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Youngsage:
Eeyah.. Sorry.

But you should have ask here first na.

All the best

Don't get yourself worked up over nothing. It's normal for all goods shipped by DHL to pass through customs... That doesn't mean you'll be charged.

Funny all items I have ever shipped through DHL to Nigeria passed through custom and I have never been charged.. Even when I got a notebook from gearbest. All were delivered free.

But if you're receiving international shipments via DHL outside Nigeria, it's almost 100% certain you'll be charged in those other countries. Guess it's cos they have working system and tax laws

henry007:
Okay o. You mean to say that someone's phone can charge for 12-24 hours if you're using it to play PUBG while charging?

Yes, depending on the charging source and the power the usage scenario is drawing.

Try charge your phone with a laptop off, then compare it with charging the phone with the same laptop while playing pubg

It's very possible that the phone will not charge or may even die on you while playing the game, but will definitely charge when switched off.

This is basic physics and its surprising coming from a tech reviewer that it's a myth

vanchi:
Cheaper over overall quality?


Hmmmm

I will pick the mix 3 anyday over one plus 6t.
Also quality wise, they are both flagship grade

royleroy:
First selfie with my baby

Give us camera review biko.. Selfie camera mostly.

You are doing it wrong. Rule no 1 of basic photography... Don't back the light source without a very powerful flash or reflectors

Better if you faced the window where the light is coming from

bigtt76:
He's only buttressing more on your post not and admonishing people not to discourage others. Not accusing you but if he did... You gonna beating him up? :-

Do I look like a tout?
Apologies to the phone sellers here. I know una like to dey call una sef touts
I no go school. Tout wey I sabi na area boys

ElvisMcCoy:
I take pictures on my Mi A1 and it comes out very well. It was even better than that of someone who took hers with S8+. Knowing what your camera app is made up of and how to use it matters a lot whether it is gcam or stock camera. Like you said, it has a lot to do with the person taking ...... Majority of us are just not satisfied with what we have that all...

Do not discourage people from buying what they desire.

Can you point me to where I discouraged anyone from buying what they desire? I would like to see it. Maybe I'm just ignorant or forgetful

fibonacci2526:
And very ironic that the ones crying over the camera are guys, not seen the few ladies on here complain about the camera of their devices. lolllllll.

Yes o! Cos when our phones can take mind blowing pictures, the girls go dey rush us

But seriously, I hardly take personal pictures with my phone camera.. It's just for my wife and kids.. And gcam is a bit technical even in usage, so I didn't install it on my wife's phone. She's using her redmi note 5 as it is without any rooting /customisation cos I know she's not tech inclined and she won't be able to handle any issues that may result from tinkering with her phone.

She once asked me to install gcam, I just lied to her...that her phone does not support it. I already have so much to deal with, I don't want to add technical support for her phone to the list
She's using her phone and enjoying it. However, anytime we have s family outing, she always wants to take pictures, so we always default to gcam on my phone as the pictures are way better.

Also I think the outcome of pictures also has to do a lot with the person taking the pictures. Pictures I take with her phone is always better than the one she takes.

So those saying redmi note 5 camera is poo are actually doing something wrong.

Gptech:
Observing , even the main gcam get different apks with different outputs for dame device, today has been interesting .

Yeah, true that

bigtt76:
Now I get you ....toh! So because of Portrait mode people are bricking their RN5 upandan eh? Ona try yaaaa

Naa, that's just too differentiate between the 2.
Seems the algorithm used by both is very different. Even without using portrait mode, there's a huge difference in pictures taken between the 2.

As per bricking..

Besides gcam only really does it's magic in normal lightings.
Usually the phone default camera app gives better pictures in low lighting.
Anyways I don't reckon with smartphone camera for low lights

bigtt76:
I'm lost here ....my bootloader is not unlocked nor is the device rooted. I installed GCam and I can take photos with it and its not crashing

There's gcam and there's gcam

There's one with Lens blur and no portrait mode... But the real deal is the one that has portrait mode. That one needs camera2api to work.

The one with Lens blur is no different from regular camera app. You won't see any magic we are talking about it that one.

Gptech:
Naxo, d impression say ur camera go blike dslr especially, naim b d cause.

Coming from someone that has a DSLR camera and a photography knowledge, I would say phone cameras are what it, and you actually pay for what you get.

