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Culture › Re: Meet The Ofoni People Of Bayelsa, The Only Urhobo Tribe In Bayelsa by iscom(m): 2:09pm On May 03, 2015
jared007:
bros is there hotel or a guest house in ofoni where I can lodge for at least 4 days to carry out a study on the community becos I don't know anybody there
Big yes. Kelvin hotel is available for you.
Culture › Re: Meet The Ofoni People Of Bayelsa, The Only Urhobo Tribe In Bayelsa by iscom(m): 11:28pm On May 02, 2015
s3nn2x:
Why didn't I think of creating this topic. I served in Ofoni and it was horrible around 2010/2011. No GSM network or even electricity. There was no access road to the community. The only way you can access the place was through Odurubu in Delta state, and the road there was in a very bad state. To withdraw money was a long journey. The students did not really care about school because they knew that they were going to pay money to the school for WAEC and NECO, and the school was going to solve the questions for them.

I remember when the students wanted to beat a corper up, that all the corpers had a meeting and left the village because their lives were not safe. It took 30 days before we returned.

I heard they now have a link road to Angalabiri, which means you can use car to go to Sagbama instead of using boat. I also know that there is network there now because I still chat with my former students.

I miss plantain, fish and banana.

Did I mention that the girls and guys were promiscuous. As in, you will see a girl of 12, already pregnant. When you ask them why they don't use condom, they'd say 'condom no sweet joor', when you tell them about HIV/AIDS they'd tell you that 'HIV no fit enter Ofoni'. Mehn, the place was somehow sha. If you are sexually active, you are surely going to enjoy the place. It seems like the girls were into corpers and strangers from the city.
That was the past. No more writing on the board during waec, street lights everywhere now, You can't do it without cap now. it's a very beautiful place to be. Come follow us enjoy. Q
Culture › Re: Meet The Ofoni People Of Bayelsa, The Only Urhobo Tribe In Bayelsa by iscom(m): 11:07pm On May 02, 2015
s3nn2x:
Why didn't I think of creating this topic. I served in Ofoni and it was horrible around 2010/2011. No GSM network or even electricity. There was no access road to the community. The only way you can access the place was through Odurubu in Delta state, and the road there was in a very bad state. To withdraw money was a long journey. The students did not really care about school because they knew that they were going to pay money to the school for WAEC and NECO, and the school was going to solve the questions for them.

I remember when the students wanted to beat a corper up, that all the corpers had a meeting and left the village because their lives were not safe. It took 30 days before we returned.

I heard they now have a link road to Angalabiri, which means you can use car to go to Sagbama instead of using boat. I also know that there is network there now because I still chat with my former students.

I miss plantain, fish and banana.

Did I mention that the girls and guys were promiscuous. As in, you will see a girl of 12, already pregnant. When you ask them why they don't use condom, they'd say 'condom no sweet joor', when you tell them about HIV/AIDS they'd tell you that 'HIV no fit enter Ofoni'. Mehn, the place was somehow sha. If you are sexually active, you are surely going to enjoy the place. It seems like the girls were into corpers and strangers from the city.
That was the past. No more writing on the board during waec, street lights everywhere now, You can't do it without cap now. it's a very beautiful place to be. Come follow us enjoy.
Culture › Re: Meet The Ofoni People Of Bayelsa, The Only Urhobo Tribe In Bayelsa by iscom(m): 10:03pm On May 02, 2015
s3nn2x:
Lol. I know Philip and Rollins. I no do any girl. Na preach I just dey preach to them. Were you amongst the stubborn students?
I was not in ofoni 2010/2011, but i live close to manager house.
Culture › Re: Meet The Ofoni People Of Bayelsa, The Only Urhobo Tribe In Bayelsa by iscom(m): 9:51pm On May 02, 2015
icedbreez:
Ofoni has thirty thousand people, re u high? Stop taking whatever ur taking.
Ofoni was the most populous and biggest community in bayelsa state.
Culture › Re: Meet The Ofoni People Of Bayelsa, The Only Urhobo Tribe In Bayelsa by iscom(m): 9:42pm On May 02, 2015
s3nn2x:
I dey tell you. I stayed in Manager's house. Close to the Primary school. Can't forget his son called Andrew A.K.A. 'Had I known, I for no go Lagos' grin grin grin
yes you really stayed,meaning you may know otobo, Churchill, and Philip Andrew brother. Then which girl you do?
