Getting a new Mobile Phone? What to look out for?

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Before getting a new mobile phone / handphone, it is always good to read up reviews and forums on how good or bad the model of phone is rated. Some phones may look attractive, but they may not be very "usable". While some may need to be tweak to provide a better performance.

Phone Reviews:

GSM Arena (http://www.gsmarena.com/)
Phone Arena (http://www.phonearena.com)
These sites contain very good and comprehensive review for almost all the models of the phone available, as well as up-coming models. Apart from their own review, there is also a huge fan base who will make their comments on the phone as well.

Phone Forums: Mobile Phone Forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php
http://www.ppcsg.com/
http://www.howardforums.com/
Forums are another place which you can get genuine feedback on a phone. In addition, they will also post Tricks & Hacks which you can perform to enhance on the phone capability.

Lastly if you are like most people who would like to keep up with the new phones that are available in the market, you will also need to check on their trade-in value. Apart from the providers website (usually not the best price for trade-in), you can also check out the following retailers who have out up their pricing online.

Phone Retailers on web: (For Singapore Audience)
http://www.itechmobile.com.sg/
http://www.iposh.com.sg/
http://www.sgmobile.com.sg/
http://www.whymobile.com/

So all the best in choosing the phone of your choice! :)