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A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Orator2383: 10:06am On Apr 15, 2016 |
Of the myriad of hi-tech toys out there screaming for our attention on a daily basis, none fascinates me more than smartphones. My natural gravitation towards smartphones have seen me transit from a mere gadget freak to a Tech journalist; sniffing out the best mobile devices in the market and giving mobile users reason to get their next smartphone. So, doing my routine online search for top smartphones brands making the rounds this first quarter of 2016, an unexpected newcomer, TECNO BOOM J8 popped up among the all too familiar buzz makers such as the Samsung Galaxy S7, iPhone 6s ,HTC M10 and LG G5. I set out to look out for one, and I got the chance to use it for about a week, thanks to my geeky Tech blogger friend. I share my experience from using the BOOM J8: Slim and Beautiful Design Luxury, Ultra-Thin Metal Frame First thing you notice is the sleek nature of this smartphone (it does have a slight resemblance with the iPhone though). The BOOM J8 comes in a 7.35mm thick body with a frame of 3.5mm. It is said to be an equivalent of 20 pieces of paper, and acclaimed as the slimmest music phone yet. I find this really cool especially as I don’t appreciate having to worry about how my smartphone would fit into the pocket of my slim fitted pants; a lot of weight it will be . Ultra slim devices always give off a subtle and classy feel, and that’s clearly what the BOOM J8 has. The perfect grasp feeling; easy for one hand usage. 5.5inch screen are generally called phablets, but I personally define that based on how easily I can grasp and use the device with one hand. In both the width and the length, the Boom J8 does appear smaller than many other 5.5’’ display smartphones. Having a screen to body ratio of 77.35%, this is quite an improvement as compared to many other phones with same screen size. The iPhone 6s plus is a 5.5’’ screen but has a screen to body ratio of 67.67%, and coming a little bulky (and heavy too) to hold. Don’t get me wrong Apple lovers, I am an iPhone owner and lover too, but for the purpose of this review, the truth has to be told . So don’t scream foul play yet! The BOOM J8 simply defines the near perfect operating of a device with one hand, you’ll almost forget you’re holding a smartphone! Ok, that’s me joking. lol A 3000mAh Battery, optimized to last almost double the standard time. We’re all too familiar with the litany of android devices that scream large battery sizes but won’t just live up to the expectation when it comes to usage; one of the reasons why iPhones are always the go-to devices in this category. A 3000mAH battery may be the norm for many android phones currently, but that of the BOOM J8 is quite different. A high energy density battery, it is greatly optimized thanks to the super power-saving feature of the HiOS, Tecno’s official UI. This makes it last almost double the standard time of battery usage. Expect your BOOM J8 to go 3 days on normal usage without charge and 7 whole days when not in use. (Mine did last a little over 3 days, not on my daily heavy phone usage though. I was returning it after a week anyway ). I must say I’m also impressed with how the smartphone’s designers managed to fit in that large a battery into such a slim device. Really nice. Built for music It will take a careful search to find a top high-end smartphone that combines highly optimized audio software and hardware components for complete immersion in music experience as well as has been done in TECNO BOOM J8. The pre-installed BOOM Maxx and BOOM player apps found on BOOM J8 and Boom Headphone make music a fresh experience for any user. MAXX Audio, The Most Professional Music Generator MaxxAudio is a suite of advanced audio enhancement tools from Waves that brings award-winning technologies to consumer electronics devices. MaxxAudio offers unparalleled sound performance, while playing a game, watching a movie, listening to music, or using online voice communication. With clearer highs, enhanced bass, and increased volume, MaxxAudio provides a better listening experience on any device. All the above geeky language simply means that what sounded great in the studio will not be watered down by the speakers of the BOOM J8. See it as a Personal Audio Profile system, you won’t be wrong. The Biggest African Music resource app, Boom Player With over 300,000 downloadable African songs and still growing, the Boom Player is the biggest in-app music resource library in the continent. The unique sound equalization features on the BOOM Maxx is second to none on any smartphone while the BOOM player app gives music lovers access to an online library of hit songs and smashing albums from some of Africa’s biggest music names. Perfect Mega Bass Headphones,Everyone Wants That the BOOM J8 comes with a headphone is another strong reason for me to buy one. I’ve