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sammylove22:
How much is a bag of cement? How many blocks can build a five rooms bedroom flat The money for some of these phones can go a long way is making a house If u are rich sha no wahala with u spending

. Bros easy nah.. It's the exchange rate that caused it nah.

angels09:
I put it to you that your​list is skewed. Where's Xiaomi in your caveman's list?

Now​ see xiaomi Mi6.... 6G of RAM... Snapdragon 835!

Lol. There are a lot of phones that'll make the list if I keep updating it. I just selected the few from the ones I had in mind.

Source - http://www.naijatechguy.com/2017/05/see-7-fastest-octa-core-android.html

Every OEM is trying to release the best devices and add as many features as they can to their flagship devices. In recent developments we've seen smartphones with extremely powerful Snapdragon processors, 4k Screens, Massive battery capacity, dual cameras , large storage space and RAM capacities that can compete with a average laptop.

Here's my list of top 7 Android phones that run on Octa-Core processors-

1. Samsung Galaxy S8
In first place on my list is the Samsung Galaxy S8 which sports a Super AMOLED 5.8-inch QHD screen with 1440 x 2960 pixels (570 ppi) resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is powered by a 1.9 GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos 8895 processor (Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 – US model). It has 4GB of RAM and packs 64GB of internal storage (expandable to 256GB via microSD)
The rear camera of the S8 packs 12MP with f/1.7 aperture (including phase-detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash) while the front comes with 8MP, f/1.7 (autofocus & Auto HDR). The Samsung Galaxy S8 runs on Android Nougat and is powered by a 3000 mAH non removable Li-Ion battery with (Quick Charge 2.0). Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, 3G and 4G. Samsung Galaxy S8 costs about N285,000



2. Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Next on the list is the Sony Xperia XZ Premium. The Xperia XZ Premium sports an IPS 5.46-inch screen and with a 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution and an excellent (807 ppi). Under the hood is a Snapdragon 835 SoC.
It comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage (expandable to 256GB). This Sony flagship is water resistant with an IP68 certification. The rear camera is a 19MP, f/2.0 aperture (predictive phase-detection and laser autofocus) while the front is 13MP, f/2.2 . aperture . Keeping the lights on is a massive 3230 mAH(Quick Charge) . It runs on Android Nougat (7.1). It costs about 275,000 naira.


3. Vivo X7 Plus
The Vivo X7 Plus sports a Super AMOLED 5.7-inch full-HD display and 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution (386 ppi). Under the hood is a 1.8GHz octa-core Qualcomm (MSM8976) Snapdragon 652 processor.
It has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage (expandable to 256GB). The X7 Plus packs 16MP on rear camera (LED flash and PDAF). The front camera also comes with 16MP, f/2.0 aperture, with LED flash. It comes with Funtouch OS v2.5.1 running on top Android Marshmallow. It also has 4G connectivity. X7 Plus comes with a massive 4000 mAH battery and supports fast charging.
This device costs about N280,000.



4. Gionee M2017
The selling point of the Gionee M2017 is the powerful battery. Gionee M2017 comes with a 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED screen with 1440×2560 pixel resolution and curved edges. Powering this device is an octa-core (4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4×1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 SoC coupled with 6GB of RAM.

The phone comes with 128GB of internal storage which cannot be expanded. What else do you need to expand here?


It has a dual camera combination of 2MP+13MP, and an 8MP front shooter. This device runs on Amigo 3.5 UI on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The device comes with a massive 7000 mAH (Quick Charge 3.0).
Like I said big specs comes at a cost. This phone costs about N395,800


5. Huawei Honor Magic
This device comes with a 5.09-inch AMOLED QHD display with a 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. The display has curved glass on both sides. It is powered by an 1.8GHz octa-core. Interesting the processor is Huawei's Hisilicon Kirin 950 processor. It has 4GB of RAM and a Mali-T880 MP4 GPU. The phone packs 64GB of storage which is not expandable unfortunately. It sports a dual 12MP camera setup on the rear side with an f/2.2 aperture along with an 8MP front-facing camera. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS with Honor Magic Live OS UI atop and is powered by a 2900 mAH battery. The device costs around N205,000



