Craven:
This is very correct. Big brands like Samsung, HTC, and LG make very good devices. Their high-end and mid-range devices come with spectacular features and offer great value. But they really do not put as much effort in their low-end devices.

But I think there is a reason for this. A low-end Samsung Galaxy device with very good features and an affordable price would divert customers away from high-end and mid-range devices. I mean, why waste money on a high-end device when you can get a very good low-end device for less? It would mean poor sales of those high-end and mid-range devices since its the low-end devices getting all the attention.

I think this is the reason Apple only churn out high-end devices every year. Their customers do not have a choice since there aren't other iOS alternatives. It's either you buy this iPhone or you opt for another operating system. And if you only have an eye for iOS, you're forced to save up some money and buy an iPhone.

Brands like Samsung, HTC, and LG would've followed Apple's footsteps, but they want to keep customers who cannot afford expensive devices for themselves, which is why they continue to make their low-end devices. But unfortunately, they forget that these same customers want value for their money, which is why they continue to make mediocre devices.

Chinese brands realized this mistake and they have taken advantage. Brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, Meizu, UMI, ZTE, OnePlus, Honor, and Huawei are swarming the Asian market and giving Samsung, HTC, and LG a run for their money with the affordable and remarkable devices they churn out.

Xiaomi plans on entering the African market this month, and when they do, other Chinese brands will definitely follow, and when this happens, I'm afraid big brands like Samsung will have to deal with a serious headache.

Talk true, na you carry first since Nursery 1.

Every word made sense.

techno is cheap but it serves me well.

U re on point

I will not ignore your message. Thanks for bringing it up.

ITbomb:
The best phones to buy are according to your cash are
25k to 30k = Infinix Hot Note Pro, Gionee M2 and Innjoo Note One
20k to 25k = Tecno Boom, Tecno Camon and Infinix Hot
15k to 20k = Infinix Zero 2, Innjoo One, Samsung GT3....
Below 15k = Gionee M2 mini and Innjoo Halo because of their massive 3000mAh battery at only 14k
Compare the two Gionee M2 mini and Innjoo Halo

IT'S ON NOW!!! The Battery War has just begun!
Click here to see which phone last longer |Gionee vs Innjoo| - 3000mAh @ N14k ONLY!

remove infinix zero 2 from dat list of 15-20k. it abt 30k +

Nice write up..... am enjoying my infinix hot note......

infinix zero 2 is out of stock....

khalhokage:
By Elroy Chibex


It’s another weekend, a time we pick up an erring part in mobile tech and thrash it out. This article was inspired by a comment from Mobilista Surajudeen, and we explore reasons why you shouldn’t buy low-end smartphones from popular phone brands.



There’s a general misconception people have with mobile phone makers. OK, for instance, If I asked, “What are the best Android phone brands?” The reply I expect to hear would be answers like Samsung, LG, Sony, and HTC. This is true. These aforementioned brands make the best Android phones you can see in the market, but then, there’s a limit to their greatness.

These popular brands make phones people love, but the great experience ends with their high end (and a few mid-range) phones. When it comes to low end devices, the likes of Samsung , LG, HTC and Sony are useless. Yes, you read it right. People buy them with the inner belief they’re getting something great, but trust me, the reverse is the case here.

If you want to buy a cheap Android device, look away from these popular brands because their low end devices are under specced and over priced. An experience with it may leave a bad taste in your mouth. If you must buy any of these popular brands, then save up and buy the very expensive ones. That’s when you know you’ve bought something worth celebrating.

There are many instances: Let’s pick out the Samsung J1. This is a phone released in 2015 but it comes with measly 512 MB RAM, and the price (at the time of writing this) is N20,330. It’s funny when you know you can get a 2 GB RAM Infinix Hot 2 for less or same price. Another case is the Galaxy Star 2 Plus, which Samsung used as a Hero deal during the
Jumia Mobile Megathon. The phone has no 3G, carries just 512 MB RAM, 4GB internal memory and was priced at N17,000.

Outside Samsung, there’s a mid-range Sony device, Xperia M4 Aqua . You can imagine, the 8 GB version of this phone has just 1.26 GB usable memory. Even rooting and hacking cannot save the situation. Imagine shelling N40,000 and being faced with this problem. LG, and HTC are also culprits, when you look at their low-end devices, you see that they’re expensive compared to the offerings of Chinese brands.

If your budget for a new smartphone is at the region of N30,000, then stay away from big name brands. Rather look towards the likes of TECNO, Gionee, Innjoo etc. They offer way better value for money compared to those popular brands you know.

Oya rant your own Happy Weekend folks!!

Source: [url=mobilityarena.com/weekend-rants-dont-buy-cheap-android-phones-from-popular-brandsheres-why/]Mobility[/url]

ONE OF THE BEST MOBILE ARTICLE SO FAR.

YOU NAIL IT TO THE HEAD BROS

Well......that's why "low level" manufacturers are making a living. Truthfully........I've seen a Gionee phone that beats a samsung phone in features and performance.....and yet is sold far less.

