The Perfect Mobile Phone – Designed By Me for Me

It’s been almost 16 months since I switched my iPhone 4S with the Android based Samsung Galaxy SII and once again I find myself facing a dilemma. You see, I am now eligible for an upgrade which means that I have to, once again, decide on which phone platform to choose. Things have changed a bit since I bought my SII. Both Blackberry and Microsoft have introduced new substantially more competitive phones. The big dogs (Apple, Samsung and HTC) have released more powerful and much cooler versions of their flagship phones. And they all are working on even niftier phones that might be released towards the end of the year…

I did research and read about the current top 3 contenders (Apple’s iPhone 5, Samsung’s Galaxy S4, and the HTC One) but I did not fall in love with any of them. They all have their merits but none of them complete my world!!! So I decided to design my own imaginary phone. “The Perfect Mobile Phone”


So here, for your amusement and plausible new venture funding, are the specs of my perfect phone:

Feature	à la
Make it fast. Give me your best and most powerful CPU	HTC One
With a lot of RAM please (2GB or more)	Galaxy S4
A usable form factor that can fit nicely in most pockets, does not require an NBA player sized palm, and provides a good size screen (say 4.5” to 4.7”)	HTC One
Make it an HD screen with outstanding resolution and good pixel density (say 460 ppi or higher)	HTC One
Oh and make it light (130 g or less)	iPhone 5
Give me a good camera. I mean a real good camera. One that can replace my point and shoot. (12 MP or higher)	Galaxy S4
Now couple that camera with a faster shutter (<0.24 s lag), a physical camera button and AF tracking	iPhone 5
Good quality stereo speakers that can rock the room	HTC One
Reduce proprietary stuff. A standard USB charging cable please	Galaxy S4 & HTC One
Strong long lasting battery please (>2200 mAh)	Galaxy S4
Power button on top. Yup, I am picky like that	iPhone 5 & HTC One
Finally, give me all the accessories I can take	iPhone 5

Now why not splurge and get some more functionality out of this phone. Here’s is a list of my nice to haves:

• An infrared port so that I can control my less than smart TV
• Make it expandable with an SD card slot. With storage clouds this might not be my priority…
• A simple reliable kickstand. Yes. I do not want to have to buy a cover for that
• Smudge proof glass… ya ya, once they get their act together and invent it!!!

Note: I focused this list on hardware specs only with the goal to come up with a list for the software side too. Before all of this becomes obsolete!!!