Got one of these(Thinkpad T470) from dmcdad.
Clean and works perfectly.
Great customer service and quick delivery too. Super legit.
Thanks again boss.

Good evening. Please what is the cost for screen replacement for the Asus x453s.

adecamp:
Bring all your chip unlocked phones for worldwide unlock.
Location: Computer village Ikeja.
Can also be done via video call as I’ll direct you.
Price: 5k
https:/234(0)8057095376

Just did this with him and it worked perfectly. He’s legit y’all. My phone got unlocked in minutes. Easy and straightforward. Thanks man. Free from chip issues

natsuDragneel:
Like we've been saying over and over again
Xiaomi and Transsion are not mates.

You can't see Tecno or Infinix phones ever making any Top 10 smartphones list anywhere
There are levels to this thing
Ordinary 90k Lenovo z5 pro GT sef don enter Top10 before

People will be discussing Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Asus, Zte, Realme and co, and one idiot will also bring up Tecno and Infinix

Messi and Ronaldo dey discuss, Lingard dey put mouth
Wetin Musa no go see for gate

Man I keep seeing this comparison and it’s somehow.
How do you compare Xiaomi which is 4th biggest phone brand to Tecno & Infinix. Xiaomi has like 2 phones in the top 10 global bestsellers of Q1 2020. Same as of last quarter too.

Comparing a top global brand name to a Transsion that can’t even sell their devices in their own country because they know it is below standard.
Even in 2020, Africa is still a dumping ground for Sub par technology and gadgets. And why Africa? Because they know the black man will always allow mediocrity, they know it’s only Africa they can come and sell these phones.

The Indians don’t have two heads, those guys don’t settle for less and see the results. Top guys like Oppo, One plus and even Apple rush to India and give them good deals. But here we are contented with phones using slow chips and dated specs.
You try to educate our people and tell them to go for better devices and better brands but they still gonna fight you. Only here you’ll see people buy a phone with a MTK P22 and ignore the phone with Snapdragon 665. Same price bracket.
It’s just somehow but one day we will get there and catch up with the rest of the world.

In the words of olayinkajnr “Shey if una no reply trolls una go die?”
At this point I don’t think there is any need to give attention to some people who come to this thread with ulterior motives. I’m guilty of engaging sometimes too.

When you see someone type out a sentence like “Infinix is that brand that gives you all round satisfaction“ or tries to shit on the brand, just look away and ignore, obviously that’s how limited his worldview is and you can’t really blame his mentality. You start trading words with him and he drags you to his level. Even though at this point you can’t but feel pity for him and our Nigerian/African brothers who still think like this in 2020.
The Indians who are tech savvy and embrace better chips, technology and phones don’t have two heads. Those guys don’t settle for less. Africa will get there one day hopefully and stop accepting sub par technology. Because at this point in 2020 it’s a shame that we’re a still a dumping ground for inferior products and our people still buy it blindly, only Africa! This can’t happen elsewhere.

Xiaomi is a superior and bigger brand, 4th biggest phone company in the world. The brand name, track record, software support, solid well built phones coupled with good performance says it all.

Anyway, attached is Q1 report from Omdia and Canalys. Just look at the names up there . A good product always shines and speaks for itself.
Looks like the Redmi brand is doing so well globally . Cheers guys.

olayinkajnr:


I'm not even bothered about his complaints but the way he dishes out insult on plates to people that have differing views about his experience is what I'm bothered about.

Insult because of phone faa. Wetin Jelili no go see for gate?

Bro as in ehn. People need to chill
Wetin ventilator no go see for Luth.

olayinkajnr:


Why are you giving him assurances?

He definitely doesn't need it. Someone that is so quick to insult almost everyone with differing opinion with him doesn't deserve any form of assurance from anyone.

Let him sell his device and get one that can/will give him peace of mind.

How can someone be expecting flagship performance from a midrange device? Just how?

Just felt I should let him know.
His approach and attitude was really wrong.
If he feels the OnePlus or Samsung hardware/software is flawless he’s in for a big surprise. Even iOS 13 just got better, 13.4/13.4.1 fixed a lot of issues.
But if selling would make him feel better, he should go ahead.

olanreyman:

OK when we pay price of techno and you still give us performance of techno why brag about it and discrediting other brands that gives you what you paid for?

