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The 5 Best Mobile Phones of 2019

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Every year, the top brands produce a new mobile phone to share with the public. At varying price levels, it can be difficult to gauge which phones are the best for the year. Below is a list of our top 5 mobile phones of 2019 and a brief description of the great features of each phone.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
Huawei P30 Pro
iPhone XR
iPhone XS/ XMAX
One Plus 7 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

An outstanding phone for 2019, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus has a cinema-grade, ambled screen. The phone also has a terrific battery life lasting a realistic 7 hours and 59 minutes after average human usage. A newer component, the S10 plus has the ability to charge wirelessly via another device, sharing battery.

Huawei P30 Pro

Perhaps the best camera available on any phone today can be found on the Huawei P30 Pro. It includes a periscope telescopic lens and a 40-megapixel main camera. The phone has a large battery at 4,200 mAh and a Kirin 980 processor. These factors keep the phone going for more than a day.

Prompting other brands to come out with more intriguing colors and hues, the Huawei design is absolutely gorgeous.

Like the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, the Huawei smartphone also has the capability to charge other phones wirelessly.

iPhone XR

Saving over $350, purchasing an iPhone XR is at a much lower starting price point than the iPhone XS/ XMAX. One of three released phones, the iPhone XR has an LED screen, slightly lower resolution, a single rear camera, and a display that is a 6.1-inch display, fitting between the iPhone XS and XMAX.

The phone comes in an assortment of vibrant and very popular colors for users to select from.

The iPhone XR has a battery capacity that is larger than the iPhone XS and therefore a reported battery life that is greater than that of the XS and XMAX.

iPhone XS/ XMAX

The most expensive phone on our list, the iPhone XS and XMAX has surpassed the entry-level price of $1,000. The phones a wonderful OLED screen, a new camera, and a decent-sized battery.

The iPhone XS delivers photos better than the iPhone X using an improved dual camera. The phone also has an improved face ID, added dual-SIM support, and a faster processor.

The phone now comes in a gold and supports a 512GB memory.

One Plus 7 Pro

Launched about three months ago, the OnePlus 7 Pro has made it to our list for its incredibly fast performance, fantastic design, and power capabilities with a lower price tag in comparison to Samsung or Apple phones.

The One Plus 7 Pro is listed from $669 to $749, arguably the lowest around for this level of technical quality!

How to Improve Your Website’s Mobile SEO

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If you have a website, designing with mobile in mind is no longer optional. We are now used to having information available at our fingertips. People aren’t waiting until later to look up information; they search as soon as they think of it. This is an advantage for businesses because it means customers won’t forget, but it means you need to be available for them to find. 

Mobile search isn’t a small percentage. In fact, 81% of Americans now have smartphones. They expect sites to load quickly and be functional. How fast does your site need to be? Current metrics say that users expect a web page to load in two seconds or less. Every second that goes by, more people click off. 

But you thought we were going to talk about mobile SEO. What does loading speed have to do with SEO? 

The Importance of Speed for SEO

There are many factors search engines use to determine where their pages rank. The main principle is that Google wants to please its users. So they want to give them a website their users will like. That means quality content and a site that doesn’t give their users problems. This means that search engines look at your bounce rate. 

Your bounce rate is the percentage of users who click off of your website within the first few seconds. 

Why do search users bounce?

  • The page takes too long to load.
  • Poor readability on mobile.
  • The page doesn’t load correctly on mobile.
  • The site isn’t relevant to their search.

Mobile site speed is essential. Make sure all your elements are optimized for load speed. You can consult online tools to test your speed. You can also consult an SEO company that can let you know how you’re doing on this.

Think About All Devices

Responsive design is one that automatically adjusts to the mobile screen. Most modern WordPress themes will be responsive. That doesn’t mean you don’t need to check your design yourself on as many devices as possible. Try a tablet, an Android phone, and an iOS device if you can. Ask your friends to test your page for you. A truly mobile-friendly website displays on all devices. 

Consider Lazy Loading

This is a technique where your website loads above the fold content first and then works on loading the rest of the page. This can keep your bounce rate low because users can see what they need immediately and gives your site a chance to catch up. If you want to implement fancier elements like flash or big videos, but you need your site to load as fast as possible for mobile users, this is one way to make a compromise. 

Advanced users can implement a jQuery plugin to make lazy loading magic happen. If you have a WordPress website, there are plugins that can accomplish this easily for you.

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