6. BlackBerry Keyone
TCL took over the smartphone production from Blackberry. The BlackBerry Keyone comes with the signature QWERTY keypad.
It also comes with a 4.5-inch full-HD (1620×1080 pixels) IPS display with a pixel density of (433ppi) and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor clocked at 2GHz coupled with 3GB of RAM and an Adreno 506 GPU. It also comes with 32GB of internal storage (expandable up to 256GB). The phone sports a 12MP rear camera, and 8MP front facing camera with a wide-angle lens. With Li-Ion 3505 mAH battery. This device costs around N203,000.



7. Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra (ZU680KL)
The device comes with a large IPS 6.8-inch full-HD display with a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution (324 ppi). The Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra (ZU680KL) is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm (MSM8976) Snapdragon 652 processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM and Adreno 510 GPU. The phone packs 64GB/128GB of internal storage (expandable to 256GB via a microSD card) . The ZenFone 3 Ultra packs a 23MP primary camera on the rear and a 8MP front shooter. Keeping the lights on is a powerful Li-Ion 4600 mAH battery. The Zenfone 3 costs N292,000

MillionDollars:
Where do i download the themes and wallpapers

Search for zooper widget templates on Playstore

MillionDollars:
Naijatechguy where can i download the nova prime

download link is on the source

Still available

Okay.. I see

Floridax:
like seriously ..dem nor de teach person this thing na ....I am a master on my own

.. You're good.. The customization is a little bit heavy though. I prefer light customization. Which apps did you use

*Images

Source - http://www.naijatechguy.com/2017/05/how-to-customize-your-android-launcher.html

One of the best things about the Android OS is the ability to customize your Android smartphone to suit your taste. If you want to customize your device totally you can root your phone and use a custom ROM or Xposed Framework.

However, rooting your android phone voids it's warranty and in some cases brick your phone.
In this article, I'll be giving to you an Android Launcher Step By Step Customization Guide.
Here's a glimpse of my home screen.

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This is a just a minimalistic type of customization. Heavy customization may affect your device.
. You're free to customize yours as you like but if you want exactly what I used. Here are the apps you'll need. The download link is available at the source.

Nova Launcher Prime
TeslaUnread
Zooper Widget Pro
Ocea Zooper Widget Collection
Moon Rise Icon Pack (You can use any other icon pack though)
.
*Install All The Apps. We'll set it up in the following order.
#1. Nova Launcher Prime (Setting It up to work with Tesla Unread and Moonrise Icon Pack)
2# Zooper Widget Pro (setting it to work with Ocea Widgets)


#1.Setting Up Nova Launcher
Go To Nova Settings and set it with the following settings.
Desktop >Turn On Persistent Search Bar
Set your search bar style
Dock > Turn On Dock and Set Transparency to 100%
Look And Feel > Launcher Theme >Moon Rise Icon Pack
Notification Badges > to On And Set Your own style


#2 Setting Up Zooper Widget.
Bar
Long Press Your Home Screen
Select Widget
Go Scroll down to Zooper Widgets and Select A Widget Bar
Go back to your home screen and tap the bar. It'll open the Zooper Widget app. Scroll down to Ocea Zooper widget and select your preferred widget type.
With that you'll successfully customize your home screen and launcher.


Extra Tip : The icon pack may not change all the icons. You can manually change the icon of an app by holding it and dragging to the edit option shown at the top of your screen. There are always various icons to choose from.

ITbomb:
What an irony Did you really read this or its just a copy and paste

Just a minor error

Source - http://www.naijatechguy.com/2017/05/7-best-ways-to-protect-your-browser.html

The whole world is already going crazy over the WannaCry ransomware.