Boss chill now.
Xiaomi phones are solid and have great value for the price.
Saw your screenshots from gsmarena, I see other people have the same problem.
Thing is for every batch of phones produced. There will always be software/hardware issues with a few. It happens. It is a normal thing. It will be patched and fixed. Luckily Xiaomi is an OEM that drops updates frequently. I use a Redmi too and any issue I have get fixed by updates.
I attached few screenshots below so you see other premium brands also have units with issues when they release phones, to the extent of recalling. It ain’t a Xiaomi thing.

I’m sure MIUI 12 will fix those issues or future updates will. I understand your anger, take it easy, it’ll be definitely fixed .

dangoteinlaw:
for how many years i stuck with androids i never used a chinko, htc M8 m9 lg G6 that was when it came out new, xiaomi the only one chinko i use but wouldn't call it chinko coz it has level. I used S7 and a little fall the screen was gone. My xiaomi spoilt on me and i had less funds so out of rush to have a phone for some time I bought a brand new tecno camon 12 pro, i knew what i was getting myself into but wanted to try out the brand and see how ppl keep buying them. This phone can't even launch snapchat, the WhatsApp will cut during chat, instagram willl freeze, a new phone for that matter thats when i said i was done with android. Mine u i never bought second hand phone for once. All my phone cartons plus their oems are still in my house till date. Iphone is the only used phone i have bought and i was confident coz they have reputation for quality, their reviews speaks for them. From when i got the 8plus i have sworn to never go back to android. iOS is really cool, I don't care about notch or tear drop nonsense, all those features are to fool consumers.

So your issues with Android so far which is yours alone and not a general thing = Android is bad.
Some people have with issues with iPhones too should mean = iPhones Bad.
Come on bro! You self reason am

dangoteinlaw:
and i hate doing the arguments of this OS tin but you androids keep bringing it up. Ios is not your competition they are far above that, understanding that the world is all about class will asisit you in moving far in life, u can't see someone in a benz or porshe and next tin u say is why didn't he buy a camry and save money? Or because all watches tell time then spending a couple thousands for a patek is wasted!! It is not , androids is for the poor deal with it. No one will take an android user seriously, don't even dare telll ppl to pose for selfie with that your android.

Now let's calm u a but, reason android can't control quality is bcoz of wide ranges of phone its bult for, it has to be made low quality to fit in and infinix as much as it can a Samsung so quality and android are far apart. Apple owns their hardware, thats why Samsung will always need 20gig ram just to make a small flagship , Samsung have good cameras but why cantt their camera produce good quality on instagram snapchat, tictok etc, coz their engineering hasn't gotten that far, instagram was launched on ios 2years earlier infact snapchat can't work on some crappy androids. So what else is ur adroid doing for u if those apps can't effectively work, Whatsapp right? Yeaaaa right

Lmao Bro come on. I have an iPhone too!!! You sound like it’s the best thing after sliced bread
You’re contradicting yourself with your “Android is for the poor line”
Samsungs and the new one Plus cost as much as any iPhone so I don’t get your point about the poor thing there.
You’re just being a fanboy and being biased at this point. Because Samsung uses 12 gigs of ram in their phone doesn’t mean inferior. iOS and Android are built different and that’s a good thing tbh. You want a world where everything is same? I mean they’re closed and open OSes bruh. Same as Windows and Mac.

Then you go on and talk about Android Engineering being far behind because Snapchat hasn’t optimized their app properly for Android. So Snapchat failure = Android being far behind
How?.
MKBHD uses Android a lot and doesn’t even talk about it the way you just did and he’s a big YouTuber. Lewis from unbox therapy isn’t even an Apple fan, these guys are big tech guys. You should chill.
You are going too far with the classism bourgeoisie vibes. They are just phones and operation systems. Nothing more. Change your view about life man. Tech is beautiful when you drop your bias and use everything it offers.

NinjaMetahuman:
I have totally agreed with you on the currency thing now.

400dollars is chicken change to Westerners.. but our weak ass currency has made it look like a lot of money.

It will take someone earning minimum wage in us or uk 1 week or 40hrs of job to buy iPhone SE but in Nigeria it will take him 6months to afford same thing.


And I get the long term support thing ofcos.. apple has complete say and control over their device so they can support it for as long as they want or slow it down and force you to buy a new one.

