Google Android WhichPhone tool (Photo : SoSMedBlog)
Google has launched a new tool on the Android website that makes choosing a smartphone more personal. It considers issues such as people's preferences and lifestyles, before suggesting the best Android mobile devices and apps based on those critical factors.
The new Google tool (android.com/phones/whichphone) selects an Android cell phone based on three or more questions about how people use mobile gadgets and which smartphone features they like best, such as text messaging.
The website's landing page features the image of a looping conveyor belt that includes various cartoonish consumers. Visitors are welcomed to the place to begin their smartphone shopping.
The Android website then asks users to select at least three of 12 applications for their current cell phone. They can include uses such as listen to music, use social media, play games, take photos, or do work, according to National Monitor. Then the website tries to match the smartphone preferences with an Android model.
On the Google website's second screen, visitors are asked how often they use certain phone features, such as instant messaging, music playlists or calorie counters, according to PC Mag. They are also asked which mobile phone apps are the most important to them.
Finally, the Android website's visitors tap the "Show Me Phones" button, and select their current mobile carrier, such as AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon. A Google algorithm then processes user data to match his or her preferences with a particular smartphone model.
The results page provides a drop-down menu that filters results. They include features such as size, price, and carrier.
If users decide to buy a new Android phone, they simply click "Shop Now." Otherwise, they can send the full list of product suggestions to their email box.
