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stpat1:
I'm not impressed cos it still comes with a 1gb RAM.

The 2GB RAM version will be available soon

Osyxcel:
I don't know what you mean by calling a 211g phone light.

I use a phone with 3000mah battery, and it is just about 156g.

So what did you say again?

That Gionee M5 na hammer oo , Tecno L8 weight is 154g

saaedlee:
The phone battery is monstrously large, The last time I charged mine was on saturday and believe you me, I am still using it. Battery percent is still 37% as I use it for just calls and sms.

Yes the battery is very good

georgen2u:
Am loving my gionee n5 mini. It last 2.5 days with 2g ram. I can't go back to one gig oh

there is 2GB RAM version of the Tecno L8

HannibalXVI:
Heaviness most likely cus of the battery.
If it sports an 8.0MP rear camera with a led flash alongside front facing snapper of just 2.0MP & The rear camera produces decent output in a well-lit condition but the low light aspect is poor then it's not directed at selfie addicts.
With that battery its more for people on the move who may be in remote places 4 long (eg surveyors on site) & people in places with bad light situation.

Yes you are right

Honestly Oyindebrah , 15% consumed in 2hrs is not a bad performance judging from the fact that you are watching movie. It's pretty good

greenhulk:
Arguing with u is pointless. If u think the back of gionee m5 is metal then it is pointless replying u. If u own the phone go check very well, it is actually plastic painted to look like metal. Same thing Innjoo did with their flex tab.

Also the screen to body ratio of m5 and j8 are almost the same... M5 is 72.2% while j8 is 77.35%. But u failed to mention that the m5 is very thick at 8.6mm while boom j8 is slimmer at 7.35mm. U also failed to mention that the m5 has a non backlit capacitive buttons... What were they even thinking?

And what future update are u talking about? Does that explain why a phone released in June 2015 is still stuck on lollipop after 1 full year of release? Android N is coming soon and ur m5 would probably not even see marshmallow... So where's the future update?

M5 and j8 have same processors clocked at same speed, same screen resolution, how is m5 superior.? I'm not saying the j8 is superior but m5 is not any better... They are both same mid range low resolution phones. Gionee people just like bragging like the m5 is some kind of super phone lol.

Yes gionee m5 is sold internationally while the boom j8 is sold in nigeria and some parts of West Africa only.. But do u know the m5 that is sold in other countries is better than the ones sold here? Yes... those ones have 3gb of ram and better processors.

you don't need to argue with people who haven't a high end device before or people who know nothing about pixels. I am surprised someone is saying the audio quality on gionee M5 is better than Boom J8. Gionee M5 only has a louder sound ,nothing more

paulinoace0:
Don't have 2 much time for arguments cause am busy with other things
Take a look at this screen shots
Am not running any app on my c8 look at the ram usage
But am running 7 apps on my hot2 look at the ram usage

the reason is Camon c8 uses a better chipset mt6735 which is a 64bit processor compared to hot 2 mt6580 chipset. The 64 bit mt6735 needs at least 2Gb RAM to run smoothly. The same reason Gionee M3 mini has issues with multitasking or Tecno camon C5. So your titled is misleading since you are comparing only two phones , it should been Infinix hot 2 multitasks better than camon c8 .

Any device can use cyanogen Op, is a matter of good developers having access to such device Code.

SpenzaZoom:
So i got the Tecno L8 phone on Tuesday and i must say that i enjoy every bit of the phone especially the phone's monster battery. The battery is extraordinarily long lasting, given that my last phone battery capacity was 2000mah and I'm a campite (you won't understand except you are a FUNAAB student staying at camp).


