Things that you should never do with your android device

Things to avoid 

Smartphones have evolved massively, they are not just meant for calling and texting they have much more potential. But that doesn't mean you can do anything with your smartphone with that said here are some things you should avoid:

• Protecting the screen with lamination: We are not living in 2006 so are the phones. Now they use touch screen technology rather than physical buttons, so applying a lamination to your device would significantly decrease the touch sensitivity. 
• Rooting with android apps: Although the concept of rooting is not for normal users but if you do root your device then root it with proper PC not with Android apps. Because those apps could be malware or spyware. which could affect the performance of your device or hack your details.
•  Installing third party app killers: Well this correct to some extent only. Installing third part app killers doesn't makes any sense as Android (after jellybean) OS is already smart enough to stop unwanted background processes. Using third party app killers cause further battery drain rather than saving it as the apps get killed and restated over and over again. But on the other hand first party app killers are effective and efficient in killing apps as they have device's root access. also the third party app killers spam your device with advertisements.
• Splashing your phone in water: yeah I know this is quite obvious but there are phones which claims water proofing/resistant. But only trust that claim when the manufacturer says about IP certification (Ingress protection) for ex IP67. Also take a look of IP certification system http://www.dsmt.com/resources/ip-rating-chart/
• Charging the battery with external changers for battery: Don't charge your battery with external charger (in which you have to take battery out of your device). They are unreliable and have extremely slow charging times. Also there's always risk of damaging your battery with those chargers as no software plays the role of stabilising the voltage and current. 
• Installing apps with unnecessary permissions: While installing apps from the Playstore check for the required permissions for that app. Unnecessary permissions can cause battery drain and spywares on your device. Ex- if a flashlight app asks for call logs, contact information then it might be spyware.    

 So these are are the common things that you need to avoid.

Micro SD or not?

Most of the Manufacturers are following Apple’s trend of not supporting micro Sd card to maximize their profits. Last year Samsung came their flagship S6 with no Sd card support which was a real bummer for the fan boys, instead of Sd card support they opted for 32, 64 and 128 Gb inbuilt flash storage. The real problem is not the available space but it is pricing which makes it real big deal and the price per gigabyte is too high compared with Sd card option. If you buy any storage version then you are literally stuck with that there’s no further expansion. The manufacturer who doesn’t include Sd card expansion slot are clearly interested in profit maximization rather than sales maximization. Micro Sd option is more reasonable in countries with limited internet capability like India where most of the people store movies, music and videos of their smartphones.

So does micro sd really matter? This question can have various answer. If the pricing options are good then I would say it would be okay for most of the people to opt for device with at least 32 GB of inbuilt space. The biggest sin would be 16 GB variant with no expansion because you won’t be able to store apps, games or media files adequately.  For a casual user who uses apps and games 32Gb Variant would be sufficient. For heavy gamers who likes to play graphic intensive games should go for at least 64Gb Inbuilt storage but I would rather suggest Micro sd option for gamers cause most of the manufacturers use weak flash memories which doesn’t provide good read and write speed thus resulting in low performance in games on the other hand Games installed on a UHS 1 or 2 (Ultra High speed) cards preforms quite better. For video recording I will always suggest micro sd option cause video recording always takes huge space, also with the introduction 4K recording in some devices you really need at least 64 gigabytes of onboard storage. 4K video format have extremely high bitrates, both video and audio are uncompressed in high quality. Micro sd is a big advantage storing media files like Movies, Videos, Music albums etc which is very handy when you don’t have internet connectivity.

So what you consider? Device with micro sd option or the device without it? Answer is totally up to personal preference, Sd card would be an advantage for offline storage option and extreme gaming while onboard storage devices would good casual users who desires a slimmer device (As devices without sd card support are usually slimmer and have better design).