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Flye:
You took this out of my mouth, Tecno is no where near affordable phones because you can get latest technology with similar price to tecno old technology they packaged into new casing.

Infact tecno is expensive viz a viz some brands in term price per modern technology.

Xiaomi marketers spotted

drjprince:
Same old scrap

Inferior mediatek processors and Tecno are 5 and 6

And they never forced u to buy any of their product, just leave dem alone xiaomi user spotted

Mohbola:
Hmmmmm
Interesting

And u can buy dem Xiaomi abi


Yea we know, just leave Tecno alone

Tallesty1:
No Tecno phone can make the list of top 10 BEST triple camera Android phone talk more of phones in general.

Bros I put it to u that, when u snap with Tecno Camon 12 pro and any other phone on the list and u remove the water mark u won't be able to identify which phone snap which pix, as far as day light is concern.. Most of this phones don't have front flash but Camon 12 pro have dual front flash, which is very essential,, , ,

If I show u a pix a snapped with my Nokia Asha 200 2mega pix back In 2013, it d quality beats most of the things u see here, ..

So as far as camera is concern Tecno u can't put the list without Camon Series.

Do u know that old Camon CX beats 80% of phones u see with 100mega pix..

I use infinix note 5... And am tired of Xiaomi users and Marketers on Nairaland... Haba

iamNegro:
There is significant difference between redmi note 8 and redmi note 8 pro.

the Redmi note 8 pro has better camera sensor and better picture production, better video recording capabilities, higher brightness, smoother use, nice features of its CPU of which one is the ability for it to automatically use wifi and Data, two Wi-Fi's or switch between both by itself due to network strength. presently the Redmi note 8 pro is receiving more support than the Redmi note 8 both on Gcam and custom romsl, faster internet connection, nfc, power delivery support, support for hdr, audio quality,

it is a significant upgrade

What are listing for Christ sake, d guy just want to press his phone not to do anatomy with...

Youngsage:
@bolded

Abi no b so??

Iceking1:
I haven't yet, i started giving it a second thought when my frnd toldme not to go for the pro because am not in anyway a gamer talk more of being an heavy gamer, he said there isn't much difference b/w the pro and the ordinary note 8 that am currently using. And now that I saw ur advise above i have made up my mind to fully and 100% to continue using this my current note 8. Although am still contemplating on going for the xiomi K20pro, but my main concern right now is if this device is available in Nigeria, if it's not then I will continue using this note 8 and wait next year for the note 9 pro before changing it.

Bros I know ur sickness and its changephonobia that think no get cure, until u just made up ur mind, if u can be honest u will notice that ur Note 5 can still do most things ur Note 8 is doing, just the swag and few features u are seeing in this note 8, of which u will get tired of and start looking for a new phone, , , ,


just chill and enjoy ur phone, snap with ur note 8 front camera and snap with ur infinix note 5 front camera and upload also do it with d back and u will see that all those are just d same thing,

We all are suffering from *changephonobia* I swear

Iceking1:
Xiomi redmi note 8 for sale, 4/64GB price 59k.....I'm going to get the pro 6/128 first thing tomorrow morning, so am selling this one... Color is black.

Bros I tot u where enjoying this phone for almost one week, why do u want to get the pro,,,, if u are not a heavy gamer dont waste ur money buying the pro, u won't see any significant change between the two

korban3134:
All, I repeat "All" Xiaomi phones are available from Kore Integrated Services ....The Redmi series are readily available for same day to 48 hrs delivery, while other models take only 7 days flat to ship from China to any location Nationwide...
Check our page for more

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4zfpbMFklx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I still don't get the point of this information

Teeboy2300:
U have a point but when you look at the redmi 8 with the same ram , rom , same camera, and then packs a better battery, don't you also think that that same average Nigerian will push to the redmi 8?
NB they are same price and we are not talking about performance
I can remember when I told my friends to help me choose between the galaxy a20 or the M20 they all choose the M20 because of its bigger battery despite its lower android version
My point is redmi also has phones in that price with Tecno which are better off if you then dig dip into processor then I'll see that the Tecno is completely blown off
I criticize Tecno not because I hate them but because I want them to improve!