Android is different market. Even Google doesn't have complete say over what what manufacturers do with Android

More than 6 months because we know our vendors here will definitely add shipping, customs and miscellaneous .
Yeah different markets. That is why comparing can be somehow like you said earlier on.

dangoteinlaw:
aside androids being too ugly they are nothing but craps. Androids talking about innovation but have been using those 3 below buttons since they came out nothing has changed about that. Rubbish

Even the S8 from 2017 is still a beautiful phone.
No one uses the 3 button navigation anymore.
The Android vs iOS thing is dead. Drop it

Babapyro:

What people here don't know is that apple fans particularly asked for this design to cut down cost and it's a win win for everybody, now you have 11pro specs in a iphone 8 body with IP 68 and a badass camera.
Most people like me even prefer that touch id and bezel to the face id notch display.

Exactly! The market for it is there.
It is a perfect for a lot of people who want compact phones with the 11 Pro performance for that price.

Topmaike007:
the Kirin chipset was what made me get the phone to know how it will feel when using it heavily because I am a gamer coupled with the camera

Yeah Huawei makes really neat phones.

NinjaMetahuman:
check my initial post.


I said people should compare iPhone with iPhone.. it makes no sense to compare iPhone with Android in the sense of value. which is what most people tend to do.

iPhone targeted demography don't do value, but "premium".
And premium is mostly about people's thoughts and attitude towards a brand.

Just like plastic phone by supreme running symbian os will cost 2000usd but Nokia with same spec and everything will cost 10 dollars or less.

And cos something is premium doesn't necessarily mean it's bad or the best which is the mistake most people make when they compare these things..

Alright boss. I think I understand your yardstick better now and i get your points too
I don’t know if you also understand mine.

Mine is more from the point of view of the currency(Won’t look this expensive if not for the weakness of our Naira) , long term support and relevance (up to 5 years) and the top class performance of the phone(Same processor in the $1099 iPhone Pro Max). The other specs are also really good down to the Wireless charging, excellent camera, plenty LTE bands and WiFi 6. Etc etc In that compact small size which still has a market.


I hope you understand my point of view too.

Topmaike007:
I am using Huawei 9s you can't just come and type rubbish because someone oppose your oppose your opinion..

I am still repeating it again I can't waste 200-300k getting iPhone

Your 9s is a very good phone.
The Kirin 710 Is a very capable chip.
Good choice bro.

NinjaMetahuman:
point is, you will get more value on Android with same 400usd.

A 400usd Android will be more powerful in all ramifications with latest snapdragon, including better battery life..
not just the processor.
A13 is fast, so is snapdragon 865.. you will notice a13 is faster in geekbench but not daily usage.
I'm sure people don't buy phone so they can surf geekbench.



Android update depends on the manufacturer you buy your phone from.. essential phone of 4years ago is still receiving latest Android updates.
Tecno of last year won't even get a security patch.



Yeah I know it's cheap for Westerner, but to the rest of the world, it is still expensive if you consider what you will get somewhere else and the economy of the rest of the world.

Yeah the Snapdragon 865 is really fast and so is the A13. That’s why I used “one of the most powerful phones”. The Android vs iOS thing is not what I like to do at all.

Yes I understand your points. I’m not saying it’s better than any Android or has more value than any android. Check my post again.
What I’m saying is for $399 the SE has value. Look at all the specs again. The performance, camera, WiFi 6, LTE bands support,
A lot of people are talking about the phone like it’s crap and like it’s a dead phone. The only problem is the old over used design and I tell you plenty people don’t care. Apple knows it’s market very well. I dunno if you get me.
And we both know Android support isn’t as good as Apple. Essential is just one outlier out of many.

AkpaMgbor:

Nigerian shit currency has really done a number on the average consumer...even the SE is seen as a luxury phone here..e no go better for Nigerian leaders past and present.

Honestly e dey pain me.
That is why most times I try to explain to people that these brands aren’t that luxurious. The iPhone/Samsung/Cars/Laptops aren’t really that expensive. It is our currency that is doing us bad. Imagine the naira was still 140/150/160 per dollar. A lot people would be able to afford.
I’m sure other countries with stable economies would wonder why Nigeria always complains about prices. Average user there can buy these things.
E go better sha one day.

NinjaMetahuman:
a 400 dollars Android will come with atleast latest snapdragon for more than 3years update, better camera, better screen, more ram and all round better spec.

Always compare iPhone with iPhone. iPhone got nothing on Android when it comes to value.

The SE uses the A13 chip which is in the iPhone 11 Pro. Making it one of the Most powerful phones right now. The other specs too are up to date and very good. The body design is old yeah but a lot of people who the phone is targeting don’t care, some people still want compact phones/affordable new iPhones. Apple knows their market.

Then talking about updates. It’ll get Software updates for up to 4/5 years. The iPhone 6s from 2015 still gets updates. No one does updates better than Apple.