Culture › Re: Meet The Ofoni People Of Bayelsa, The Only Urhobo Tribe In Bayelsa by iscom(m): 9:27pm On May 02, 2015
Thanks @op. A good job well done. I'm surprised to see ofoni here, So i'm very happy. Though i have done similar work in another site. Yes we are the only urhobos in bayelsa state, but we are doing well especially in politics and the governor loves us very well. Just posting from the community.
Phones › Re: 300mb Free Mb From Airtel, Who Else Got This Message? by iscom(m): 1:33pm On Apr 29, 2015
I got 300mb too. Is like you can only use it on the site that follow the message
Health › Re: 7 Things I Hate In The Nursing Profession by iscom(op): 7:45am On Apr 27, 2015
lanxebony:
There must be a change in that proffesion, op ure right, even dey do so to their students when on their training. I cant imagine being a male and continue with the shit and low esteem some c.n.o.s indulge in. But i believe very soon d proffesion will be filled wt degree holders, d future is bright i knw dat 4 sure. Most of d rn holders and olders are about to retire and new and young nurses are coming aboard.
Nurses should pls try to join politics so has to gain ground in d political field and to fight 4 d proffesion.

Shalom
you are right.
Phones › Re: Mlais M52 Red Note The Cheapest Phone? $149 Only. by iscom(op): 3:48pm On Apr 26, 2015
OGeeKush:
THIS PHONE IS SOO FHUCKING AWESOME!! i think tecno users knw better now tongue
and as i'm nt into mtks, i'd stick to my htc one
Romance › Re: 9 Sex Myths Men Believe That Are Absolutely Not True by iscom(op): 3:44pm On Apr 26, 2015
iscom:
Sex is great. It’s free, it burns calories and it can
pass any amount of spare time from two minutes to
two hours.
But what some men fail to realise is, there’s more
to sex than just knowing where your penis goes,
like, for instance, being a bit clued up about the girl
you’re actually sleeping with.
In fact us girls often find ourselves rolling our eyes
and patiently dispelling myths so silly, that we don’t
know why you guys believe them. But believe them
you do.
So, in the aim of bettering the sex lives of Brits
once and for all, here are nine commonly held
myths men believe about sex, which we can
categorically assure you are absolutely not true.
1. Every girl you sleep with will have orgasm just
because you’re lying on top of her.
Guys, we know that coming is pretty much a given
for you when you have sex, but it just doesn’t work
like that for us girls. If you haven’t made all your
partners come, it’s not you, it’s just nature. Just
accept it and move on.
2. That we’ll love that thing your ex loved
You might have beaten the orgasm statistics with
that move you pulled on your ex, but our vaginas
are all different. What worked for one won’t
necessarily do the trick for another. Soz.
3. That you can’t get someone pregnant from pre-
come

Really?
It’s worrying how many guys reach adulthood and
still believe this. The purpose of pre-come is to
flush out old sperm from the penis, so yes, it does
contain semen. Go figure.
4. That we want sex to last for ages, and ages, and
ages
We appreciate you making the effort to try and
make us come, but sometimes we just want to get
it over with and go to sleep. It’s nothing personal.
5. That girls will orgasm from penetrative sex alone
All together now ladies: NOPE. Studies have shown
that any number of women between thirty and
eighty per cent can’t orgasm from vaginal sex
alone, so if you REALLY want to make us come,
you’ll have to use your full sexual toolbox.
6. That every girl wants you to be her boyfriend
Guys, do you have feelings for every girl you’ve
slept with? Thought not. Neither do we.
7. That girls don’t watch porn
Of course we do, we’re only human after all.
BUT that doesn’t mean we think it’s realistic, or that
we want to reenact it blow by blow (so to speak).
8. That you’ll know if you’re pregnant immediately
after sex.
Did you skip biology in school? We hope that’s the
reason you don’t know that pregnancy hormones
take seven days at the very least to reach a
detectable level. Yes, we know our bodies, but
we’re not bloody psychic.
9. That sex is always good
It takes time to get to know what someone likes in
the bedroom. So it figures that it probably won’t be
brilliant for either of us the first few times.
Romance › Re: 9 Sex Myths Men Believe That Are Absolutely Not True by iscom(op): 3:43pm On Apr 26, 2015
Oyecute:
@OP, are u a sexologist with post-doctoral experience ?
yes
Phones › Re: Facebook Notifications Are Going To Change - You May Not Like It by iscom(op): 3:40pm On Apr 26, 2015
iscom:
acebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during his
keynote address at Facebook
No longer will your Facebook notifications solely be
‘friends’ commenting on your old profile pictures to
cause you embarrassment.