Summary of the phone specs

Tecno L8 runs on android 5.1 lollipop out of the box with
Tecno’s
HiOS user interface and powered by a 1.3GHz Quad-core process with
MediaTek’s chipset, coupled with a 1GB RAM component
and a 16GB internal memory which is ample for file storage.
* 5.0 High Definition Screen Display
* Dual Micro sim card
* Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system
* 1.3 Ghz Quad-core Processor
* 8mp rear camera and 2mp front snapper
* 16GB ROM (Expandable to 64GB) and 1GB RAM
* 3G connectivity
* 5050mah battery capacity
* Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass sensors
Price Range: N29,000 – N34,000 but i got at 30k


The 1gb ram component is obviously a let down for gamers but Tecno did well with the HiOS HiManager in optimizing the phone's ram usage.



Photos to follow

This should have been titled unboxing not review

Some people this read it, especially the older generation. For i will just check and drop it

ShiroSan:
OP, what are you trying to communicate?

Is it that the price is too cheap or that it is too expensive?
The title of your thread is misleading.

There is price reduction

If you are planning to get a tablet device , Konga is selling Tecno Tablet devices at crazy prices . The latest Tecno driodpad 8D is 4G and dual sim standby

I chat, play videos and play games

lambofri:
This kinds of post is funny everytime to me..how do ppl get scammed like really who still gets scammed in this time

you make me laugh, people get scammed everyday in Lagos

I am writing this to inform the unsuspecting public about the fraudulent activities of some phone dealers in Ikeja. If you have it in mind to buy any phone from computer village always patronize well-known dealers, don't buy from road side sellers or sellers that you feel are not genuine. Most times they won't give you receipt! Run for your life

Yesterday I read here in on nairaland that one person went to buy the TECNO Boom J8 but the free headphones that came with it has been removed. He was even lucky as many after buying the device of their choice, they got home to discover what was inside the package was fufu. It's may be funny but very true

Finally don't go to computer Village on Sunday with the mind of buying any phone. Be warned.

Pls Obinoscopy help move to FP, so that the public will be informed about this.

When I dream it usually comes true, I think it’s a gift of some sort like for instance, before my sister Titi got married to Frederick her then fiancé, I had dreamt and in that dream Frederick drove into our compound in a black Pajero SUV with his Father (Frederick’s mother is late) to greet my parents and officially make their intentions to take Titi known to all.

You know the way dreams go, scenes and people have a way of getting mixed up but I remember our parents seated at the balcony all dressed up as though for an important occasion. One funny transition after another, then I saw myself washing Frederick’s Pajero (which was coated in thick red mud) at the back of our compound. From out of nowhere, sets of canopies had already been erected right in the middle of our compound and someone’s traditional marriage rites were being performed. The entire atmosphere was electrifying!
Well, it turned out my sister’s traditional marriage went almost exactly as I’d dreamt, except for the car washing part, and two months after Fred had taken my lovely sis into his abode, he sold his old Toyota Camry. Guess which car he wheeled home in replacement? You’re right, a black Mitsubishi Pajero SUV!
But this time my dream says Paris, Euro 2016…


If you’re a dreamer, one good habit to form is belief in your dreams, don’t be quick to doubt them. Yes, I just said that but really, how will I ever get myself to be in Paris? I haven’t even bused to the national stadium in Abuja ever, and here am I, dreaming of watching a Live Euro 2016 match in Paris - hian! My dreams have gotten really ambitious, picture me backing the Eiffel tower as I strike a perfect pose for a night time selfie - imagine that, yeah. That was one scene amongst many exciting scenes in my dream! I didn’t stop believing, in fact when I almost doubted my dream for the first time in my life, guess what happened, I mean, what I saw on Facebook….
I saw this!

Like seriously? TECNO BOOM J8 is going to take me to Paris? Who says that dreams don’t come true?
The chase for euro 2016 is on:
Grab your own copy of the new TECNO BOOM J8 smart phone; share your favorite BOOM Player songs with friends on social media and you could win a trip to Paris!!


