Analyzing Cell Phone Reviews
When analyzing cell phone reviews, it's important to consider several aspects of both the review and the reviewer before deciding that a particular cell phone with a "best" rating should become your next cell phone. The most important aspect of rating cell phone reviews is whether particular features really matter to you, and whether you'll use those features if you do have the phone.
Finding cell phone reviews is not at all difficult, but those reviews are much like any other review. A person who reviews a movie is only giving a subjective analysis of the quality of that movie. There are some aspects of a cell phone's performance that can be analyzed, but the value of some features and options depends on the person and his or her personal cell phone habits. For example, are you the kind of person who will constantly want to share photos with family and friends? And are those photos you want to share likely to be found when you have only your phone at hand? There are some people who can honestly answer, "yes" to those questions, and a camera phone has good features for those people. Other people will likely say they never use a camera phone, and the additional cost of the phone for the camera feature would not be a wise expenditure of their resources. In each case, the value of cell phone reviews differs, based on the needs of the individual.
The same is true of the person writing the cell phone reviews. A person who says a camera phone is a "must have," is speaking only from personal experience. This person has had a great experience with camera phones and is happy with the performance of their particular camera phone. That same phone in the hands of someone who sees no value in the camera feature would likely receive a lower cell phone rating. In both cases, the cell phone reviews are subjective, according to the value the reviewer places on the camera option.
It should also be noted that not all reviews are equal. If a review is written by a person who works for a particular cellular phone company, the cell phone reviews will likely be biased. Finding reviews written by third parties without a vested interest in the product will likely garner the most honest and impartial (if amateur) results. If you find a great cell phone, don't forget to add your own cell phone reviews to the company's Web site, if possible, to help others make their own decisions.
