A Complete Guide to the Best Small Business Smartphones of 2016
Written by Evelina (InvoiceBerry.com) on May 25, 2016
As the title indicates, there are two distinctive issues that need to be addressed here – (1) The best smartphones of 2016 and (2) How small businesses can benefit from using smartphones.
As for the issue Numero Uno, it’s hard to endorse any single smartphone as the best, because smartphone ‘A’ may be the best in performance but is too pricey for small business owners.
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On the other hand, smartphone ‘B’ may be quite affordable for a small business owner but have a very poor battery life.
As for the issue number two, there are hundreds of reasons for a small business owner to own a reliable smartphone.
Nevertheless, one of the prime reasons for small business owners having a smartphone is the reality that more and more consumers will benefit from it today, as well as, in the future.
So, the best option would be to display the features of some of the outstanding smartphone models that have appeared in the market in 2016, so that the user can pick and choose what suits him/her best.
Here are some of this year’s smartphones that are likely to become helpful for small business owners seeking to be more productive and better connected.
| Phone | Body | Display | Platform | Memory | Connectivity | Battery | Ideal for which type of business? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTC One A9 | 145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm 143 g | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 5'' | Android OS | 200 GB | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac v4.1, A2DP, aptX Bluetooth A-GPS | Non-removable Li-Ion 2150 mAh battery Standby: up to 432 h | This can be said to be the ideal phone for the upper echelon business executives. |
| Honor 7 | 143.2 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm 157 g | IPS-NEO LCD 5'' | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) - Enhanced Edition | microSD, up to 128 GB | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac v4.1, A2DP, aptX Bluetooth A-GPS | Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh battery Standby: up to 350 h | Any kind of service and product-based small business. |
| Sony Xperia Z5 | 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm 154 g | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 5.2'' | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A57 | microSD, up to 200 GB | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot v4.1, A2DP, aptX microUSB v2.0 | Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery Standby: up to 520 h backup | With its superb battery backup, ideal for travelling executives, marketing related companies. |
| Motorola Moto G (3G) | 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm 155 g | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 5'' | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) | microSD, up to 32 GB | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n v4.0, A2DP, LE A-GPS | Non-removable Li-Ion 2470 mAh battery | Any kind of service and product-based small business. |
| Blackberry Priv | 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm 192 g | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 5.4'' | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 | microSD, up to 200 GB 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Direct, hotspot v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE A-GPS | Non-removable Li-Ion 3410 mAh battery Standby: up to 420 h backup | Small business which are looking forward to scale in profits and size. |
| Motorola Moto X Play | 148 x 75 x 10.9 mm 169 g | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colours 5.5'' | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 | microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band, hotspot Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE A-GPS | Non-removable 3630 mAh battery | Any kind of service and product-based small business. |
| Huawei Mate S | 149.8 x 75.3 x 7.2 mm 156 g | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 5.5'' | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Quad-core 2.2 GHz & quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU | microSD, up to 128 GB 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot v4.0, A2DP Bluetooth A-GPS | Non-removable 2700 mAh battery | Small business which are looking forward to scale in profits and size. |
| LG G4 | 148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 - 9.8 mm 155 g | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colours 5.5'' | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 & dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 | microSD, up to 200 GB 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X Bluetooth GPS - A-GPS, GLONASS | Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery Standby: up to 360 h | Any kind of service and product-based small business. |
HTC One A9
If you don’t mind the cost (pretty pricey), you could select this product for its overall performance.
Best known for its closeness to the iPhone 6 (design-wise), it runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow, with a hint of HTC Sense, thus making it most user-friendly.
Featuring AMOLED display and a superior camera, this product also boasts an admirable fingerprint scanner. Moreover, it has a robust body, yet is quite handy and easy to operate.
Huawei Honor 7
It’s an affordable yet has all the features that you get in a higher-priced smartphone. Huawei Honor 7 has 5.2” display, well-built structure, as well as, a fingerprint scanner and a camera.
When you add all these with adequate power, you will get the true taste of Honor 7 in its elements. In short, you get performance galore at affordable price.
Sony Xperia Z5
Fairly updated Sony flagship device that comes with new 23 mega-pixel sensor and a waterproof case.
Punched with plenty of power, it’s no doubt a very good performer, albeit dampened by sluggish software that hampers the UX to some extent.
Nevertheless, it can be improved with app substitution, but in its present state the Z5 seems to require a lot of updating before it can come at par with other high-end devices.
Motorola Moto G (3rd generation)
This smartphone proves far more superior than the first Moto G or some of its later versions.
Even though its design has undergone thorough refinement, it is still in a stocky form, the 3rd generation Moto G could be a pride possession for most small business owners.
It’s water resistant and can be customized in a number of ways in its after-market life.
However, this Moto G has better battery life, improved camera performance and a rare Android experience with many software enhancements. So it’s a great fit for small business owners.
Blackberry Priv
Blackberry’s first android smartphone, which, incidentally, is a staid handset meant for people who value their handsets more, regardless of whether they are serious Blackberry fans or not.
The Blackberry Priv is a slider handset with a remarkable 5.4” display, providing all the benefits of contemporary Android features, complete with an actual keyboard that proves to be a regular feature with all Blackberry devices.
This, no doubt, has resulted in innovative smartphone that offers quite a few user-friendly facilities.
Motorola Moto X Play
Its benefits arise mostly out of the massive battery that the parent company has put in it and so offering some of the best fortitude you ever find in an Android handset.
As a result, this will keep on operating not only throughout the day and the night (ideal for night birds) but also for the following day.
Huawei Mate S
The best Huawei device ever produced by the company. It boasts a 5.5” display at amazing 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Even though it has some innovative features through which you can remove the android navigation buttons in place of hard presses, it can never match with those that are found in Apple 6 with 3D touch.
LG G4
Literary a big phone. However, it reflects three basic qualities but lacks in battery life.
Even though it has a brighter Quad HD screen and a new processor into the mix, its 3000m Ah battery falls far too short of providing an adequate service.
However, the problem can be solved because the battery is removable, thus giving you the opportunity of swapping it when needed.
Nexus 5X
More cost effective as compared to the Nexus 5. Even though it has a plastic body, it feels quite robust albeit lacking the great feel that most high-end smartphones are endowed with.
There is, however, great performance from the unsullied Android 6.0 Marshmallow software that it launches with and although it’s not the greatest machine for gaming or multimedia, as a daily communicator, this Nexus 5X offers fuss-free efficiency.
Apple iPhone 6S Plus
This smartphone provides you with the advantages of 3D touch display, with plenty of interaction, faster Touch ID experience – all backed by more efficient software.
Small business owners who are looking for a dependable, yet affordable smartphone would benefit from buying this device.
Have you already made up your mind which smartphone you are going to buy?
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