However, what google did with gcam, I would say it's unbelievable. I would never have imagined software could make so much difference. I'm sure I would have argued with anyone about this in the past. But gcam has humbled me.

Now I can know the limits imposed by hardware can be broken at an exponential level based on software in some cases.

You would not believe me, some shots with gcam viewed on a small screen can be comparable to shots on DSLR viewed on the same small screen.

Recently someone with an iPhone x had to beg me to transfer the pictures I took with gcam on a dirt cheap Samsung a5 2017 as the pictures I took with gcam was way better than the ones he took with his iPhone x.
For most Samsung phones however, camera2api is enabled by default, so no rooting or flashing is needed to install gcam

Will I advice newbies to root because of gcam? No.
Does gcam make a difference in mobile photography? Yes, a big one!

Ultimately, everyone is responsible for their decisions with respect you their phones and the corresponding outcome of the decisions assuming we are all above 18.so if you like use your phone the way it is, if you like install anything you let, it's your phone. But dont come crying when you brick am or blame seller as this is so wrong

Dmedalion:
Authorized

Can you help that guy with bricked redmi 6 pro? I dey feel pity for the guy

bobo65:
If it's the note 5 that I annoyingly sold for 50k, then we have a different definition of good enough

Remember the Op said pocket frndly

I am confused, how can you say hail the note 4 for having a good camera, you turn around to insinuate the note 5 camera is not good?

It is a fact and not an opinion that the note 5 currently has the best camera in the redmi series. How your own come different?

Even ordinary redmi 5 plus camera can be said to be on par with the note 4, you come dey mention note 5

2kurupt:
Yeah discovered that after the post. Best launcher in terms of simplicity and basic functionality

Microsoft launcher it is for me in terms of simplicity and important basics

SammyAi:
HP Probook 6570b. I'm running on windows 10. And yes I was playing sound before now. It just suddenly stopped as I was watching a movie about an hour ago

Have you restarted the laptop? It may solve the issue

orogodoganyin:
yeah, ive seen this... but how much difference do u think this makes on real life images?
and the 6 pro has a denser ppi too
and i dont think its hybrid sim

The aperture, sensor size and lens used is the real deal in camera specs. It makes a great difference.

Megapixel is the least important criteria when looking at camera specs

rust6:
It supports quick charge when u use a quick charger you would see the quick charge icon.
Yes oh na him oh one of my nipost friend helped me thou

It supports quick charge but only 2.0. So you won't get any benefit from using a 3.0 charger, it will still take the same time to charge with using a 2.0 charger

mcadebola:
Bro, Do you think a relatively new Uber driver with almost zero knowledge of Lagos roads can survive the first month with the use of google maps alone??

Putting to consideration that he might also get help from some polite riders if he is polite enough an the rider is also nice.

It depends on how good you are with google maps.

I was in your shoes and I got by easily, but then again, I have been using Google maps for years, so I virtually know everything there is to know about it.

dru23:
To all my uber partners or those that drive their own car . And to those that wants to keep their car running smooth .. USA spec Mobil 1 5quarts 5w30 for 15500k is still avaliable... castrol USA spec 5quarts is still available for 13500k.. Please compare prices to what is in the market, and keep in mind my stuff is USA spec.. And also I started using USA spec Castrol on one of mine cars.. So far no issues at all and no oil shorten.. Car is running smoothly...

Contact me : dru23@hotmail.com

USA mobil 1 5quarts 15500k
USA Castrol 5quarts. 13500k

Chief dru, I never forget the oil you promised me o

Hope you haven't forgotten

brogxy:
Don't mind bily, why always taxify.
So what did the rider pay?

Why mention me. I'm actually supporting your case that taxify app is crap and they should stop blaming phone gps

pooozeee:
I have been suspecting this GAZZUZZ of a guy, ever since you posted about Sterling bank giving cars to drivers for uber, you have come under is attack
I think we really need to be careful of GAZZUZZ he is enemy of progress

He wasn't against him posting the ad, but he was against him spamming the thread by posting same ad with different colors multiple times. I also wanted to ask him if he was Ok. Cos its not a normal human behavior

Tyche:
what is the name of that your village again?

You want to go and beg his village people on his behalf or what?

dadaijboy:
uber App can withstand error more dan Taxify App.