The social media site is introducing steps to make it
more dynamic so it can defeat rival networks.
A Facebook spokesperson told Mashable: ‘We are
testing an updated notifications tab that adds
additional, relevant content about everything that
might be helpful to know on a particular day.’
Not only will you be told whose birthday it is, but
notifications will also allow you to see which friends
are nearby and what restaurants in your locality are
open for business.
MORE: Facebook just changed your news need so
you’ll see more stuff from your actual friends
Here is the list of eight sections the your
notifications will now include:
Birthdays – Your cousin, your second cousin
twice removed and that guy you met in Freshers
week.
Life Events – A list of events from your friends
that were published today, happened today or
happened recently.
Events – The usual suspects: house warming
parties, friends’ pub gigs and charity firewalking.
Nearby Places – Restaurants and bars in your
area. This will only work if location services is
turned on.
Trending Topics – Much like Twitter trends but
for Facebook.
News Shared Locally – Viral stories making the
rounds in your area.
Today in the Past – Showing status updates and
photos from you’re not-too-distant past. Cue
cringe.
Nearby Friends – This only works if you have
enabled the feature on your mobile.
Health › Re: 7 Things I Hate In The Nursing Profession by iscom(op): 5:55am On Apr 26, 2015
iscom:
1. Matron or ward in charge always disgrace their subordinates in the presence of the patients they're caring for. Unlike doctors who call their colleagues to a private room to inform them of their mistakes.
2. Their matrons don't normally involved themselves in care of the patients, leaving the whole work for their colleagues. Unlike consultants who always monitor their colleagues and patients through ward rounds.
3. They don't care to pass their knowledge to the junior ones.
4. Their heads at the top don't want the profession to grow, because many of their leaders are not degree holders. They are still working with RN certificate.
5. They don't do internship, which may be one of the reason, their salary is not attractive as doctors, pharmacist, and med labs. And they are placed below these professions in the health sector.
6. School of nursing should be scrapped or those who graduated from school of nursing should not spent more than two years in the university.
7. They are always afraid to go on strike to get what they want as doctors do.
Phones › Re: Infinix Zero Pro Specifications Leaked. by iscom(op): 5:51am On Apr 26, 2015
DNDROID:
huh
what's your point exactly pls...?
very soon
Phones › Re: Mlais M52 Red Note The Cheapest Phone? $149 Only. by iscom(op): 5:50am On Apr 26, 2015
Mlais m4 note, m7,mx on the way
Christianity Etc › Re: Are These Prayers Okay? by iscom(op): 5:46am On Apr 26, 2015
Still waiting for more answers
Christianity Etc › Re: Are These Prayers Okay? by iscom(op): 5:45am On Apr 26, 2015
I thought we have one God
Christianity Etc › Re: Are These Prayers Okay? by iscom(op): 5:43am On Apr 26, 2015
iscom:
Oh God's of T. B Joshua.
Oh God's of Elijah.
Oh God's of Adeboye.
Oh God's of pastor Chris.
Oh God's of Israel.
What does it really means when someone pray like this?
Does it mean your God is not active or you have no God?
Are we not serving one God or we really have different God? Somebody tell us something, i may be wrong.
Romance › Re: 9 Sex Myths Men Believe That Are Absolutely Not True by iscom(op): 5:40am On Apr 26, 2015
baybeeboi:
has someone seen patrick Obahiagbon?
Only He can describe the OP in one word.
just enjoy it and forget Patrick
Romance › Re: 9 Sex Myths Men Believe That Are Absolutely Not True by iscom(op): 5:36am On Apr 26, 2015
Basildvalour:
embarassed I was hearing come, coming, I didn't hear go, going. OP, please what is coming without goinghuh


Just Curious
Heavenly feelings
Phones › Re: Facebook Notifications Are Going To Change - You May Not Like It by iscom(op): 5:33am On Apr 26, 2015
Phones › Facebook Notifications Are Going To Change - You May Not Like It by iscom(op): 5:24am On Apr 26, 2015
acebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during his
keynote address at Facebook
No longer will your Facebook notifications solely be
‘friends’ commenting on your old profile pictures to
cause you embarrassment.
The social media site is introducing steps to make it
more dynamic so it can defeat rival networks.