always preferred headphones over having to stick those rubber buds of ear phones into my ear drums – never makes me very comfortable. The Boom headphone delivers this advanced mega bass experience with a professional sound quality. Physical appearance matters too. The headphone cover has this fashionable leather clothing which also feels soft on the ears. And the headphone doesn’t lose its sound quality even when I use it on another device or my laptop. I really wished I could hold on to this one for longer . Charming Breathing Light, Special Music Experience This is another add-on I got to fall in love with. Called “the Breathing Lights”, it is a stream of white light just below the screen that pulsates in sync with your Music! Reminds me of those equalizer kind of lights in PA systems, but in a very fashionable way. It just somehow adds a good feeling to listening to your songs, especially at night when it’s the most visible. Though more of aesthetic than functional (at least it lets you know when your music is on), it’s really lovely to behold this light shine forth in the dark! Snapshot and Panorama Mode,13MP Camera with Snapshot With its 13MP High Pixel rear camera with LED flash, you can literally become a photography pro. There’s a blue glass technology that filters parasitic light to make pictures brighter and vivid. Below are some pictures I took. I could also use Boom J8 to shoot moving objects without causing a blur. The fast tracking PDAF (Phase detect Auto Focus) which can focus on objects in split seconds makes this possible. It is a fairly great piece of asset for your device. Wonderful Panoramic Camera Now there’s something new here: not the regular 13MP rear camera with the Panoramic feature I could now make use of on the camera. This is perfect for when you have this really beautiful but large landscape or a large assemble of friends to capture and you can’t afford to be missing in the picture ; this feature definitely comes handy. I also noticed I was able to capture better pictures in low light, thanks to the large pixels that allows more than double the normal light into the camera lens. Every lovely moment captured through the eyes of the BOOM J8 cameras. Large Memory, Lasting Enjoyment I love to have lots of storage space on my phone, it eases me of the headache of choosing what to delete next or worrying about getting a bigger SD card as there are really many unreliable memory cards out there. I also occasionally get to copy large-sized movies from friends then transfer later on to my laptop. The 16GB storage of the BOOM J8 can largely handle all this, without having any of my files compete for space and importance. For extra space lovers however, there’s an SD slot that can accommodate up to 128GB SD card capacity. And with a 2GB RAM, coupled with the first user interface (the HiOS), the speed and performance of the BOOM J8 was always seamless - serves its purpose so well; More apps, more music, more pictures, more experience. Eccentric in every way The TECNO BOOM J8 specs tell the entire story and with a retail price pegged at N40, 999.99, the BOOM J8 may well soon become the mainstream smart phone for music and street fashion. It has all the potential. SPECS OF THE BOOM J8 AT A GLANCE Operating System: HiOS (Based on Android 5.1) Network: GSM/WCDMA/LTE Band: GSM:900/1800 WCDMA:900/2100 LTE:Band B3/7/20 Dimension: 76.84*153.3*7.35mm Connectivity: Wi-Fi, BT, GPS Processor: Quad-core Display: 5.5" HD IPS Touchscreen Camera: 13.0 MP AF Back Camera with Flash 5.0 MP Front Camera with Flash Memory: 16GB ROM + 2GB RAM Expandable Micro SD, up to 128 GB Battery Capacity: 3000mAh FLY TO PARIS WITH THE TECNO BOOM J8 Tecno gives you the opportunity to win an all paid trip to PARIS the cool thing here is that the trip will be held when there is UEFA so the lucky winners will get the opportunity to watch UEFA Live right on the stadium other prizes to be won include BOOMJ8 phones and amazing Bluetooth speakers Interact with the Tecno Boom Player and share your favorite music. Download you smart and beautiful music, play, listen to them and share them to Facebook How to enter the Competition Buy at least one TECNO Boom J8 phone 2. Register on Boom Player app 3. Share your favourite song on Boom Player to Facebook with the hashtag #BoomJ8ParisNG (for Nigerian participants) or #BoomJ8ParisKE (for Kenyan participants) or #BoomJ8ParisTZ (for Tazanian participants) 4. Invite your friends to like your shared song on Facebook 14 Participants with the highest number of VALID likes weekly will win Silver or Bronze prizes 2 Participants with the highest number of VALID likes as at May 9, 2016 wins the Gold prize 6. Participants with spoofed likes will be automatically disqualified at our discretion 7. Participants can only win the Silver or Bronze prizes once 8. Silver or Bronze prize winners still stand a chance to win the Gold prize 9. Competition runs in Nigeria, Kenya & Tanzania only.