HOW TO PARTICIPATE
• Buy the new TECNO BOOM J8, now available in retail stores nationwide
• Launch and Log in to the *BOOM player app
• Share your favorite playlist in BOOM player with friends on Facebook
• The more ‘likes’ you get the more chances of winning fantastic weekly prizes
• At the end of the promotion, the participant with the highest number of ‘Likes’ wins an all-expense paid trip to Paris to watch EURO 2016 Live.

PRIZES TO BE WON

Grand Prize: Win an all-expense paid trip to Paris, 3 WINNERS from 3 COUNTRIES.
Golden Prize: TECNO BOOM J8 Phones to be won, 7 per week per country; a total of 84.
Silver Prize: TECNO custom Bluetooth Speakers (they’re simply awesome!) to be won, 7 per week per country; a total of 84.
Promotion runs till May 9, 2016 in Nigeria
Visit http://www.tecno-mobile.com/boomj8paris/ for more information
Terms and conditions apply *BOOM player app comes pre-installed on TECNO BOOM J8 and other TECNO devices

Glo bb plan for 1k is good to go

If you wanna sell kindly contact me I have customers looking for it

saintfaculty:
Later decided to go for Techno w4...

which one is W4 again

If you wanna sell your Boom J8 kindly contact me. My customers need them

Brief review of Wiko Slide 2,

It has 5.5-inch screen displays with HD 13MP camera for taking sharp pictures in dim conditions and 5MP Front-facing camera. The camera also has some cool features like HDR, autofocus, Smile shot, Sport mode, flash, touch focus, face detection, Panorama, Face Beauty, etc.
The Wiko Slide 2 is a Dual SIM smartphone with Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop). It comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory expandable to 64GB. Also it runs on Octa-core 1.4 GHz . The Wiko Slide 2 is powered by a 2820mAh capacity battery.



FULL SPECIFICATION OF WIKO SLIDE 2
GENERAL
2G Network : YES
3G Network : YES
4G Network : NO
SIM : Dual-SIM
Status : Released January 2015


BODY
Dimensions : 154.7 x 79.5 x 8.5mm
Keyboard : Touchscreen
Colors :


DISPLAY
Type : IPS Full Lamination, 16M colors
Size : 720 x 1280 pixels, 5.5 inches (~267 ppi pixel density)
Multi touch : Yes, 2 fingertouch
Protection:


MEMORY AND OS
Card slot : microSD, up to 64GB
Internal : 16GB
OS : Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset: Mediatek MTK MT6592M
CPU : Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU : Mali-450MP
RAM : 2GB


AUDIO
Alert types : Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
Audio port : 3.5mm jack
CONNECTIVITY
WIFI : YES, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth : YES, v4.0
GPS : YES, with A-GPS
FM Radio: YES
USB : YES, v2.0
USB OTG: YES
CAMERA
Primary : : 13 MP Camera, Video, Rear Camera, Flash, touch focus,, HDR, Panorama
Video : YES,
Secondary : YES, 5 MP


BATTERY
Capacity : 2820 mAh Li-Po battery
Stand-by : Up to 408 hours
Talk time : Up to 29.6 hours
Music play :


OTHER FEATURES
Sensors : Accelerometer, Light, Magnetic, Proximity
Messaging : SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser : HTML5
Java : NO
MISCELLANEOUS
– MPEG4, 3GPP, 3GP, XviD player
– MP3/WAV/MIDI, ACC+ player
– Document viewer
– Photo/video viewer
– Voice memo/dial
– Predictive text input

Available on Jumia for order thru me. Contact me on whatsapp 08156636487. 80% discount on delivery fees to your door step

FrozeBABE:
I like the slim nature of d phone..nice work tecno.

I like it too

This is not funny oo, phone wey just come out . I hope they do something about it before some people start ripping Nigerians off. i think the phone make a lot of sense and it is really powerful midrange device. I got mine earlier though

mrprezident007:
The pictures look quite sleek, but I would have loved if you compared the TECNO j8 with another device @Op.

which device?