A Facebook spokesperson told Mashable: ‘We are
testing an updated notifications tab that adds
additional, relevant content about everything that
might be helpful to know on a particular day.’
Not only will you be told whose birthday it is, but
notifications will also allow you to see which friends
are nearby and what restaurants in your locality are
open for business.
MORE: Facebook just changed your news need so
you’ll see more stuff from your actual friends
Here is the list of eight sections the your
notifications will now include:
Birthdays – Your cousin, your second cousin
twice removed and that guy you met in Freshers
week.
Life Events – A list of events from your friends
that were published today, happened today or
happened recently.
Events – The usual suspects: house warming
parties, friends’ pub gigs and charity firewalking.
Nearby Places – Restaurants and bars in your
area. This will only work if location services is
turned on.
Trending Topics – Much like Twitter trends but
for Facebook.
News Shared Locally – Viral stories making the
rounds in your area.
Today in the Past – Showing status updates and
photos from you’re not-too-distant past. Cue
cringe.
Nearby Friends – This only works if you have
enabled the feature on your mobile.
Romance › 9 Sex Myths Men Believe That Are Absolutely Not True by iscom(op): 10:22pm On Apr 25, 2015
Sex is great. It’s free, it burns calories and it can
pass any amount of spare time from two minutes to
two hours.
But what some men fail to realise is, there’s more
to sex than just knowing where your penis goes,
like, for instance, being a bit clued up about the girl
you’re actually sleeping with.
In fact us girls often find ourselves rolling our eyes
and patiently dispelling myths so silly, that we don’t
know why you guys believe them. But believe them
you do.
So, in the aim of bettering the sex lives of Brits
once and for all, here are nine commonly held
myths men believe about sex, which we can
categorically assure you are absolutely not true.
1. Every girl you sleep with will have orgasm just
because you’re lying on top of her.
Guys, we know that coming is pretty much a given
for you when you have sex, but it just doesn’t work
like that for us girls. If you haven’t made all your
partners come, it’s not you, it’s just nature. Just
accept it and move on.
2. That we’ll love that thing your ex loved
You might have beaten the orgasm statistics with
that move you pulled on your ex, but our vaginas
are all different. What worked for one won’t
necessarily do the trick for another. Soz.
3. That you can’t get someone pregnant from pre-
come

Really?
It’s worrying how many guys reach adulthood and
still believe this. The purpose of pre-come is to
flush out old sperm from the penis, so yes, it does
contain semen. Go figure.
4. That we want sex to last for ages, and ages, and
ages
We appreciate you making the effort to try and
make us come, but sometimes we just want to get
it over with and go to sleep. It’s nothing personal.
5. That girls will orgasm from penetrative sex alone
All together now ladies: NOPE. Studies have shown
that any number of women between thirty and
eighty per cent can’t orgasm from vaginal sex
alone, so if you REALLY want to make us come,
you’ll have to use your full sexual toolbox.
6. That every girl wants you to be her boyfriend
Guys, do you have feelings for every girl you’ve
slept with? Thought not. Neither do we.
7. That girls don’t watch porn
Of course we do, we’re only human after all.
BUT that doesn’t mean we think it’s realistic, or that
we want to reenact it blow by blow (so to speak).
8. That you’ll know if you’re pregnant immediately
after sex.
Did you skip biology in school? We hope that’s the
reason you don’t know that pregnancy hormones
take seven days at the very least to reach a
detectable level. Yes, we know our bodies, but
we’re not bloody psychic.
9. That sex is always good
It takes time to get to know what someone likes in
the bedroom. So it figures that it probably won’t be
brilliant for either of us the first few times.
Politics › In 6 Months People May Stone GMB In Disappointment- Abuja Based Prophet by iscom(op): 7:23pm On Apr 25, 2015
In 6 Months, People May Stone GMB In
Disappointment– Abuja Based Prophet
Abuja-based Prophet and General Overseer of
Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has
warned of the impending weight of expectations on
the shoulder of the incoming administration.
The widely respected cleric stated that in
frustration, people may resort to stoning the
President-Elect elect if they do not see instant
change.
Suleiman had predicted the emergence of the All
Peoples Congress, APC, candidate but warned that
he may not be allowed to rule.
Speaking to Punch, “Let me say this to you. In the
next six months, people may stone Buhari. The
reason I’m saying this is because the expectation is
too high. Nigerians expect Buhari to put gold on their
tables. Two, the large chunk of followership Buhari
has are youths and young people and they are
impatient. Young people don’t believe in progressive
change, they want change. When they say change,
they see a new picture. And Buhari has been talking
from the two sides of the mouth. During campaign,
he told us Boko Haram would be a thing of the past.
