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You all haver been teased to death by Infinix, Jumia and MTN and something big coming. Well, yesterday afternoon, “Jim’s Big Thing” arrived Mobility Towers in preparation for a review. It is a 5.5-inch Android Kitkat octa-core phablet with a massive 4,000mAh battery. That sounds juicy, but Infinix also says that Jim’s Big Thing has fast charging, allowing you to get 12 hours of battery life from just 20 minutes of charging.

This 5.5-inch phablet from Infinix is “Jim’s Big Thing”

We have used Lollipop on both the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. As far as we can tell, the glitches seem to have been addressed.

The Nexus 5 we had got version 5.0.1, while Nexus 7 2013 got version 5.0.2.

Kingsasian:
I have also noticed that increased in room temperature increases the rate at which a phone's battery drains. My phone's battery last longer in the mornings and evenings than during the day especially on a bright sunny day. secondly if I place my phone in my pocket while working or taking a walk under the scorching heat of the sun, I notice that the battery drains on its own without my operating it.

You are very correct there: the hotter the environment (and the phone) is, the faster the battery drains.

haibe:
It's a problem with the hardware most of the time.. A phone should never get extremely hot even at heavy usage

True. If it gets extremely hot, there is a big problem.

All smartphones warm up a little during intense use. This is quite normal and nothing to be alarmed about. During intensive use, the phone draws a lot of power from the battery and this causes it to warm up.

What is abnormal is where your phone heats up tremendously and becomes hot. Sometimes, the only thing to fear is a burning sensation when in contact with your body. In worse cases, the phone may shut down, become unresponsive or reboot.

In the worst case scenario, the device may combust – burst into flames.

Also, note that heat drains the battery of your phone faster. The hotter it gets, the faster your battery drains, so you get the most out of your battery if you keep your phone from heating up too much.


What To Do If Your Phone Gets Hot During Use

1. Put it down a while and let it cool down.

2. Turn off WiFi or 3G/4G data. Internet usage are key power drainers in any smartphone. By disabling your internet connection, you cut off this factor, and of course mostly likely will put down your phone :-)

3. Don’t use your phone in extremely hot conditions e.g near ovens, in direct, scorching sunlight.

4. Turn off battery draining apps. Those are usually apps that run in the background and using your internet connection. These may include Map apps, email apps, and ocial networking apps.
5. Sometimes, the problem is a rogue app – a badly written app – running in the background. Find it. Kill it. Uninstall it. Do not be merciful.
http://mobilityarena.com/why-your-smartphone-heats-up-during-intense-use/

Mister Mo has had the BlackBerry Passport for over 18 hours and shares his experience with it so far:

I know that the norm is to say "24 hours with...", but it isn't 24 hours yet, and I do have to write this now. Bear with me. I had seen a pre-production Passport in action months earlier at The Twitter Premiere League. A staff of one of the GSM networks had one for network testing purposes. Despite my initial dislike of the shape of the Passport (from early photos), seeing it live, it did look good and piqued my interest the more. The gentleman however wouldn't let me touch it, so that was all I got: a glimpse.

Yesterday, I was one of the select few invited to an exclusive launch event by BlackBerry, and I have had a Passport with me since then. It really is difficult to put my impressions of the device into words. But I am supposed to be a wordsmith, so here I go.

<h2>The Hardware</h2>
The Passport is a head turner, for starters. You will not be able to hold such a device in your hands and not attract attention. That shape is unmistakable. Secondly, it is a beautiful device built with top notch materials. Every line, curve and edge screams premium.Despite the 4.5 x 4.5 inch display, it does not feel as heavy as one would expect. At 196g, it is lighter than the Lumia 1520 (209g), HTC One Max (217g), but heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (176g) and Apple iPhone 6 Plus (172g). So, the Passport strikes a middle ground in terms of heft in phablet territory.

Size-wise, the Passport is no taller than its Z10 sibling, and so shorter than all the other phablets. However, it is wider. Wider than each and every one of them. That is what makes the 4.5 x 4.5 inch display possible. And that display is gorgeous. At 453 ppi pixel density, it is bested in that rating only by the Note 4's 515 ppi pixel density when compared with the set of phablets that I listed earlier.

It may be initial euphoria, but I haven't found the Passport unwieldy to carry. It really is the size of an international passport, and I have never had a problem with carrying that around. It fits well into both my shirt and trouser pockets as well. My initial fears about its size seem to have disappeared. Still, this is just less than a day with the device. I will revisit the issue in my proper review coming up much later. Perhaps after using it for a month or two, my impressions would have changed again? Who knows?

<h2>All Keyboards are not the same</h2>
Now, the Passport's keyboard is truly revolutionary, because touch sensitivity is built into it. By sliding your thumb over it like you would use a trackpad or trackball, you can move the cursor around and scroll webpages, Twitter timeline and more on the display. Expect a video demonstration from me.

Typing on the Passport is taking a wee bit of getting used to, perhaps because of that width, but maybe also because I haven't used a hardware QWERTY keyboard in ages. It isn't a steep curve, as I am already feeling more comfortable with it.

You can read his full first impressions of the Passport on MOBILITY.ng

Review device in excellent condition, with accessories and sales box intact.

Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
13 megapixel camera with LED Flash
1.6 GHz Quad-core processor
1.5GB RAM
5.5-inch display
Front-facing stereo speakers
Price: N50,000.00

Call: 08187775484

Source: http://mobility.ng/for-sale-htc-desire-816/