It’s not expensive. It is our Naira that is shit. If a dollar was still 160 Naira, this phone would have been 64k.
Americans and other countries with good economy see this phone as a very good deal. Mad value for all that specs. These phones aren’t expensive, the Naira is what makes it look that way.
So yeah this phone has mad value all round.

Karex81:

Ah swear, thunder fire all our greedy leader. Ghana cedi has 10x value than naira.

Boss e dey pain me die. Our money is shit and it makes most Africans settle for what we can afford.
These things no cost at all. It’s our stupid money that makes it look like that.

typicalgamer:


Reddit is exploding because of this device.

if you see the numbers of people that have pre-ordered this device something will tell you that iPhone makers are using jazz

Apple is smart. The A13 chip is really powerful coupled with iOS 13. Then put in the camera, fast charging and all for 400 dollars. Plus support for 4/5 years
Like I said earlier If our Naira was still good, imagine 64k for all of that. Americans don’t mind dropping 400 dollars, no biggie for them.
It is understandable why our people bash it here. I actually hate how bad our naira is compared to the dollar. I’m tired of this country tbh

typicalgamer:


I'm a user of both I don't favor one above another they both had their pros and cons

Best way to understand both OSes tbh.
Both are awesome.

Failure44:

No matter the processing optimization there's no way 1920mah can last pass 3hrs.
Talkless of heavy users like myself.

Big chief. I understand where you’re coming from but honestly with iOS optimization and power saving chip performance the iPhone can last really long even on a 1800 battery.
The iPhone 8 with 1821 mAh coupled with the 10nm A11 Bionic chip does 6 hrs screen on time. Ask your friends using iPhone. The plus iPhones with batteries not up to 3000 lasts really long like Androids with 4000mah.

Watch this video. There are more like it if you still doubt but this is evidence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qZhDO38vCQ

nonny1212:

Ugly AF. Thats why samsung and other brands are better. They are always innovative and thinking outside the box. Apple love their comfort zone, keep dishing out same boring obsolete body design.

I cant buy coz its very ugly, soooo ugly bro.

Gosh I hate ugly things.

Thing is this phone would have cost 64k if the naira was still 160. Believe me a lot of people wouldn’t mind the design. The raw power of this phone and it’s specs.
The Americans and those countries with good economies will see the SE pricing and specs as a good buy.

typicalgamer:


my brother the s20 ultra uses 865 dragon chips not 855

it beats that chinko iPhone in every department

E say iPhone na chinko
Don’t bring emotions inside arguments.

The sad thing about this is how deep down most of these tecno fanboys know Tecno used an inferior chip, come on now! A P35 for 95k??, they keep doing it and selling it to your fellow country men and women and here you are with your level of exposure defending them.
See India. Those guys will never accept inferior or sup par products, they don’t have two heads or are more educated. But we down here in Africa, always the black man who suffers because of how we defend and accept rubbish.
Tecno knows it and they’d keep doing it because they know how we accept mediocrity. Same thing we do during elections to. I just hate how Africa always has to get the crumbs at the table even in 2020.
Sadder there are techies who even defend them. Criticism would make them better. At least so they’d use a better chip , type C and 2020 tech. I hope we get there soon.

edoairways:

Just let tecno be. It is a free market for people to choose from. Tecno make products that are affordable by high,medium or low income earners. They have their market and it is rare to see them spoiling other brands to sell their device. The more I see derailing threads the more I attack many of those monikers.

The problem of Africa and Nigeria comes from people like you. Deep down inside you know Tecno used an inferior chip, come on now! A P35 for 95k??, they keep doing it and selling it to your fellow country men and women and here you are with your level of exposure defending them. Look at India. Those guys will never accept inferior or sup par products. But we down here in Africa, always the black man who suffers because of how we defend and accept rubbish.
Tecno knows it and they’d keep doing it because of people like you who can’t rise above mediocrity. I just hate how Africa always has to get the crumbs at the table even in 2020. I hope we all rise above this one day.

ityP:



You have a point. Flagship na flagship. Even Google pixel of 4 years ago would serve me well than some present day budget devices. Except in the battery department of course

Yeah the first OG Pixel still performs great.

atheistandproud:





Not just iPhone (Apple), Samsung does it too low key.
They were both sued to court in France na not too long ago and they paid millions. Google it.

Despite all these, their fanboys no go let us hear word. RN4 and RN5 are still getting support for MIUI dev team. Does the Galaxy S5 or S6 still get updates? Does iPhone 4 and 5 still get updates? Like proper OS updates?