Now, you are President-elect, you are saying
people shouldn’t expect a miracle. Are you a
pastor? If I wanted a miracle worker, won’t I bring a
Mallam or a miracle worker? When you were being
voted for, we were not voting for a pastor, so don’t
tell us about miracles.
“Like I said, Jonathan will be seen as a hero very
soon because that’s the Nigerian story. Anybody
who they feel is not doing well, get him out. The
next few minutes, they miss this person. If by
September, there is still a blink in power, people will
start abusing Buhari. You said you were going to do
this. Two, who are Buhari’s footmen, the large
chunk are ex-PDP people and of course you know,
many are still defecting. Nigerian politicians are the
most shameless people (I know); they can’t bear
hunger. They are defecting now to lobby for offices.
If you should check the people around the man, it
gives you an idea of where the man is heading.”
Suleiman also shed light on the implications of
President Jonathan’s concession. Said he, “Like that
of the President, I saw him a month before the
election and we talked one on one. All I told him
was that he wouldn’t win. I personally told Jonathan
to concede defeat. I told him he would save a lot of
heads if he conceded defeat and left. I saw not less
than half a million people without their heads.
“We have a President who has had two problems–
he is politically naive and he doesn’t understand the
concept of power. We have had a President who
has a media team that doesn’t understand what
they call ceasefire. I told the President one on one
that his media team didn’t manage him well. I told
him, he would not come back. I said the other
people had not just got the will of the people, they
had got the will of some ministers of God in the
place of prayer and few of them had contacted
certain ministers of God and we had sat down and
discovered we needed change.
Phones › Re: How Beautiful Does Your Phone Keyboard Looks (pics) by iscom(m): 11:59am On Apr 23, 2015
You can't take it from SwiftKey. Is the best keyboards for now.
Christianity Etc › Re: Are These Prayers Okay? by iscom(op): 6:31pm On Apr 19, 2015
bisous:
God of Israel I can understand because of the many miracles he performed on behalf of the Israelites.
But when u start calling personalities and their God's I have a problem with it because for all I care what they may have made god's or god that is working for them may not necessarily be the true God......and I see no reason why I must go through another human being's god
Yes you are very right.
Christianity Etc › Are These Prayers Okay? by iscom(op): 9:32am On Apr 19, 2015
Oh God's of T. B Joshua.
Oh God's of Elijah.
Oh God's of Adeboye.
Oh God's of pastor Chris.
Oh God's of Israel.
What does it really means when someone pray like this?
Does it mean your God is not active or you have no God?
Are we not serving one God or we really have different God? Somebody tell us something, i may be wrong.
Phones › Re: Mlais M52 Red Note The Cheapest Phone? $149 Only. by iscom(op): 7:25pm On Apr 16, 2015
Reviews It seems like every new Chinese phone is better
than the last. Here at Android Headlines we’ve
begun to really specialize in reviewing the latest
and greatest from China regardless of the price
point, but the nature of the beast keeps the price
point for these phones low and the specs bleeding
edge for the price. MediaTek’s latest 64-bit
chipsets have enabled these cheaper phones to no
longer feel like a cheap phone, rather they end up
performing just as well as the most expensive
phones out there at the end of the day. Sure the
resolution of the display panel might be lower, and
the materials used to actually manufacture the
phone are cheaper, but it’s likely most people don’t
care. This is what many of the up and coming
Chinese manufacturers are banking their money on,
so does the Mlais M52 Red Note stand up to this
challenge? Let’s find out.
Specs
As we’ve seen in the past $159 is starting to buy
some seriously amazing hardware, with a powerful
64-bit octa-core chipset, 720p HD screen and
plenty of RAM to do whatever you need.
5.5-inch 720p IPS Display
MediaTek MT6752 1.7GHz Octa-core Processor
Mali T760 MP2 GPU
2GB of RAM
16GB internal storage, microSD card support
3,200mAh battery
Android 4.4.4
13MP rear-facing camera, LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
152mm tall x 78mm wide x 8.2mm thick
158g
We just reviewed the uleFone Be Pro which costs
the exact same $159, and right off the top the Mlais
M52 Red Note is lighter, slightly smaller, features
the same size 5.5-inch 720p screen, a faster
processor and a bigger battery. On specs alone the
Mlais certainly knocks the socks off anything else
in this price range, and even encroaches on phones
in the next tier of $200+ phones like the Meizu M1
Note in almost every regard.
