In this digital age, owning a smartphone is becoming the most normal thing in the world. As a sales manager, such a smartphone is all too handy, since you fly from appointment to appointment and can always check your smartphone in between.
Additionally, for example, you check your appointments in your calendar, turn on navigation to the client, call clients, and check the latest news so that you can break the ice with (potential) clients using the latest updates. All very handy, but surely these functions have existed for quite some time?
Moreover, that is true, but the smartphone industry is still in turmoil, and model after model is being launched at a record pace. Each model brings new features, the usefulness of which you actually don't know.
Furthermore, the range of smartphones has become so vast that you can barely see the wood for the trees, because what is actually the best smartphone for the sales manager?
We are also lending a hand and listing the features of today's very latest smartphones and how they can help you as a sales manager.
Every and artificial intelligence
That is why artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important in the world of smartphones. Through AI, a smartphone learns from your usage patterns and optimizes performance in the background based on that.
For example, when you are calling a customer, the device simultaneously analyses the ambient noise.
Next, the sound is automatically adjusted so that your voice sounds better and any noise on the line disappears. Another form of AI is applied when using the battery.
As a result, unfortunately, battery technology has not kept pace with smartphone development in recent years. Consequently, smartphones still cannot be used for several days without needing to be recharged.
Subsequently, as a sales manager, this will sound like music to your ears, and you will undoubtedly have a charger in your car to prevent a dead battery.
This problem is also partially solved with AI, which ensures that the smartphone manages the battery intelligently. The smartphone lasts twice as long, and furthermore, AI ensures that the battery remains at the same level for two years.
Working memory and storage
In short, one of the new features of smartphones is splitting the screen. With this feature, you can open websites and take notes in another app at the same time.
For example, another application is opening your email and calendar on a single screen, so that you can view your appointments more easily while emailing.
After all, to ensure these types of functions run smoothly, 4GB to 6GB of RAM and 64GB to 128GB of integrated storage are desirable. It may sound complicated, but when purchasing a new smartphone, these are the new standards you need to take into account.
Monitor
On top of that, did you forget your laptop, or do you simply not feel like carrying your heavy laptop along? With the latest Android phones, you can now very conveniently use your smartphone as a monitor.
Incidentally, with the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, for example, you can project your screen onto an external monitor using a USB port.
From now on, you can 'swipe' through your sales presentation! You can also choose to pair a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, giving you a PC version with minimal additional equipment.
Business and private separate
Additionally, ultimately, it is sometimes difficult to keep private and business separate when using a smartphone. Look at WhatsApp, for example: are all your conversations private or all business?
Consequently, smartphone manufacturers are increasingly catering to this separation, as you can now create separate mobile accounts within the mobile settings. You create a separate password for each account, thereby separating private and business use.
So, which mobile phone do you use as a sales manager? Let us know in a comment!
