How and why to buy a smartphone

Top 5 things to consider when buying a smartphone:

(1) If you see today, smartphones are used not just to manage work, but also for other use cases that are relevant from a business perspective: you need a secure way to access e-mail, you need a simple-to-use communication device for your employees, etc.

(2) The second thing to consider is how scalable and manageable is the smartphone. The organization needs to be able to have a mechanism of centrally managing the device effectively.

(3) The third thing is how upgradeable the smartphone is. Will it be compatible with future updates?

(4) The fourth thing is ease of use. The smartphone should be intuitive and simple for novice users.

(5) The fifth thing is how robust the smartphone is.

Top 5 reasons why you should buy a smartphone

(1) A smartphone is capable of doing many things which a PC has been doing, thus allowing you be more mobile in doing your day-to-day work.

(2) An average smartphone costs much less than a business laptop, which is something to keep in mind especially for BYOD scenarios.

(3) Laptops are not as portable as smartphones. You cannot carry them to places as freely as smartphones.

(4) Smartphones also have a higher battery life over laptops. Overall it leads to a better balance of productivity-v/s-cost.

(5) Smartphones allow you to be accessible and reachable while travelling.