Display
For a 5.5-inch 720p panel this display looks
phenomenal. It feels sharper than other 5.5-inch
720p displays, is more vibrant, has better color
reproduction, contrast levels and even viewing
angles. It’s basically about as good as an LCD 720p
display could get in my eyes, as most of these
panels aren’t found on phones even marginally
more expensive. There’s no noticeable ghosting at
all and no bleeding from the lit parts of the edge of
the screen unless you tilt it significantly to the side.
Overall this is a fantastic panel that’ll make anyone
happy so long as they keep the price point in mind,
and even then it’ll likely surprise most.
The digitizer isn’t all that great but it’s not nearly as
bad as the one on the uleFone Be Pro. Multiple
touches are registered just fine and there’s no
bleeding over of touch point when fingers get close,
but I found it very difficult to type quickly with two
fingers rather than using a swipe input method. This
is more than likely a driver issue that could be fixed
in a future update as we’ve seen with phones like
the OnePlus One and Oppo Find 7.
Hardware and Build
Cheaper price tag means cheaper hardware and
build, there’s just no way around it. That being said
this doesn’t feel as cheap as the Xiaomi Redmi Note
even though it looks almost identical to that product.
Even the three capacitive keys below the screen on
the front look just like the Xiaomi Redmi Note, which
is the reason the phone is called the Red Note in the
first place. It’s a little lighter than some phones at
this price range but doesn’t feel hollow or cheap.
The whole body is covered in a shiny, slippery
plastic that’s likely going to need to be covered in
some sort of case if you have any hope of ever
keeping the phone from receiving drop damage. The
phone comes in four different colors for you to
choose from: white, black, coral and teal. What’s
awesome here is that all four of these colors are
included in the box and are easily swappable
thanks to the simple plastic snap-off back.
In addition to these extra backs my model came
with a circle S-View case that’s clearly a take-off
of the LG G3 window cases out there yet is called
the same thing as a Samsung window case. The
back is a transparent dark grey, muting any color
back you have on the phone but at least still
displaying it for everyone to see. The window itself
is incredibly useful and displays either and analog
or digital clock of your choosing, as well as music
support without even having to open the case up.
This was unbelievably handy and worked very well,
as closing the case whether the screen was on or
not always shows the quick window. Buttons are
easily accessible when the case is closed and in
general I found this to be the preferred way to use
the phone.
The rest of the phone features a pretty typical
button and layout configuration for most Chinese
smartphones out there. The power button is on the
right side, volume rocker on the left side, USB port
and 3.5mm headphone jack on top and a speaker
bar near the bottom of the back. A single LED sits
below the reasonably sized camera lens on the top,
and of course your three capacitive menu, home
and back buttons sit below the screen on the front.
It’s likely that if there’s an Android 5.x Lollipop
update for this phone this menu button will become
a recents button, but until then it serves as a menu
button.
Performance and Memory
MediaTek’s MT6752 processor is an absolute
beast, especially at the 720p resolution the phone
runs at. Using AnTuTu I was told it was almost as
fast as a Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 or any of the
other Snapdragon 800/801 powered phones out
there. I even ran games side by side with the
Snapdragon 805-powered Nexus 6 and the Mlais
M52 Red Note ran everything at a higher framerate
with less stuttering and hitching than the Nexus 6.
It’s important to remember that the Nexus 6 is
literally four times the resolution of this phone,
meaning there’s a lot more processing power
required to actually display the same thing at the
same framerate, but it’s impressive nonetheless.
As long as you don’t mind 720P this thing will run
absolutely anything you throw at it with a perfect
framerate.
Multi-tasking was great even though it’s activated
via long-pressing on the home button. Dedicated
Recents/Overview multi-tasking buttons are
always preferred and having to hold down the home
button slows the process down considerably, but
when I needed to switch between apps the phone
did so flawlessly. With 2GB of RAM at this resolution
there’s essentially never any redraw between apps
no matter what you’ve got open, so those precious
web pages won’t have to reload while you’re playing
a round of whatever the latest mobile game is.
Battery Life
With a 3,200mAh battery, a processor with power
requirements as lot as the MediaTek MT6752 and a
720P screen you’d expect the battery life to be
pretty crazy, and if you did you’d absolutely be
correct. I was impressed with the battery life of the
uleFone Be Pro which features a slightly lower
power chipset but a significantly smaller battery at
2,600mAh, but this blows that one out of the water.