First of all Xiaomi phones are not cheap in local Market, I think only in AliEpress or u by from Abroad via Jumia,

Do u remember Nokia 5.1...
In Nigeria market global version was 55k and above but AliEpress and Jumia Abroad sold 45k same phone...

Same think with Redmi products...

Two only few Nigerians or few Nairalanders visit AliEpress and not everyone can do the waiting time, that's is Xiaomi should be in Lagos, pH and Abuja only, if u can see Xiaomi phones in all 36 states in Nigeria den u have no need to advice any one to buy der product because the competition will be der on its own,

Another thing is purpose, ,, , some people also criticise Itel product but I can tell u many people running Bet9ja company use Itel phone, because all they need is to book game fund account and credit customers, ..
That is one of the reasons people buy der phones AMD some just need the android experience, in fact Itel company are doing well in Marketing than Xiaomi as far as Nigeria is concern,

And Redmi phones are not cheap in our Local store, pls make una stop referring AliEpress I no get that waiting time..
Redmi note 8 is 63k+2500, waybill total of #65500...

gogeekish:
Who told you Xiaomi is making use of nairaland users help them do marketing? Lolzzz

Do you think xiaomi knows much about nairaland?

Can you flash back? The buzz about xiaomi started way too long on nairaland before xiaomi considered entering Africa this year..

Oh I got where the idea of Xiaomi using users of Nairaland do their marketing... And this idea came from what Tecno and infinix paid marketers did: which is, coming to nairaland.com and brag about one feature and making it front page...

Have you ever seen a xiaomi thread go front page?

Pls read very well, before u jump into unnecessary conclusion

kinibigdeal:
@Androidking is already showing me something about the phone that is making me to re-consider my initial attempt to sell it. Infact it was yesterday, I started using the phone artificial intelligence features that I never knew was there. Maybe some price can tempt me to sell, but the phone is a beast .

If not changephonobia nothing do u, I was having d temptation too, I will try Xiaomi product if I don't have confidence that android 10 will.come up in note 5

[quote author=kinibigdeal post=83757187]Another frustration I have with the phone is glo network. My glo work perfectly on my iPhone, but with this infinix, it will be showing 4G but not browsing until when I checked the thread here that glo has a broad band of 28 which is not compatible with the phone. My major subscription is glo because of their cheap data plan, I have been forced to be subscribing my MTN and Airtel[/quote

No try and update ur phone it work with glo 4g now.. I think u don't press this at all

ZesusHVWritter:
What you call attacking I call enlightening.
No xiaomi user sees an infinix or tecno user and starts throwing stones or harmful objects at them.
Xiaomi makes devices so good we that have used transission devices get disgrunted and feel burdened to never allow anyone go the transission way.

I am in 2019, what year are you in? Because xiaomi is not only locally in Nigeria, but it's also present in offline stores, with more than 8 after sales service centres already installed in Nigeria, xiaomi has been in Nigeria unofficially for more than 6years, but has been in Nigeria officially for less than 2years, and the local mobile industry in Nigeria is feeling everything xiaomi. So where you get your deductions that xiaomi is not in Nigeria locally is beyond me.

Tecno or infinix products are not priced unreasonably because they are here locally, tecno and infinix devices are more expensive in India than they are in Nigeria, it's so because there are persons who are still gullible enough to purchase a transission device with the excuse of it being here locally. When the truth is, there is no good product you want in Nigeria that you can't get.

The prices you see on jumia are placed by merchants and sellers just like on aliexpress. When you want an official price of a xiaomi product on jumia, always look for the one being sold locally not from abroad.