Tecno mobile recently launched the Boom J8 in the Country. When you look at the Boom J8, you will agree with me that the Boom J8 is a complete upgrade in almost all departments compared to its predecessor. I bought a unit of the device, so I will be reviewing the black version of the device.


The amazing camera

The Tecno Boom J8 features a powerful 13MP back camera. This camera has many additional features that help to make it perfect for photo lovers. Like HDR mode, guidelines, Delay capture, preview size, gesture shot and GPS location. But it doesn’t have the full usual manual setting mode but photos still come out very good. It features a 5.0MP front camera for selfies and video calls. To take a good natural selfie photo, always un-tick the beautification icon on the camera, because if you don’t your photos will look like it’s been edited, but some people will still find it helpful.
Check out the photos I took with the rear camera.

The 13mp shooter takes great and quality photos both day and night. The photo depth is even better than the camera centric camon C8 as you can see from those photos above. I have cropped those photos but they still look very good. I also love the new UI of the camera, low-light photography is now better than before. Many people have been clamoring for the camera reviews, this I believe will put an end to the controversy going on whether the camera is good or not. Judge for yourself

Fluidity and screen responsiveness

When it comes to fluidity and screen responsiveness, many phone makers are really still lagging behind. Tecno mobile has really impressed me with their recent devices like camon c8, phantom 5 and the newly launched Boom J8. This is the best midrange device from Tecno Mobile so far. I compared the screen responsiveness of the three of them; the Phantom 5 was ahead while the boom J8 came second. Tecno Boom J8 is very fluid and smooth thanks to the new android skin; HiOS from Tecno mobile. Apps open very fast on the Boom j8 and I didn’t experience any lag while using the device. I heard some people complained about the responsivenes of their unit ,it might be a software problem though, probably a system update should fix that.


Gaming Reviews

The Tecno J8 is powered by 1.3GHz quadcore processor. This 64Bit Cortex-A53 Mediatek processor is supported by 2GB of RAM and the graphics is handled by Mali T720 which is decent enough to handle most of the heavy games for game lovers. This hardware configuration makes the Tecno Boom J8 a decent phone for multitasking. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop but upgradable to android 6.0 marshmallow.

I tested few games like FIFA 16, Temple run, Tennis 3D, candy crush and they all run smoothly; no lag was experienced, so it’s pretty good for gaming.


Design and display

This phone is designed with simplicity and beauty firmly in mind. It’s a complete departure from Tecno’s midrange devices in the past. Lots of people were comparing it with the IPhone 6s plus, the fact is the device shares some resemblances with the iPhone but when you look at it closely, Tecno Boom J8 is slimmer and easier to hold than the IPhone 6s plus.


Perfect Hold in one hand


Tecno Boom J8 is slim and so easy to hold with your hands unlike the Iphone 6s plus that is weightier and mostly operated with two hands. Many people will find this device easy to use especially if you are the types that multitask a lot. You can operate it with one hand while driving, working on your PC and lot more

I have the black colour of the Boom J8 which I believe is the cutest with this matte finished with touch of texture on it. It makes holding it so easy and also catches attention of people easily. One can easily spot the expansive 5.5 inch IPS screen with about 78% screen to body ratio. This is lovely for watching videos and playing games, it also contributes to the general beauty and sexiness of the phone.
All Hail the Music King

Tecno Boom J8 is the first device from Tecno to use the Grammy award winning WAVES Maxx Audio. When I checked online i saw this about MaxxAudio; MaxxAudio is a suite of advanced audio enhancement tools from Waves that brings award-winning technologies to consumer electronics devices. MaxxAudio offers end-users unparalleled sound performance, whether they're playing a game, watching a movie, listening to music, or using online voice communication. With clearer highs, enhanced bass, and increased volume. Now, what sounded great in the studio will sound great on the go.