Standby is phenomenal, losing only a few
percentage points over night, but it’s not the best
performer we’ve seen from the likes of recently
released Chinese smartphones with similar
chipsets. Actual usage borders on the best I’ve
seen in a while, with 40% battery remaining after
the first day and a half with the phone and nearly 2
hours screen on time. I was also streaming music
quite a bit that day and taking pictures with the
phone, two factors that typically drain battery, not to
mention the initial setup and syncing of apps and
my Google account.
Phone Calls and Network
Another superb section and a win for the Mlais M52
Red Note. While it doesn’t support T-Mobile’s LTE
network it does widely support the HSPA+ 3G
network, and even in spots where I almost always
drop calls this phone kept the signal going. It’s nice
not to have your conversation interrupted at the
same point every day, and the days I’ve been using
the Mlais M52 Red Note have been filled with less
annoyance because of this. In terms of network
speed you’re going to get the regular HSPA+
speeds we’ve all been used to before LTE came
along. That translates into roughly anywhere
between 8-15Mbps download and between
0.5-2.5Mbps upload on T-Mobile’s network. AT&T
doesn’t have as fast of an HSPA network but it’s
still enough to stream any media you’re going to
want to consume on a wireless network. For those
that need it the Mlais M52 Red Note supports two
SIM cards, one regular sized and one micro sized,
as well as robust SIM management for directing
calls, texts and data through a specific SIM.
Software
When all other things fail to deliver a truly excellent
experience on a phone, the software experience
can be paramount to the ultimate success of that
device. The Mlais M52 Red Note uses a nearly
identical build of Android 4.4.4 KitKat as the iOcean
Rock, uleFone Be Pro and the Elephone P5000 to
name a few that we’ve reviewed this year. This
means that if you’ve ever used any of those
devices or read our reviews on those you’ll know
what to expect. Basically it’s a skin-free version of
Android 4.4.4 KitKat that includes a few extra
features to help you out during the day. The Mlais
M52 Red Note has more added features than most
of these and from what I can tell is identical to the
release on the uleFone Be Pro. It’s refreshing to see
so many Chinese manufacturers using a skin that’s
this light, and it’ll be even better when all these
phones receive their Android 5.0 Lollipop updates
too.
The phone seems to ship with a circle window case
meaning you can check the time and date, see if
you have any missed calls or text messages, and
even control the music playing on your phone
without ever having to open the cover on the
screen. This sort of functionality has been around
for a long time now but has mostly only been
available on more high-end phones like the Galaxy
Note 4 or the LG G3. You can change the clock
between digital and analog modes and even select
different color backgrounds to suit your tastes.
There’s also a special screen timeout mode for this
circular window including 3 and 5 seconds as well
as keeping it the same as your regular screen sleep
time. Opening and closing the cover at any time will
bring up the circular window no matter if the screen
is off or on and was a super convenient way to
wake the device up and let it sleep without ever
having to use the power button.
Speaking of waking and sleeping, many screen-off
gestures are included in this particular software
package which include double-tap to wake as well
as drawing different letters on the screen to launch
different apps. I have the same problem here as I
did with the other phones running this particular
version of Android though: it doesn’t check the
proximity sensor to see if the phone is in your
pocket or not. This means plenty of accidental app
launches, phone unlocks and probably lots of
pocket dialing of people on your contact list.
Thankfully the circle case saved me from doing
this, and I found double-tap to wake to be super
convenient with the circle case on, otherwise I’d
turn this feature off in a heartbeat.
Quick toggles have some additions over stock
Android including audio profiles for quick and easy
profile switching as well as cast screen built right in.
There’s notification light customization that allows
you to change the blinking color of the notification
light for calls, messages and general notifications.
This is handy for knowing when you’ve missed a
call or message without ever having to pick the
phone up and look at it, and helps you prioritize
when to do so. You can schedule the device to turn
on and off if you’d like, and there’s even native VPN
support for those needing to access their work’s
network from their phone.
There’s lots of added security included over the
standard Google stuff including per-app
permissions and mobile anti-theft protection. As is
included in other phones with this particular
software build mobile anti-theft allows you to set up
a set of codes to remotely wipe your device and
lock it if it’s stolen or lost. Per-app permissions
give users the ability to control how each app
accesses data including allowing or denying access
to things like your contacts list, GPS location and
more.