What is error mode

Taxify app is the culprit that fails to communicate appropriately with the GPS and google maps sometimes. Because if you check your timeline on Google maps for that trip that went wrong on taxify, google timeline still gives you the real distance and time covered, but taxify will bring out rubbish and be showing the data is from Google maps

dru23:
Can you kindly explain how castrol is mess.. Is the USA spec a mess .. Base on facts the USA spec oil will need to pass basic quality test from API before they are sold... in my view if castrol is a mess including USA spec, I wonder the castrol Nigeria will be ? When buying these oil , I normally read the reviews, especially when buying any product.. From my view castrol review had 4.5 out 5 stars from 200 users ... when you now look at the numbers of reviewer ,numbers don't lie ... for me personally USA Castrol will be better than any imported oil coming into Nigeria.... We can agree to disagree that any oil imported into Nigeria will probably have a high chance that it will not pass the USA standard... so for me I will use usa spec Castrol on all my fleet ...
Again am not picking a fight over your view or trying to force usa spec Castrol on anybody.. Am just curious as to why you came to the conclusion that castrol oil is a mess ...the Nigerian castrol might be a mess, but what about usa ones..

I have used castrol before and I have read extensively on oil reviews in the past.

Castrol is a good oil, but not as good as Mobil one.
Another issue with castrol oil is that it has so many synthetic blends in its portfolio that's being marketed as synthetic oils. You would really need to go through the spec sheet to know which is which.

dadaijboy:
your Phone GPs is d Trash

How can you say his phone GPS is trash. Ok, let's assume you are right, can you then explain to us why the same trashy GPS is not having issues with uber app?

Taxify app is the culprit abeg

I have said it once before, they need to fire their developers and hire competent ones

GAZZUZZ:
no collateral required?

The car is the collateral. It's never yours till you complete your payments. It can be taken from you, if you default.

But it's really a good deal.

Edited.. .

But the vendor part is what is fishy. Imagine if Hyundai NIGERIA will be the one serving your vehicle and the bill is transfered to you/deducted from your earnings.

Also how will the so called daily remittance to a Skye bank account work? Considering most trips will be cash trips.

Na wa for all these my people o!

How can you say driver brings nothing to the table?

If that where really true, then every partner would be driving themselves.

It's like a husband saying a sit at home house wife brings nothing to the table.

And please don't let us trivialize time. It is a fact of life money always flows to people who have the time to do what you dont have the time to do, regardless of if you know how or can do it yourself

You always end up paying for that time.

So if I can change my engine oil myself, but decide to pay a mechanic to do it.. I need to understand what and why I'm paying for it. I shouldn't come and say afterall, it's just to change oil, so the mechanic is bringing nothing to the table.

And funny thing is the Gazzuz that I know, you can't go to his workshop for an oil change and tell him afterall, it's just to change oil, that you will pay 1k he will pursue you with cane and tell you to go do it yourself

Lexusgs430:
Can you compare a dog vs a lion?

We all know Samsung flagships have good cameras, but I think seyema made a mistake. Maybe he meant to say MI mix, which launched with mid range internals but definitely not the mix 2s.

Mix 2s camera is in the league of s9

twixx:
Lool didnt want them to steal it at work o

So you hid it in the toilet?

Jokes apart, it can still be rescued, but just don't tell @repairng that it fell into your poo

Dam5reey:
Since MI cloud is inbuilt with MIUI it's better, You need Google services and all sorts to use Google..

Why repeating what you already have in your OS.. just like iCloud...

Some saying use App, that's lead additional space, RAM loss, Battery drain, Google services is already draining your batterries, Why add another app

Also, If your app go freeze for background that means no Back up, you loss your phone then you loss data..

I remember someone came up with Cerberus, Na so my friend Infinix wey get poor RAM management closed the app from running, Phone was lost and lost again..

your friend did not know how to configure it. there's a way you can give cerberus administrative rights so it always stays in the background. even if closed, it will reload itself immediately

daamazing:
If the bootloader is locked, yes. And if there's a MIUI account already login which you used to lock the device.

there are always ways to bypass it, even iphone, people still find a way to unlock it. with xiaomi, once you know the test points and you have a good knowledge of qualcomm edl mode, u can flash anything flashable

Teedeechian:
Oga GrandMufti my phone was stolen last Saturday, I have MI account logged on it and I have locked it on mi cloud, just wondering if the thief will still be able to unlock/flash it.

Na Oyinbo wey make pencil also make eraser.

Don't bother wondering