U may say that and I wish other will enlighten others like u are doing, I never hate d product, but I also know no phone is perfect, , , its good we say, buy "buy Redmi u won't regret it "
Dan saying "buy Redmi avoid Tecno der product is trash"
That is my only concern nothing,

Any way its good to have good people to reason with, I will wait for black Fridays, hopefully I will get the note 8 cheaper, and its my first Xiaomi phone, some one can dash me his Note 7

ZesusHVWritter:
I am talking of the redmi 8, not the redmi note 8.

I.didnt get that but

But Redmi 8 and Note 8 no be mate.

aramanda14:
Have you checked out the OPPO A-Series?

OPPO A9 2020 - N89,900.
OPPO A1k - N39,900.
OPPO A3s 2GB/16GB - N39,900
OPPO A3s 3GB/32GB - N51,900.
OPPO A5s 3GB/32GB - N53,900
OPPO A5s 4GB/64GB - N64,900.
OPPO A9 2020 8GB/128GB -N89,900.

Read their reviews and thank me later
https://www.oppo.com/ng/smartphone-a9-2020/

Phantom 9, 78k I believe u know the spec.... And it will do everything xiaomi, Samsung will do,

aramanda14:
Have you checked out the OPPO A-Series?

OPPO A9 2020 - N89,900.
OPPO A1k - N39,900.
OPPO A3s 2GB/16GB - N39,900
OPPO A3s 3GB/32GB - N51,900.
OPPO A5s 3GB/32GB - N53,900
OPPO A5s 4GB/64GB - N64,900.
OPPO A9 2020 8GB/128GB -N89,900.

Read their reviews and thank me later
https://www.oppo.com/ng/smartphone-a9-2020/

Infinix s4 3gig 32 gig 48mega pix camera 46k

Pls compare the prices and tell me which one is cheap

aramanda14:
Have you checked out the OPPO A-Series?

OPPO A9 2020 - N89,900.
OPPO A1k - N39,900.
OPPO A3s 2GB/16GB - N39,900
OPPO A3s 3GB/32GB - N51,900.
OPPO A5s 3GB/32GB - N53,900
OPPO A5s 4GB/64GB - N64,900.
OPPO A9 2020 8GB/128GB -N89,900.

Read their reviews and thank me later
https://www.oppo.com/ng/smartphone-a9-2020/

Camon 12 4/gig 64 gig with dual front flax 46k
Camon 12 pro 6gig 64gig dual front flash 67k with 1 and half year warranty.. How is that for a cheap phone

ZesusHVWritter:
When you say "what most Nigerians will look at is Ram and storage and cameras and ba3 right (by default) people hardly check GPU and CPu.." are you implying that most Nigerians are ignorant technologically? because we on the this thread are most Nigerians and we have refused to be blinded by expensive storage devices that are being publicised as smartphones.
What makes a smartphone is the gpu and cpu.

Someone I suggested the Samsung A2 core to few days ago, just bought it few minutes ago, for 25100naira.
And it's just 1gig ram and 16gig rom. Yet no tecno or infinix device is comparable to the Samsung A2 core when considering the price bracket, in terms of usage and productivity, even if the transission device is 6gig ram and 256gig rom.

The xiaomi redmi 8 with 4/64gig is priced 47k in Nigeria and 44k on aliexpress you can't compare it to any transission device from 50-80k and not have the redmi 8 thumping it all round.

It's why it's the duty of every well thinking Nigerian here on nairaland and offline, to enlighten every potential phone buyer to go for affordable devices that meet every possible standard in terms of the hard earned money they are spending on the smartphone.

For every price range tecno or infinix or itel has a device, there is a better offering from xiaomi, realme, lenovo, Samsung and huawei.
So don't be quick to encourage people to be wasteful because you expect smartphone users to be mindful of only the storage composition and not be worried that they are spending their hard earned money on scrabs.

