't install any kind of battery saver application as the consequences are exactly the opposite of their real purpose. prefer youtube videos as a guide to your device and prefer online shopping instead of real shops to save some extra bucks. Also check the OS upgrade capability if you want to make your device future proof. Although Ios has the maximum number of games but still I would recommend android cause it provides more choice and it's easy to sidelaod games on android. 

So that's all you need to consider before you buy an gaming phone. Hope it was helpful.