If you're not buying a "high end" device.......choose from others.....they're good.

Craven:
This is very correct. Big brands like Samsung, HTC, and LG make very good devices. Their high-end and mid-range devices come with spectacular features and offer great value. But they really do not put as much effort in their low-end devices.

But I think there is a reason for this. A low-end Samsung Galaxy device with very good features and an affordable price would divert customers away from high-end and mid-range devices. I mean, why waste money on a high-end device when you can get a very good low-end device for less? It would mean poor sales of those high-end and mid-range devices since its the low-end devices getting all the attention.

I think this is the reason Apple only churn out high-end devices every year. Their customers do not have a choice since there aren't other iOS alternatives. It's either you buy this iPhone or you opt for another operating system. And if you only have an eye for iOS, you're forced to save up some money and buy an iPhone.

Brands like Samsung, HTC, and LG would've followed Apple's footsteps, but they want to keep customers who cannot afford expensive devices for themselves, which is why they continue to make their low-end devices. But unfortunately, they forget that these same customers want value for their money, which is why they continue to make mediocre devices.

Chinese brands realized this mistake and they have taken advantage. Brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, Meizu, UMI, ZTE, OnePlus, Honor, and Huawei are swarming the Asian market and giving Samsung, HTC, and LG a run for their money with the affordable and remarkable devices they churn out.

Xiaomi plans on entering the African market this month, and when they do, other Chinese brands will definitely follow, and when this happens, I'm afraid big brands like Samsung will have to deal with a serious headache.

Excellent post and fully agree. I have been using the Oneplus One for almost a year and could not be happier. Almost certainly my next phone will be either the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 or the Oppo R7 Plus. Note Honor phones are made by Huawei.

I concur

Well you have a point OP, however at times it isnt about the quantity but the quality, i once bought a low-capacity powerbank from a big brand at the price i would have gotten another brand with high capacity. So many factors affect the choices we make.

Many Nigerians live ostentatious lifestyles ...

My Q1 brand of Tablet PC has TV, Wifi and BBM. And I sell it for only N33, 000.

See all the features of Q1:

Screen 7” Capacitive
CPU Dual-core 1.5GHz
RAM 512M/1GB
OS Android 4.2
Display 1024*600
Storage 4G-32G
SD Support High Speed 32G
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
3G Built-in WCDMA
TV ISDVB/DVB-T/ATSC
Camera TWO
Cell phone Dual sims standby
GPS GPS+AGPS
3D Graphic1080P video decoder
Battery 2800Mha
HDMI Support
Weight 300g
Dimension 190*111*9 mm

[img]http://4.bp..com/-_IhqjCsMZeg/U868FMnN2VI/AAAAAAAAwjo/BGob3ZE0lrQ/s1600/Q222a.jpg[/img]

Neyoor:
FTC

So nah ur own rant be dat "FTC=gbe gbe gbe" Smh

Orikinla:
My Q1 brand of Tablet PC has TV, Wifi and BBM. And I sell it for only N33, 000.

See all the features of Q1:

Screen 7” Capacitive
CPU Dual-core 1.5GHz
RAM 512M/1GB
OS Android 4.2
Display 1024*600
Storage 4G-32G
SD Support High Speed 32G
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
3G Built-in WCDMA
TV ISDVB/DVB-T/ATSC
Camera TWO
Cell phone Dual sims standby
GPS GPS+AGPS
3D Graphic1080P video decoder
Battery 2800Mha
HDMI Support
Weight 300g
Dimension 190*111*9 mm

[img]http://4.bp..com/-_IhqjCsMZeg/U868FMnN2VI/AAAAAAAAwjo/BGob3ZE0lrQ/s1600/Q222a.jpg[/img]

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pls is it local or international

khalhokage:
By Elroy Chibex


It’s another weekend, a time we pick up an erring part in mobile tech and thrash it out. This article was inspired by a comment from Mobilista Surajudeen, and we explore reasons why you shouldn’t buy low-end smartphones from popular phone brands.



There’s a general misconception people have with mobile phone makers. OK, for instance, If I asked, “What are the best Android phone brands?” The reply I expect to hear would be answers like Samsung, LG, Sony, and HTC. This is true. These aforementioned brands make the best Android phones you can see in the market, but then, there’s a limit to their greatness.

These popular brands make phones people love, but the great experience ends with their high end (and a few mid-range) phones. When it comes to low end devices, the likes of Samsung , LG, HTC and Sony are useless. Yes, you read it right. People buy them with the inner belief they’re getting something great, but trust me, the reverse is the case here.

If you want to buy a cheap Android device, look away from these popular brands because their low end devices are under specced and over priced. An experience with it may leave a bad taste in your mouth. If you must buy any of these popular brands, then save up and buy the very expensive ones. That’s when you know you’ve bought something worth celebrating.