First am not encouraging anything, secondly I never said xiaomi is a bad device, I just want xiaomi users on Nairaland to stop attacking other brands so much, der is different advising and attacking,


Secondly if xiaomi wants more buyers from Nigeria market they will simply launch more in Nigeria, increasing der marketing strategy, , , they never asked Nairaland users to do it for them, at least not by attacking other users...

And der is no way der phone will be cheaper than, Tecno and infinix as far as its from local store in Nigeria, pls check Jumia and compare price, because Tecno phones will be cheaper too if it happens to be in AliEpress so use typical Nigeria market to compare....

I am planning to buy Redmi note 8 and am currently using Infinix note 5.

Right now at the moment we have so many phone company, and der is always urge to buy phones and dey come in all the time,

kinibigdeal:
The battery is still very strong. At least with 4G i still enjoy it for 2days. Maybe the issue is that changephonobia you mentioned. Just tired of it jare. Maybe I should just exercise patience as you adviced. The price am seeing here is ridiculous, probably many thought the phone is so cheap because of the price I stated

Mine last too but I game a lot now, so I charge almost all the time, phone is wonderful before u sell it, buy ur new phone first, and use two of them alongside, u will see infinix really did great job with note 5. Their thread is quiet because no one is complaining, , ,

GabrielYulaw:
Your English is great. We all can't be professors. I guess you are thinking that Xiaomi phones are very expensive. Actually there are cheap ones of high quality that beats anything brands like Tecno can put out.

Please go to the GSMArena page and have a look at all the Xiaomi and Redmi phones there. You will see cheap ones released years ago that are superior to most Tecno phones released this year.

More, some Xiaomi phones support 2 SIM cards and a separate space for SD card. So you are covered if you can't do without an SD card. Even the Redmi Note 8 pro has an Indian variant that supports 2 SIM cards and an SD card simultaneously. Unfortunately it is confined to the Indian market.

The issue here is not that Xiaomi and Redmi users are hyping the brand, but that it presents exceptional value for money and is stronger than anything else on the market. Take for example, my bro bought my mom an Oppo phone last month for 50 something thousand. I forgot the exact brand. The phone is colored purple and looks great. And yet, when my mom learned I wanted to sell my Mi Max 2 and get a Redmi Note 8 pro she started begging me to gift her my Mi Max 2

The Redmi Note 8 you want to buy is a good choice, and it's superior to the Samsung in my opinion. Go to AliExpress and you will see it's selling for around 50 something thousand.

Next week is 11.11, which means heavy discounts. So I would recommend that you find an extra 10 thousand and add it to what you have to buy the Redmi Note 8 pro from reputed sellers on Nairaland. It makes better sense.

You can of course buy your Samsung if you want. But before you make any purchase at least compare the features and capabilities of the two phones you want to buy.

Consider the cost of repairs. For Xiaomi and Redmi phones you can buy spare parts cheap on AliExpress and give it to any capable roadside repairer to use in fixing your phone. The cost of spares for Samsung phones and fixing them is quite high though, but then you know that.

Sorry for the epistle. And if you like phones and gadgets try to be a regular visitor at GSMARENA.
In fact, from GSMARENA I learned the Xiaomi Note 10 is coming out this month with 5 cameras on the back, one of which has an 108 MP sensor. Yes, 108 Megapixels. I might buy it instead of the Redmi Note 8 pro, cos it's hungering me. lol

AliEpress 50k plus

Nigeria here is 63k

Remember that what most Nigerians will look at is Ram and storage and cameras and ba3 right (by default) people hardly check GPU and CPu..

Now Tecno Camon 12 is 46-47k

How will u convince typical Nigerian may be some one buying android the first time to by note 8 or even not 7.

Remember am using Nigeria price not Aliepress....

Am telling u that Redmi product is not cheap when u sell it in Nigeria,,,,

Two infinix and Tecno are cheaper regardless of d scrab the put inside which typical Nigerians don't care, , ,

All I am begging is Xiaomi users should pls stop attacking...

