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See my speed with the same MTN in Jos.

Norman4real:
I've held one before, and I can say it has only two positives, a clean UI and a very good display panel (despite it being 720p). Otherwise it uses an entry level Mtk A22, doesn't have fingerprint scanner, mediocre camera, battery capacity is small and has low RAM/ROM. It would be ideal as a side phone to accompany your main one but if u are looking for good performance then it won't be favourable regardless of how many software updates it receives.

battery capacity is small? I doubt if you are talking about 2.3 because it is a 4000mah battery, which is not small by all standards.

Where can I get a replacement screen for redmi 8A apart from aliexpress, any seller here?

Please apart from aliexpress is there anywhere I can get a replacement screen for redmi 8 in Nigeria Jos precisely? Any seller here on nairaland?

iKingsley:
Normally, orders with Aliexpress standard shipping arrive in 12 days - approximately 2 weeks

yes, my current phone I ordered August last year was delivered to me within 9 days.

Midex88:
But before now, what was the initial duration between hand over to airplane and been dispatched overseas

2 to 3 days, in some cases within 24 hours. Using aliexpress standard shipping as a yard stick, your order of 16th May would have arrived since.

Seller must be very broke, or is there any logical explanation?

gidieberry:
E be like say Singapore Post get one kin issue of late but you see that China Post Registered Air Mail with China Post Ordinary Pocket na abomination

lol, I won't advise even my enemy to use China post shipping.

bhella10:
Can someone please explain why I couldn't get Google store working on the New Nokia 3.2 I just bought. It kept rolling. Abeg someone should help

check network settings, make access point does not contain proxy and port numbers.

Until normalcy returns, all restrictions are lifted I won't buy anything from Aliexpress.

As usual, Nigerians are taking for granted. There is Nokia 1.3 released before this one, it is a better device with similar specs but snapdragon chipset, a water drop display, better battery and OTG function, but I wonder why Nokia has not introduced it to Nigeria market.

I don't really have a favorite brand, I used Tecno, Gionee and infinix in the past, so I don't have a problem buying any of them if the price is right, because price is my issue with transsion devices, they would use a poor and outdated chipset on their device and slam a huge price tag on it, take for example the recently launched itel p36 pro with a unisoc chipset and selling for 43k, I don't really have problems with the phone itself but price is too expensive, it would be a scam to sell that phone 30k let alone 43k. Tecno spark 5 and infinix hot 9 are both selling for more than 50k, to me this is an extortion when you can get better devices at a lower price. I have never used a Xiaomi phone, but I feel they offer more value for money, look at the specs redmi 8a of 37k for example despite its lack of finger print sensor(what I dislike about the phone) can match or even beat the spark 5 in performance.

Olamyyde:
You know a brand is truly horrible when they treate 4G lte like a premium feature in 2020.



Transsion is truly a backward company.

yes o the moment I saw the name "itel p36 pro LTE" I was like, is there any none 4G smartphone in 2020?

The biggest joke of the year is spending 43k on itel smartphone.

EstherG:
You actually have to get the OurTv decoder to be able to get the channels on the satellite. Theres no two way about it fam

you mean all nigcomsat channels are encrypted on ourTV decoder?

Vivo has just released the X50 pro+ with snapdragon 865 chipset, 12GB RAM and 256Gb ROM. those who think VIVO does not produce flagship phones, don't anything about the company except its name.

OP should state clearly the type of vivo phones he is talking about, because some people may think you are talking about those outdated refurbished vivo phones from 2013.

MayenKudi:
not really, considering the specs i would love to compare it with the Redmi 8a since they are both 2gb RAM, 32GB ROM and 5000 mah devices, the redmi 8a goes for about 47k in Nigeria while the spark 5 is 49k. One could say the Redmi 8a was released months ago, but then they share majorly the same specs and in present day with all the price hike the spark 5 retails for for just 2k more, that should tell you its way relatively cheaper. this is just for redm8a, a 2gb samsung device with a 32 gb rom and 3400 mah battery is the galaxy a10 released last year its prices starts from around 49k, 52k precisely on konga as of today, these are just two other brands, compare it this way with others too and you will understand budget friendliness of devices in another perpective.

