Youngpo413:
Example, Gfive, wiko, thl, Asus, gowin and sharp.

AGUBANZE:
Na so i buy one of those phones only to look for the battery through out the whole of my state,see am for where?. Na boys latter construct battery for me

How did they do that

henryobinna:
nice points you have there OP,

but worst is when you don't check out The Most Comprehensive Guide To Buy Your Next Smartphone http://www.legitstuffs.com/2015/11/features-to-watchout-for-when-buying-smartphone.html

Youngpo413:
Example, Gfive, wiko, thl, Asus, gowin and sharp.

ollah1:



Taiwan!

martineverest:
tho,u are more correct...taiwan is 'china'.......republic of china,chinese taipei,chinese island etc are all names used to refer taiwan

ItzHoludex:
ahn lyk 1 rubbish phone I used called OBI,

it has all d problems listed here

CuteTj:

You seem to have forgotten that you can no longer pay for anything denominated in foreign currency with your naira mastercard. And you know those online stores list their products only in foreign currency.

Although you can use your dollar debit card, how many Nigerians have domiciliary accounts?

ollah1:


Yes but to make thing simple and straigh. Asus is a Taiwanese company.

ogundeleai:

You nailed it perfectly. Average Nigerians don't ask themselves what actually they want before putting money down not only on phones but accross board especially electronic gadgets..
It's better imagine when someone put down over 30k for a phone with 1GB RAM

danjumakolo:
Hmm.. It all depend on your knowledge sha.

Ram,camera,battery are awesome even more than flagships.

I buy the parts from the company site.In fact I just ordered the USB/charging port at $5 with free shipping.
Update is no issue for me...as they have gvn the device, kernel and vendor blobs for development. I intend to compile aosp 7.1 nougat this weekend.
So generally I am influence by flagships...My phone is now 3 years old and still fresh...The good thing is anytime I bring the phn out,I must get a compliment from smn

CuteTj:

You seem to have forgotten that you can no longer pay for anything denominated in foreign currency with your naira mastercard. And you know those online stores list their products only in foreign currency.

Although you can use your dollar debit card, how many Nigerians have domiciliary accounts?

bonetalk:

how much did u get it and from where did u get it?

Berbierklaus:

I fell victim of this exact Alcatel popstar,I regret buying that phone.

The screen had problems I sent the phone even to Lagos,yet no spare part for it.
imagine

Obagoblog:

And I came up with this post because of my last used Alcatel onetouch fierce... No spare part for mouthpiece

Let me have the screen of your phone to repair mine then

bobo65:



Lolzzzzz
Obi Na my guy for alaba o

kmaxx:


Sorry, what make of phone are you referring to?

Ebuka2016:

which phone is dat?

Berbierklaus:

Let me have the screen of your phone to repair mine then

Obagoblog:
I will be sharing some of the problems of these phones from my little experience.

Disadvantages of Smartphones from unpopular or new Brands

1. Testing Mode
All these newly launched mobile phone companies are too early to give you a standard device like the ones that existing before then. Rome was not built in a day
and a journey of 5000 miles always start with a step. So, these companies will definitely start from somewhere just like their predecessors by producing a low-quality phone with some enticing specs to attract people. That's why their smartphone devices are always cheap and affordable.

2. Scarcity or unavailability of phone parts
Another shortcoming of using these type of phones is the frustration and depression you will get when you discover that you can get a part replacement for your
faulty phone. Am saying this from what I experienced some weeks ago when my Alcatel one touch develop a mouth-piece problem and the only solution is to get
another mouth-pieces because the one inside the phone has been damaged by a careless repairer. But to my greatest surprise, we are unable to get another mouth-pieces
that will work for my phone. No Alcatel office in my area. The only option left for me then was to pick calls with ear pieces.

3. Poor Battery Capacity
Don't be deceive by what you see (battery capacity), many of them don't last long and their rate of charging is always slow. But we do have some of them that
come with good lasting battery especially the ones whose battery are non-removable.

4. Annoying in-built Applications
The most annoying part is when you want to delete them and you find out you can't or if you delete them, there is a probability that your smartphone will start
malfunctioning. If you see apps with languages you don't understand, then you should the phone is designed for countries speaking that particular language only.

5. Softwares are not available online
If you are a tech enthusiasts who love to do wonders with any smartphone you lay your hands on like modifying, customizing, upgrading the ROM, etc, I will advise
you not to try it with these types of smartphone because you might regret it. Even their custom ROM is not available online.

6. Poor Camera
Talking about their rear cameras, they are fair and okay. Why won't they be okay when this is one of the physical features that will entice people to buy their
device. But, believe you me, their front camera will discourage you. A phone with a good rear camera but a poor frontal camera is a no go for me.

7. Poor Multi-tasking
Another con is poor multi-tasking. Even with a good processor type and size and RAM above 1GB, try opening just few Application and your phone will start
lagging because the RAM space left to run the apps with very low as the unnecessary inbuilt apps have taken all the space.

8. No Nearby Office
Do you know the kind of rest of mind you will get and how relaxed you will be when your faulty smartphone is being repaired by repairers working for the mobile
company whose product you are using, Customer care will be there to attend to you and changing of battery, charger and other things will be easier for you.

You can add yours

Source: http://www.obagoblog.com/2016/11/disadvantages-buying-unpopular-smartphones.html

Obagoblog:

Madam berbie, if u want the screen, oya come and collect it..

I should av given it to u if not that I don't give girls things, they do...

Are you implying I give you the mouthpiece of mine?

danjumakolo:

Its called OPPO n1

Sharon6:
The only point I agree with is Point no 2 but then you can always buy any replacement parts online.
I use a cubot device, cubot h2 to be precise and believe me sincerely this is the best android phone I've used so far. I've used HTC and Samsung but this phone beats them hands down. Battery superb, front camera o, back camera o, 3gb ram, 16gb rom, superb gaming experience etc etc. Although this device is unpopular, I don't have any regret whatsoever.



GIVE YOUR SKIN A TREAT, CHECK MY SIGNATURE!

kmaxx:


Never heard of this one before ooh. Is it sold in Nigeria?

Ddavid64:
this OP wan make me change my mind now

danjumakolo:
Hmm.. It all depend on your knowledge sha.

Ram,camera,battery are awesome even more than flagships.

I buy the parts from the company site.In fact I just ordered the USB/charging port at $5 with free shipping.
Update is no issue for me...as they have gvn the device, kernel and vendor blobs for development. I intend to compile aosp 7.1 nougat this weekend.
So generally I am influence by flagships...My phone is now 3 years old and still fresh...The good thing is anytime I bring the phn out,I must get a compliment from smn