Just go and do marketing and advertising.... Thank u....

GabrielYulaw:
Your English is great. We all can't be professors. I guess you are thinking that Xiaomi phones are very expensive. Actually there are cheap ones of high quality that beats anything brands like Tecno can put out.

Please go to the GSMArena page and have a look at all the Xiaomi and Redmi phones there. You will see cheap ones released years ago that are superior to most Tecno phones released this year.

More, some Xiaomi phones support 2 SIM cards and a separate space for SD card. So you are covered if you can't do without an SD card. Even the Redmi Note 8 pro has an Indian variant that supports 2 SIM cards and an SD card simultaneously. Unfortunately it is confined to the Indian market.

The issue here is not that Xiaomi and Redmi users are hyping the brand, but that it presents exceptional value for money and is stronger than anything else on the market. Take for example, my bro bought my mom an Oppo phone last month for 50 something thousand. I forgot the exact brand. The phone is colored purple and looks great. And yet, when my mom learned I wanted to sell my Mi Max 2 and get a Redmi Note 8 pro she started begging me to gift her my Mi Max 2

The Redmi Note 8 you want to buy is a good choice, and it's superior to the Samsung in my opinion. Go to AliExpress and you will see it's selling for around 50 something thousand.

Next week is 11.11, which means heavy discounts. So I would recommend that you find an extra 10 thousand and add it to what you have to buy the Redmi Note 8 pro from reputed sellers on Nairaland. It makes better sense.

You can of course buy your Samsung if you want. But before you make any purchase at least compare the features and capabilities of the two phones you want to buy.

Consider the cost of repairs. For Xiaomi and Redmi phones you can buy spare parts cheap on AliExpress and give it to any capable roadside repairer to use in fixing your phone. The cost of spares for Samsung phones and fixing them is quite high though, but then you know that.

Sorry for the epistle. And if you like phones and gadgets try to be a regular visitor at GSMARENA.
In fact, from GSMARENA I learned the Xiaomi Note 10 is coming out this month with 5 cameras on the back, one of which has an 108 MP sensor. Yes, 108 Megapixels. I might buy it instead of the Redmi Note 8 pro, cos it's hungering me. lol

Everything is perfect, look very well I said I love the fact u gave me ur reasons without attacking other brands.
I wish all redmi users will learn from u, and almost every one that used their product already used Tecno (without much issues too)

All I can say is xiaomi want more users they simply need more marketing strategy, , , , especially outside Nairaland

Other thing is not everyone is into tech. Many people just need the android experience,
If u are just a trader in the market u will see that, even itel phone will last well in ur hands, because u just need basic features.

If I get Redmi today, I will still advice a mason man to buy Itel phones because its all he can afford, and most of them using just for betting ..

drjprince:
how won't you choose camon 12, marketer

So just because he didn't choose Redmi he is now a marketer,..

Is that not hypocrite of u....

kinibigdeal:
Exactly. The phone even came out last year. Just got tired of the phone, nothing less. No fault at all

Am in ur position bro but I understand the feeling when phones just the come out any how, it will be as if u are left out,

If ur ba3 is still strong I will advice u to wait till the phone get android 10, it may still worth it, dont allow,,,,, changephonobia to affect u

Keep enduring cheaper phones will come out soon.

Note 5 is a very nice phone, , , I change my phone park anytime I feel its old, , , ,

GabrielYulaw:
I want to change my phone cos it's like 2 years old. I want something new and exciting. The Redmi Note 8 pro has a quad camera on the back that can take a picture of a goat and make it look like a prince. That is not to be sneezed at and is part of its appeal.

More, it has a Mediatek Helios chipset that is optimised for gaming. I don't know about you, but I'm addicted to mobile games. I actually want to buy the Black Shark 2 Pro, but I don't think I can spend like 150k to 170k on a phone without looking like a fool.