Yeah I read about the lawsuit.
Xiaomi actually does well with updates something even Samsung cannot boast about . Samsung flagships get two measly years of updates.
The iPhone 4 got 4 years updates and 5 actually got 5 years. The 5s from 2013 got support till 2018. 6s from 2015 is rumored to get iOS 14. Apple really tries in the update department.
I brag a lot about Xiaomi when it comes to updates, software support is really important.

seunfly:

Yes u are right, but will i not be stupid to spend 180k on
new iphone 8 or samsung galaxy s 8 when i can actually get realme x 2 pro with snapdragon 855+, 60 watt charger and other latest technology or better still buy xiaomi 10 with with snapdragon 855+ 30 watt charger, possible wireless charging and all modern technology and latest software for equal or less than the amount of older classy brands.

Generally this ur suggestion works mostly with lower midrange phones and if u check the price, the lower midrange phones will be far cheaper that the possible faster chips may not be factor anymore.
Most older versions dont get support anymore and if they do, it may be compromised support to rather kill the phone instead of making it efficient in the case of iphone.

Yeah of course I was talking mostly about midrange phones vs recent old flagships.
Ah definitely it'll be better to get the Realme than buying a new iPhone 8 in 2020.

And yeah that compromised support is a con, you must have heard about how Apple slows down older iPhones.

seunfly:


That is it, i buy good technology that serves me well and when it can no longer serves me the way i want, i move on to d next.
Personaly i buy the best at the moment knowing fully well that it may take me longer time to buy another one or sometimes what will serve me what future can offer. For instsnce i'm gamer so i buy phones with the best gpu and processor that can handle the most powerful games that may be released in a year or two ( not necessarily the most expensive) but the one that can get the job done.
That is why i normally discourage people from buying 2 or 3 years old samsung, iphone or so called classy brands because most of the time the technology has suppased them and they may not be able to handle the future.
I will rather buy quality but not fancy present, than quality fancy past.
I see people flash me 3 years old iphone that they just bought for 150k and i laugh within me because the phone is slower and most likely will not be capable of handling what is coming in december, where as u can get present day phone that could handle what is coming in december next year for same amount.

I get what you mean but you can actually recommend an older flagship if the SOC is faster than the present day phone. Especially if you're a gamer on a budget and you want a powerful chipset.
The 3 year iPhone should be the X,8+ and 8 using the A11 chips. Those phones are still very fast.
Same way a 2017 or 2018 Andriod running snapdragon 835 / 845 from the "classy brands" will handle anything intensive for a while.
You can check youtube for speedtests and real life usage videos if you doubt me.

KngGezy:

Before I start I will like to say that this is in no way a contravention of rule 20. That is why i will not mention any Mods name. But since i have no other means to complain, written emails, mentioned Seun and all to no avail.

20. Complaints to or against moderators must be sent privately. Please don't disobey, disrespect, or defame them

This is an issue to affects nairaland as a whole. A lawless society leads to anarchy. But it is even worse in a society whose laws are vague and ambiguous. This is a network/news site, it serves a audience to some, a market to some, a clinic to some and whatever you need it takes care of. But to the major issue which is a mod. I have seen people being banned for breaking the rules. But comments that didn't break any rule being deleted by a mod is very surprising. On a thread in the phone section one of my comment was directly under an abusive statement. And my comment that didn't break any rule was deleted by the mod. And the abusive one was left in the full glare. Now I woke up to see my account that has not broken any rule had been banned till 2029. And for absolutely nothing, if I am doubted the honourable supermods can go and check. I know most likely this thread will be closed once again. Unlike other monikers I have no alternate accounts. This will have moved others to open alternate accounts. Thereby spamming the forum with unused and forgotten monikers. Even at all I'm to be banned for no just cause. Is a 10 year ban for not using any insultive words or contravening any rule justifiable? Bans should have a limit. And in this case I have done nothing wrong . And I have used other means of expressing my grievances and gotten no reply including mailing the mod that banned me for no just cause.

To me it seems like something is changing hands. Which may or may not be so. In this very evident case of being a judge in your own cause. I hope that I will get the justice I deserve. Or will this case be closed?

The phone section is bedeviled with all manner of breaking of Nairaland rules and is left unattended to.

I will rather be banned for life trying to bring the truth to limelight. Than to swallow this bitter pill of injustice.

Lmaooo ehn ehn. So e dey pain this guy like this