Today, we are going to talk about smartphone gimmicks, which were also raised by a lot of popular tech personalities, such as GeekyRanjit. We also wish to add some from end-users. However, it’s an opinion that much improves the smartphone experience further. However, as a major smartphone market, India and the South Asian market were price-sensitive, keeping in mind that mid-range smartphones were most popular in that region.
Not to mention, there were a few upper-range OEMs who also contributed to the smartphone Gimmicks by playing several games so far. Here, most of the readers and buyers are educated, and they understand what their requirements are even after this OEM pushes the Gimmicks into their device. So let’s take a closer look at it and learn more about it.
Why do you need a quad camera setup?
This is the most obvious question raised because OEM includes a Micro Lens. Seriously, the primary camera does a better job than the dedicated microlens. While the primary camera seems more clear, sharper, and closer by simply using 2x zoom to get closer to an object. Nowadays, every mid-range smartphone company has a quad-rear camera module with an extra-depth sensor or microlens.
There were a lot of reviews, which confirmed that the majority of the devices’ cameras were bad, and some weren’t even functional. We all know that this device has a Gimmicky Camera because you can get a great camera device with a 108MP or 64MP camera or at least a 48MP camera sensor, so you can expect great performance. On the other hand, the ultra-wide-angle lens, which is partially acceptable with 8 MP, expects these two, and there is no need to include the depth sensor and macro lens.
Furthermore, depth seeing can be done with the primary camera with image processing, and they also do that with the front single selfie shooter. So, it’s not something they can’t do; instead, they like to add a 2 MP depth sensor just to maximize the number. What we can say is that simply by investing that amount in improving the picture result by improving the front, and rear, or decreasing the price of the device to offer a great smartphone experience, they can also provide us with an OIS (optical image stabilization) or telephoto lens.
In-Build Custom Apps Services is an alternative to Google Apps Services.
This was such a thing that likely everyone got frustrated. Before going further, let me let you know that most of the OEMs are Chinese, and Google Apps Services are not working in China. Therefore, for this situation, they have developed their app service, which seems great for the China situation.
Unlikely, Global supports Google App Services, and the alternatives to Google App Services do not work great with Globa devices, such as when you first boot up your device, there are 2 Email Services, 2 Callenders, 2 App Stores, 2 Browsers, 2 Cloud Support, and 2 Note apps alongside other third-party spyware or junkware apps. Frankly speaking, you don’t require that, and most of the users are going to use Google App Services.
Under the hood, initially, they don’t install; instead, they arrive later with an OTA update, and you can’t even uninstall those because of this. Additionally, those apps can’t be uninstalled, and those apps also start consuming your RAM, ROM, and other resources, making your device slow over time.
Ads on smartphones
First things first, this is a kind of business model to lower the price, and there is no problem with that. The real problem occurs when OEMs like Xiaomi don’t have personalized and approved ads; they just push ads from advertisers. Having said that, they have lower ads, but still, you can find settings on the page.
This never ends here: ads on the page, and now ads on notifications. Notifications are aimed at important things, not promotions. Brands like Samsung have also been pushing notifications, even on flagship devices like the S-Series. There are only a few popular brands, like HMD Global, Nokia, Lenovo, Motorola, Oppo, Vivo, and more, but the popular mid-range used to practice notification ads a lot.
App Virus Check: Even from the Google App Store, you can download apps.
Yes, these smartphones have their pre-installed security apps, but we don’t know if those apps are working or not. By the way, Google also has its security checker on the Google Play Store, known as Play Security, and it is used to check apps before installing and continuously monitor for vulnerable apps. After the introduction of app security, a lot of apps got banned, but there weren’t any reports coming out of those OEM security apps.
Most likely, they don’t even develop those security apps; they are mostly powered by Cheeta Mobile and the Avast security engine. The most trusting part is that you need an app security check for those apps that are installed directly from the Google Play Store.
Earpiece Sucks at Mid-Range
Most of the users don’t even notice because they are used to mid-range smartphone speakers. This is one of the primary aims of the device: to deliver a great calling experience before going for apps and other things. So by investing a fair little more, they can offer a flagship-grade earpiece. This should not be compromised, and it should not be for all OEMs.
It’s a hype sale, not a flash sale.
Most of the OEMs do flash sales, but not with a full stock; there was just limited stock, assuming that 1000 units were sold. After the sale, they publish a post about the 1-minute sale that sold out everything, but the truth is, there are just a limited number of devices, not full capacity. Due to this, people start buying a device with scarcity, and this is the reason for the black marketing they used to sell that device with a high margin on the offline market. The availability should be transparent.
Hopefully, this is the basic thing happening in the mid-range smartphone, and therefore, this was the gimmick. We would like to know your valuable opinion and feedback. If there is any query, share it with us in the comment section below. Stay tuned for more updates on the same in the future.