Lastly, other reasons I want to upgrade is that the Redmi Note 8 pro looks more beautiful than even Beyonce in the nude. I get a lot of attention with my Mi Max 2. Now, imagine me with a Redmi Note 8 pro. I'm sure the sight of it will cause riots in my neighborhood

Also, my Mi Max 2 has 64GB of ROM, with around 2GB of this usable. I can't use an SD card without removing one of the two SIM cards or using a SIM extender. So, my intent is to get the Redmi Note 8 pro with 8GB of RAM and 128GB ROM and never have to worry about memory capacity for a few years.

Hope I answered your questions well.

Incidentally, I'm sure you know nothing about Xiaomi. If you did, you would know that all their devices are supported by very regular software updates. Go to the Xiaomi page on Nairaland and see for yourself if you don't believe me.

Thank u so much for that awesome, reply,

I.said awesome because u didn't attack any brand in ur post even Samsung A20s.... I love the fact u also considered cost,


Yes I never used Redmi phones before and I am aiming note 8....

Why I ask the question is most Redmi users always attack d like of Tecno and infinix and they forget that cost and budget is also involved while making choice...

The likes of hybrid sim is turn off to me that's y I didn't purchase Note 7.

So in other words I wish all Xiaomi users will allow Tecno and Infinix users enjoy der phone, not every one is tech gig not everyone likes gaming...

Pls tell dem, in the Redmi thread all I see is complain and solutions I think that thread is hot because Redmi users are doing every thing within der power to make d phone relevant on Nairaland....

I am making choice between Samsung galaxy A30 or Redmi note 8...


Don't mind my English though

One forgot another important things, *BUDGET*

Ur budget will help u determine what to pick over another, example like picking ba3 over camera or picking ram over ba3, etc and vise versa

GabrielYulaw:
The person who told you that is mad. I bought my Xiaomi Mi Max 2 from Noobody in late 2017 and even till today it has not had a scratch. It looks very new and nothing has broken. I get compliments all the time cos of the phone. Now, I want to get the Note 8 Pro, but cash is holding me back

You know what, go to GSMArena and compare the reviews of the two phones you want to buy. Another thing you should note is that if your Samsung breaks, replacement parts will cost you an arm, a leg and half your testicles.

So why do u want to buy note 8 pro...

I.don't get it, is the Mi Max not worth it any more

If the phone is OK why changing.


Pls I am not complaining that u want to upgrade its ur choice and nothing is wrong with that.

I am.only pointing it out because most people keep saying if u buy Tecno and infinix u have to buy another one to be up to date especially because of the lack of O.S. upgrade,

So if u a Redmi user is upgrading why den do people complain about Tecno and Infinix...

Alwayshere4you:
What and what can xiaomi phones do that tecno or infinix phones can not do? I need clear informations please

If u keep comparing phones u will end up selling old ones and buying new ones, at this rate that phones companies are producing same devices every day, with different name, before u buy anything check ur money, if u think u can afford any just buy, trust me no phone worth the stress any more, .. Nice phones full market now

If some one can sell his iphone4 just to get the iPhone 5. D will person will keep selling iPhone 5 to be the iphone6 and so on.

But later someone will tell u, ones u buy iPhone u have no worry, so I keep wondering why do people keep selling good phones, to buy another good phones,


My point is der is one thing that makes one of the phines better than each other, all u have to do is go the local and operate the two phones urself , den make ur choice.

Nairaland is no longer the best place for reviews

Y selling

tafat:
yes, i think its about 61,500

That's Jumia price forget it go.yo shoos u will see it at 46000 naira

Dindondin:
2010 award nko? does he deserve it ahead of Sneidjer?
FIFA told the world in 2006 that higher team award win made Cannavaro to win best player.
This year, Van Dijk won champions league. a greater tournament than La Liga. So why not Van Dijk?

barca fans will always believe Copa de rel is bigger than champions league,