RisenPhoenix1:


No. Premium chess, it's a subscription based chess site. I've heard of lichess, is it any better? I'm just looking for a few occasional games, not looking to get FIDE rated or anything. Pro chess takes up too much study and analysis time. I'm more of a club player, and I much prefer blitz.

IamDavid:
To start with, op is probably a rich man, which is good . However, what you stated is not new, we all know these are the industry leaders, they have the best technology overall, but your argument is a bit flawed. And these are my reasons.

1. Their flagships are overpriced. Do a little bit of research and you'll find out. That doesn't change the fact that they offer "the best" products anyway.
2. You can get pretty good experiences with other phones too. It's a bit of overstatement to say "all other brands can't make you feel the experience of a real smartphone"... Really? Don't forget, Google has her own smartphone brand (pixels), and bro, if you try the pixel 5, I bet you'll modify your post. There other nice makes too.
3 This is probably the most important point. Nigeria's economy isn't good. I know young folks are smart and rich these days but if we look at the larger picture, how many people can afford to smash 400k on a mobile phone? How many can smash 200k? Even 100k for the purchase of a mobile phone is still hard for so many people. As long as minimum wage is less than $100 per month, transsions and xiaomi will keep selling in Nigeria.

Grandmeister:

Lichess is free and has a lot of players there, including Nigerian top players.

popweezy:
I might agree with you on point number1 and 3 but for the second point... none of google pixel model shoulders a flagship of samsung and Iphone... If you'd tried any of these devices you'd get me better sir

GidiCars:
IMO, Samsung is just another Android smartphone. I could close my eyes & pick between a mid range galaxy, pixel, Xiaomi, Sony LG etc. I still don't get the hype about Samsung, there's nothing special about them.


Their latest phone, the S21 series, came with no charger brick out of the box simply because apple did it. Samsung is just one apple wannabe smartphone company.


Also, Samsung don't support long term usage. Even people that bought an iPhone 7 when it came out in 2016 have the latest updates and can still use the phone pretty well. A Samsung of that same year is already obsolete and you'll notice the degraded performance.

Brownpeanut:
You're misinformed. I use an LG G8 ThinQ, and it's a sexy beast.

popweezy:
The only smartphones that fit this our generation are Samsungs and Iphones. Honestly speaking, If you are not using any of these brands, you are yet to experience what a real smartphone feels like.

And for the fans of transsion mobiles, I sincerely pity your ignorance. I can't say the same to xiomi fans though.

KingAlabi:


Coming from a Nokia 5.3 user, Nokia is getting back to it's best.

femi4:
Don't worry , charging port issue is on the way

ngadaAwo:
the phone trashed galaxy s10 on performance wise including antutu benchmark

What i love about the phone is the boombox speaker (oled speaker)
and the secure sharp face unlock (similar to that of iPhone)

the phone na truly sexy beast

popweezy:
you can manage Samsung s5 na or iphone6

KingAlabi:

Deceive your sef

I used Nokia 2.1 for 2 years no charging port issues

Now I am on nokia5.3 for 4 months now still no charging port issues

femi4:
lol....I ll patiently wait for you

The problem is from 5 series and above

KingAlabi:


Keep on waiting

By the way what brand are you using

Buzx:


These phones are dead and outdated. How can they give you the real smart phone experience? You probably just got one of these brand's old/used flagship, that's how this thread came about.

Henrymorre:
you're not that clever. You forgot Samsung doesn't own Android, but iPhone owns iOS. Year you are here to show your ignorance.

IamDavid:
Well, I guess I didn't articulate that point well enough. I've used these flagships for a couple of days (specifically the 11 pro and the s20 ultra, thanks to my friends), and they offer the very best experience I must say. They are, of course better than the pixel 2xl I owned. But it's not heaven vs Earth. I had a very nice experience with my pixel. Apart from my personal experiences, I watch phone reviews for the fun of it and while those two giants offer the very best, you'll get very nice, sometimes comparable mobile experience from some other OEMs too. That's my point. (Pixel 5 and OnePlus 8pro comes to mind)

*But again I understand your argument, from another point of view now. These two giants have been crazily consistent over the years. If one has the money, they're the brands to go for.

femi4:
Sammy delivered me from 5.1 charging port issh

KingAlabi:

Enjoy your overpriced device then

femi4:
let me prepare your mind for the upcoming calamity

https://nokiamob.net/2019/07/21/nokia-mobile-is-aware-of-the-charging-port-issue-willing-to-address-it/