There are many instances: Let’s pick out the Samsung J1. This is a phone released in 2015 but it comes with measly 512 MB RAM, and the price (at the time of writing this) is N20,330. It’s funny when you know you can get a 2 GB RAM Infinix Hot 2 for less or same price. Another case is the Galaxy Star 2 Plus, which Samsung used as a Hero deal during the
Jumia Mobile Megathon. The phone has no 3G, carries just 512 MB RAM, 4GB internal memory and was priced at N17,000.

Outside Samsung, there’s a mid-range Sony device, Xperia M4 Aqua . You can imagine, the 8 GB version of this phone has just 1.26 GB usable memory. Even rooting and hacking cannot save the situation. Imagine shelling N40,000 and being faced with this problem. LG, and HTC are also culprits, when you look at their low-end devices, you see that they’re expensive compared to the offerings of Chinese brands.

If your budget for a new smartphone is at the region of N30,000, then stay away from big name brands. Rather look towards the likes of TECNO, Gionee, Innjoo etc. They offer way better value for money compared to those popular brands you know.

Oya rant your own Happy Weekend folks!!

Source: [url=mobilityarena.com/weekend-rants-dont-buy-cheap-android-phones-from-popular-brandsheres-why/]Mobility[/url]

All you typed is shìT

androidroot:
All you typed is shìT

What you typed is the obvious and undeniable shiit!
You rubbished his beautiful and well structured writeup without giving any reasons. That was daft to say the least.

DanNafada:


Excellent post and fully agree. I have been using the Oneplus One for almost a year and could not be happier. Almost certainly my next phone will be either the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 or the Oppo R7 Plus. Note Honor phones are made by Huawei.

Omo that ascend mate 7 na correct phone o. Na d phone way i be wan buy be dat but d price too cost. I go just settle for either camon c8 or infinix hot note pro.

Sard:

What you typed is the obvious and undeniable shiit!
You rubbished his beautiful and well structured writeup without giving any reasons. That was daft to say the least.

I guess you're from a mediatake phone family? Listen. . Every human gat choice. . How can I buy what I don't like?? The op shouldn't tell anyone to buy Infinix hot.. mind you, class ain't the same.. My SG 4G gives me joy..

Op u are so on point, an example is whn u compare Sony xperia e4 and Gioone M4. Almost Same price but the battery, Ram and internal memory of is way much bigger.

never settle for less, it's either high end/mid-range phones from the big dogs or look somewhere else

KuliMart:



Xiaomi is not coming this month.



You can buy phones with good build quality and well optimised ROM at affordable price from our store.

Oh. I read somewhere that they planned to. How come?

Jboy5050:
nice one,rocking my techno Y6.....

jboy pls how do u go with it interms battery and camera?

Quality nko? You are just talking about the features....Anyway, nothing can stop my love for samsung devices

androidroot:
I guess you're from a mediatake phone family? Listen. . Every human gat choice. . How can I buy what I don't like?? The op shouldn't tell anyone to buy Infinix hot.. mind you, class ain't the same.. My SG 4G gives me joy..

No one told anyone what to buy. The writer of this post only made suggestions when it comes to purchasing low-end devices. It's not like he held a gun to your head and forced you to like/buy Infinix devices.

You said every human has a choice, but here you are finding it difficult to accept the writer's choices.

Anyi3:


Talk true, na you carry first since Nursery 1.

Every word made sense.

Lol not really, but thank you. (:

Has anybody tried this type of my fone

Lenovo VIBE X s960

Wow what a great phone
13mp camera
5mp front camera
2GB ram
13GB inner memory
No memory card slot
Very sleek not even up to an inch
Infact to mention a few

Sold for 56k search at gsmarena.com



Itz SHEGZYBLAQ again

What bout alcatel phones?

ITbomb:
The best phones to buy are according to your cash are
25k to 30k = Infinix Hot Note Pro, Gionee M2 and Innjoo Note One
20k to 25k = Tecno Boom, Tecno Camon and Infinix Hot
15k to 20k = Infinix Zero 2, Innjoo One, Samsung GT3....
Below 15k = Gionee M2 mini and Innjoo Halo because of their massive 3000mAh battery at only 14k
Compare the two Gionee M2 mini and Innjoo Halo

IT'S ON NOW!!! The Battery War has just begun!
Click here to see which phone last longer |Gionee vs Innjoo| - 3000mAh @ N14k ONLY!

At all this prices?Fairly used I guess?

androidroot:
I guess you're from a mediatake phone family? Listen. . Every human gat choice. . How can I buy what I don't like?? The op shouldn't tell anyone to buy Infinix hot.. mind you, class ain't the same.. My SG 4G gives me joy..

This post below answers you well.

Craven:

No one told anyone what to buy. The writer of this post only made suggestions when it comes to purchasing low-end devices. It's not like he held a gun to your head and forced you to like/buy Infinix devices.
You said every human has a choice, but here you are finding it difficult to accept the writer's choices.