This phone boasts of quality audio output whether you are using the headphone that come with it or listening to songs on the phone’s speaker, thanks to the boom maxx equalizer. The boom maxx is so intelligent, it quickly detects the type of headphone you plug into the phone. You can imagine how the audio quality will be, when you have Boom Player and Boom Maxx working together for better audio experience. My unit came with a free Boom headphone and I was told that for every of the device purchased, a free Boom headphone will be given, which I believe is a good deal


I love the sound output from the phantom 5 headphone, it does the job so well. The speaker is well positioned on the device, which is similar to the way the Iphone 6s is positioned. Playing songs on the Boom J8 is something I can’t stop doing because the sound output is very good and there is this breathing light that dances as I play music on the device. This light also serves as notification light.


The Intuitive User interface, better performance

If there is one thing i will quickly notice about this phone, it’s the clean and intelligent user interface from Tecno. It’s called the HiOS. HiOS is very fast and it comes with lots of tweaks like changing the themes and Fonts, customizing the Folders and lots more. This android skin is based on android 5.1 lollipops, I expect to see android marshmallow but the device still runs smoothly. HiOS is 60% faster than most user interfaces and is quite intuitive, customizable and easily navigated



Performance

I run the popular benchmarking app, antutu benchmark 6.0.1 on it to reveal the hardware and software specifications, and the results were decent when compared to devices on the same range. The device has the recent 64bit MediaTek 6735 ARM Cortex- A53 architecture with openGL ES 3.1 as against 2.0 and 3.0 on some devices. The advantages of the openGL ES 3.1 are enormous over the older versions. It enhances 3D graphics and from the developer’s point of view, what used to work well on desktop computer will now be possible on mobile. See the results below


Battery

The phone came with 3000mAh battery and it also charges really fast because I get like 70% battery within an hour of charging it. The battery served me full day on normal usage but one may have to charge one more in case you are a heavy user but the battery really delivers to its full capacity. On a day i listen to songs for about 3hrs, play games for like 1hrs , browse the internet for most part of the day and used it as my primary calling phone, by the close of work my battery is already about 30%, so i need to charge at home

Lest I forget the battery is irremovable and tightly well packed on the device. The HiOS is very light and clean which I believe has been well optimized to help reduce battery consumption on the Boom J8 because I have used some android devices with 3000mAh battery that have poor battery life. It’s not about the amount of mAh, optimization is key.

In conclusion, Tecno Boom J8 is not only a good music smartphone; it is also a very good smartphone with great specs suitable for business and photography. It performs really well in most of the aspects I tested and for a phone that cost just N41, 000; it’s a good value for money.
I bought mine at 3CHUB in Ikeja.

How people is going to Paris? Iwanna go oo

3rdlegxxx:
Nice analysis of the phone but for a 13 mp, i should honestly say i expected more, like the okada pic, i am damn sure, if we zoom in on the woman at the end of the road, the pic would get blurry and with a 13 mp, it should be very good pictures not average all round performance, i love ur analysis as you broke everything down but they seriously need to work on their camera, sorry to compare but an Iphone 5s 8 mega pixel camera would murder that okada pic, the details you get is very good, i was expecting with a 13 mp, at least something near if not better than the 5s, sorry but this is my constructive criticism, thanks man..

God bless you .YOU sounds so mature and hit the nail on the head but remember the iphone will buy 5 of the boom j8 so its ok for the price it's been sold

BustScam:
A picture of the boom j8 by popular demand

This device is so beautiful

omid:
Hi guys, i wanted to get a new phone and the Gione p5 mini was recommended. I decided to look it up on nairaland and the phone was seriously bashed without any obvious reasons. So my question is, is the phone that bad cos am interested in getting it.

check all the points people gave and you will know why it's bashed

seems the camera is really dope,

But I don't think Nigerians hate Tecno. Tecno is most loved in Nigeria here from their feature phones to Android. In fact I sell more of Tecno phones as Jumia agent than any other brands