Sound
Overall I was very pleased with the sound output of
the Mlais M52 Red Note, whether it be from the
3.5mm headphone jack up top or the sound bar on
the back. What’s actually interesting about that
sound bar is that it’s not actually a bar speaker at
all, rather a large rectangular speaker on the back
with a bar design on the back cover. Either way it
produced some pretty decent and clear sound for a
phone speaker, and while it wasn’t the loudest
speaker in the world it got me through a truck ride
on the highway with the phone on loudspeaker. Still
I could ask for a bit more volume here, as it was
marginally difficult to hear the person on the other
end.
Music output from the device was solid and
sounded better than all the other phones I’ve
reviewed in this price range. A lot of times lower
cost phones can end up producing flat audio that
still doesn’t sound great after equalizing the output.
This phone, however, sounded good without having
to equalize the audio and of course was even better
once I did. There’s a built-in software equalizer and
a smattering of generic options like audio enhancer,
loudness, audio surround and even a lossless
Bluetooth audio mode. Anyone who’s used
Bluetooth for their main music output source knows
that it can sometimes sound tinny, and the sound
itself can crackle as a result of a number of issues
with Bluetooth communication. I experienced none
of that here and was able to enjoy crystal clear
sound on my Bluetooth speaker without interruption.
Camera
At this price range a good camera isn’t exactly to be
expected, but I was pleasantly surprised at the
results that came from the Red Note’s camera. By
default the camera starts out at 8 megapixels
instead of the 13 megapixels advertised, and I found
that it generally takes better pictures at 8MP
anyway. While this is odd I’m not going to question
it much, as you get more detail from the 8MP shots
and better overall lighting for some reason. I would
also recommend turning anti-shake mode on as it
applies a very gentle denoise filter and seems to
work similarly to other phones out there where it
takes a few shots instantly and blends them
together, creating an image that’s nearly noise free
and full of plenty of detail. Below you’ll see an
example of the Moto 360 in lower lighting conditions
with anti-shake on and off. Notice in the picture
with anti-shake on there’s considerably more detail
in the entire picture and the denoise filter actually
helps increase the detail instead of decrease it as
we’ve seen from so many other phones out there.
HDR mode is decent and gives pretty good results
in some lighting conditions, but is a little too strong
at times. You’ll notice in the one with the children’s
playground that the shot without HDR just looks
better even though there’s less detail in the shadow
areas, as the HDR shot comes off looking fake. The
camera did a great job of correcting the tint of the
picture for different lighting conditions, giving
accurate colors and hues in all types of light. As is
the case with a cheaper sensor there’s a bit of
discoloration no matter the lighting condition but it’s
only really noticeable sometimes, so it’s not always
an issue.
Video is nothing short of lousy, with lots of
compression and digital noise from the 3gp format
used instead of using a higher quality codec like
most phones use nowadays. It basically looks like
decent SD video no matter what mode you put it in,
and I found that leaving it at the default “high”
setting instead of turning it up to “fine” produces the
best picture possible. Check out the sample shots
below to judge for yourself!
Low Light
Non-HDR
HDR
Low Light
Low Light
13MP
8MP with Anti-Shake
Low Light
Low Light HDR
Conclusion
I’m not entirely sure how low we can keep pushing
the bar for phone prices and still get a good
performing device, but the Mlais M52 Red Note has
exceeded my expectations in every way. Everything
from the performance of the phone in games, multi-
tasking and other daily apps to the actually pretty
darned good camera for the price was impressive.
Audio output is excellent in every measurable way,
and there’s a good bit of control over how it sounds
thanks to the built-in equalizer and lossless
Bluetooth mode. The value gets extended even
further as Mlais includes all 4 color backs inside the
box, giving you the option to switch them out
whenever you’d like, and mine even came with a
flip circle window style case. A very stock looking
version of Android keeps things like and fast and
doesn’t offend with its looks, and the few extra
features that are included are superb. Do Not
Disturb mode is missing completely from this but
that will be fixed with the Android 5.0 Lollipop update
which is scheduled to release any time now. The
only thing left to fix is the digitizer which has trouble
keeping up with super fast typing, but isn’t unusable
in any way as we’ve seen with some phones in this
price range and lower. Overall this is yet again the
best phone I can think of under $200 right now, with
the Meizu M1 Note being the next worthwhile phone
if you want to spend over $200. http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/04/featured-review-mlais-m52-red-note.html
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