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 ====Key points: ==== ====Key points: ====
 +  * [[selecting_computer_phone#Computers|Computers]]
 +    * [[selecting_computer_phone#Which operating system|Which operating system]]
 +    * [[selecting_computer_phone#Hardware|Hardware]]
 +  * [[selecting_computer_phone#Phones|Phones]]
 +    * [[selecting_computer_phone#Check how long updates will be available|Check how long updates will be available]]
 +    * [[selecting_computer_phone#Check if the phone is locked|Check if the phone is locked]]
  
-====Computer====+====Computers====
 ===Which operating system=== ===Which operating system===
 What are you familiar with? What are you familiar with?
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 ====Phones==== ====Phones====
-===Updates===+===Check how long updates will be available===
 How quickly will you get security updates? For how long? How quickly will you get security updates? For how long?
  
 Are you stuck on an outdated version of the operating system? You might be able to install an unofficial third party firmware, but unlikely to obtain any formal customer support if you do so. Are you stuck on an outdated version of the operating system? You might be able to install an unofficial third party firmware, but unlikely to obtain any formal customer support if you do so.
  
-===Is the phone unlocked===+===Check if the phone is locked===
 Is the phone unlocked — can you put a different network’s SIM into it.  Is the phone unlocked — can you put a different network’s SIM into it. 
  
-May not be particularly security-related, but it does give you a degree of additional control if you decide to move providers.+This is not particularly security-related, but it does give you a degree of additional control if you decide to move providers.
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