Check this out! Redmi 8a 3/32 variant is around 37k while the 4/64 variant is just 42k. The only possible explanation here is tecno and infinix are just taking advantage of this pandemic to exploit Nigerians further cos I saw Hot 9 also selling for 56k in most retail shops.

MayenKudi:
53k?? well the price they psoted online for the spark 5 was 49k and 47k for the spark 5 air moreover most things now are more expensive due to the pandemic.

it is still expensive even at 49k, the argument here is there are cheaper phones with much more better specs in the market, of course this pandemic has affected the prices of almost everything but considering the specs of spark 5, it shouldn't exceed 40k.

edoairways:
Same redmni note is sold for N58,990 on same jumia, who is deceiving who.

you got it wrong, there is a difference between redmi 8 and redmi note 8, check the pictures I posted. So even if it is the redmi note 8 compared with the spark 5 you would agree with me that the Tecno is highly overpriced.

To say that I was surprised when saw the price on jumia is understatement, like seriously? I think only a novice would buy at that price when a much more better option like redmi 8 is available at a much lower price.

If I were you I would go for the S11.

Wow people still using leeco? I have sold mine a year ago.

karps:
Hi, I updated to Android 10 on my 3.2 three days ago and I've been having mobile Internet problems, in most cases I have to switch off and on data to get connected, updating apps is difficult but these problems seem to disappear once I connect to WiFi. I currently use MTN.

Did you experience similar problems?

that problem is peculiar to MTN and Airtel networks though not always. I'm not using a Nokia phone but I'm encountering same problem from time to time.

I think people should stop buying from AliExpress for the mean time. Your item may be shipped and arrive in destination country but it won't be delivered to you because of this lock down, the item may get lost in the process. It is better to wait until the storm is over.

It should support MTN 4G, probably your location have no 4G coverage or your MTN SIM is not 4G compliant, it could also be a temporary network issue.

We can't dispute the fact that Xiaomi is miles better than Tecno and Infinix, but I don't see how Xiaomi can overtake them in the near future as far as Nigeria market is concerned.

OP here is the latest coolpad to be released soon. You can can always count on aliexpress if you need a coolpad phone.

ZesusHVWritter:
Anyone who buys this for 30k, please don't ever call yourself smart.
You have the realme c3, redmi 8 and numerous better options.
I am never spending a dime on anything transision.
With a gun to my head, I might pick this device for 15k...
But it's a might, dying is probably better than the amount of regret that comes embedded in anything transision.

we may hate transsion products but I think 30k for this phone is a good buy, no phone can offer better specs at this price, all the alternatives you have mentioned are way more than 30k.

Infinix Hot 9 is with a pin hole display and quad camera set up, here's the official specs and pictures from GSMArena.

NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
LAUNCH
Announced 2020, March 23
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April
BODY
Dimensions 165.4 x 76.8 x 8.8 mm (6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
PLATFORM
OS Android 10.0, XOS 6.0
Chipset MediaTek Helio A25 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR GE8320
MEMORY
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
eMMC 5.1
MAIN CAMERA
Quad 13 MP, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
QVGA (Low light sensor)
or
16 MP, (wide), PDAF (64/128 GB models only)
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
QVGA (Low light sensor)
Features Triple-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Single 8 MP, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
SOUND
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
MISC
Colors Midnight Black, Quetzal Cyan, Violet, Ocean Wave
Price About 90 EUR.
Source GSMArena

Geniusspecs:
https://geniusspecs.com/2020/03/19/itel-a56-review-specs-and-price-4000mah/

OP is this what you call a review ���

ogundeleai:
It's because Nigeria lack standard such phone ougth not to have allowed into Nigeria market.. Nokia still don't realise Nigeria has grown up interms of technology..

so if Nigeria have "standards" what would be the reason for not allowing the phone into our market? Is there any health hazard associated with the phone? Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians would gladly buy it because they can't afford a 30k+ phone, BTW, the phone is not meant for Nigeria market only, it is sold globally, check GSMarena and read reviews from users in different countries.