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Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Baadal(m): 2:30pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
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Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Cliveglobal1(m): 5:43pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
You're Right OP. This Phone is Simply Amazing. Tecno did a Right Good Job Here. |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by BolajiChang: 8:22pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
Who Tecno EPP, Iont Really See Anything Special In This Phone. Cliveglobal1: |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Lordaweezy: 9:23pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
Tecno agents all rather rampart in the forum. Tecno is doing a good job with the publicity though their phones are still Mediocre 2 Likes |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Maximum83: 9:28pm On Apr 15, 2016 |
I love the headphone and the design is so on point |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Africanman123(m): 12:17am On Apr 16, 2016 |
Abi, TECNO everywhere you turn Lordaweezy: |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Africanman123(m): 12:19am On Apr 16, 2016 |
LOL who you help? BolajiChang: |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by daphid25(m): 11:53pm On Apr 16, 2016 |
Baadal:How much did you get your J8 and how much do you wanna sell it? |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Marvell23(m): 7:02am On Apr 17, 2016 |
If you wanna sell kindly contact me I have customers looking for it |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Nobody: 1:31pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
OP to you which is better between M10, iPhone SE and G5? |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Dannybrainz: 4:14pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Cliveglobal1:Always on point |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Dannybrainz: 4:22pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Maximum83:Well..till I hear d sound |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Baadal(m): 4:55pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
daphid25:selling for only 39k flat...bought it 41k |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Baadal(m): 4:58pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Marvell23:whatsapp/call 08025220285 me i have almost new one for sale |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by harmbhrosz(m): 5:04pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
BolajiChang:I don't understand this people at all o What's the hype of a 2gb/16 for 40k+ all about in year 2016? Abi Tecno use jazzz for una? I got a 2gb/16 phone in late 2014 n am just wondering what this whole excitement is all about 1 Like |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Frontier2: 5:57pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
The design is cool. The headphone is what I love most |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Xhaka(m): 6:41pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Brilliant is an under statement. |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Dannybrainz: 6:55pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Trip to paris?? |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Dannybrainz: 6:57pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Of wishes wea horses. ... wish to travel to paris |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Dannybrainz: 7:01pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Tecno tecno...with a headset? Next one go carry home theatre come |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Dannybrainz: 7:03pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Well nice design. .kudos tecno |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by daphid25(m): 10:01pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
Baadal:E too much na, na so the phone good reach |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by 360koncepts: 1:00am On Apr 18, 2016 |
Why is Tecno mobile always streamlining their products to a specific feature.. The Boom Series- Music, Camon - Camera, L series - Battery... Why not give us an all around package? |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by omoalajah(m): 1:19am On Apr 18, 2016 |
It is trully brilliant!! 2GB RAm, Tecno final got it right with this device. Copping on it soon. Heard the phone is sort of scarce now. When it becomes available am getting one |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by Sodebo: 1:21am On Apr 18, 2016 |
360koncepts: How well do we want an all round package if not the Boom J8. The device is a first class in design, performance, battery, display and most importantly sound. On top of it all, we can still holiday in Paris... So much for a streamlined phone. |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by gingerman876: 1:33am On Apr 18, 2016 |
This is a very brilliant phone. I agree. |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by yinka360nl1: 1:45am On Apr 18, 2016 |
Am waiting for that too. Tecno wont stop amazing us Dannybrainz: |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by majorclems: 1:35pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
Cliveglobal1:YES THEY REALLY DID..HOPE THE "NEXT" WILL BE SUPERB |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by majorclems: 1:36pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
yinka360nl1:You need a doctor. |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by majorclems: 1:39pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
360koncepts:i think splittn mks it intersting. |
Re: A Blogger’s Perspective: ‘tecno Boom J8 Is A Brilliant Smart Phone’ by majorclems: 1:42pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
360koncepts:abi you wan make them combine the whole seasonal movie for one disk?? |
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