"WannaCry ".. seriously who named this thing? These guys need to find more hilarious names

The Wannacry Ransomware Attack affected about 230,000 Windows PCs and requested that users pay to a bitcoin address to unlock their computers. The ransomware is just one out of a million ways that hackers can gain access to your information. A hacker can create malicious web pages that will install trojans and spyware that will steal information from your device . A malicious attachment can also sent via email to victims. In cases like this, opening the email can install malicious software and compromise the total security of your system or device.

Here are a few attacks that can affect your browser - Active X exploit, Java applets attack, Scripting attack / Session Hijacking / XSS, Buffer Overflow, etc.

Here are 7 ways to protect your browser while surfing the web

1. Always set your browser to automatically delete cookies anytime you close your web browser or you can manually do it.

2. Don't use multiple tabs when making online transactions.

3. Disable Pop-ups totally

4. Never Choose the Remember Password option in your Browser.

5. Always update your Browser frequently.

6. Don’t click or hover the mouse on unknown links.

7. Don't login on any website that is not encrypted with an SSL certificate. Always login on HTTPS rather than HTTP pages.

ipreach:
please i need controversial topic as a christian blogger

will data cheats lead people to hell..

Source : http://www.naijatechguy.com/2017/05/instagram-finally-rips-off-snapchat.html

Instagram is going in full gear to rip off what remains of Snapchat, sadly. In Instagram's latest update in version 10.21 for iOS and Android, Instagram introduces new selfie filters which seem identical to Snapchat's filters. You can also reverse the filters just like Snapchat.
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Android, users can simply tap a button and enable the face filters mode. Here you can select from a number of filters at the bottom that update and animate in real-time. The copying didn't stop there, Instagram also copied the actual filters.

The filters look very identical to those on Snapchat, they also have the same features like opening your mouth for additional effects and animations. You can also record a video with these or take a picture, which you can upload to your story or send in a private message or to a group.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LDQSEFxbhzE/WRvcTfowJiI/AAAAAAAAIvg/Kd5T3pxCdocmJNNF6x5ZZ62UTxoVIMp3gCHM/s640/%255BUNSET%255D.jpg

Another "ripped off/new" feature in this update is Rewind, where a video plays in the reverse order.
Other additions include adding hashtags to your story photos and an eraser brush.


With this Instagram has almost rendered Snapchat useless. If Snapchat has any last breath to do anything they should do something before they're gone down the drain.

Source : http://www.naijatechguy.com/2017/05/5-things-nigerian-bloggers-should-stop.html

Blogging is basically meant to be a platform that lets people express themselves and write posts in a style that it unique to them. It provides a platform to let more people know what you think about a particular topic or an event. I've compared a lot of foreign blogs to the ones we have here in Nigeria and I must say that 80% of Nigerian blogs shouldn't be existing at all. Anyone who just has a domain and access to a computer or smartphone now have the effrontery to address themselves as bloggers. Here are some things that I think every Nigerian blogger should stop doing : -
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1. Posting False News Reports

The entertainment bloggers are always guilty of this. How will a farmer take his chickens to market in a bus and we end up seeing stories like - Passengers turn to fowl at Ketu Market. It's appalling. I'm a blogger and I understand that blogging is very competitive, especially when you're on the entertainment niche but if you must post news that you are not sure about make sure you let your readers know that the news story is unverified yet and tell them to check back later to see if you have verified the news. This leaves a mark of credibility on your blog. Bloggers should learn to differentiate themselves from journalists. Your blog is your Circus, your posts are your clowns, you decide what happens there. If you decide to loose readers because of false news stories, the ball is in your court. Bloggers that want to build a brand never compromise on the value of the content they let people read on their blog.
It's unfortunate that the bloggers in question allow money cloud their judgment and they're focused on only their Google AdSense earnings.

2. Getting Involved In Unnecessary Controversies

Controversies are essential in blogging but it has a certain limit. Let's take my blog for example, if you go through my blog you'll see some controversial topics like MMM being a scam, Android being better than iOS and more recently, Social Media Ruining the future. Now, these are topics that stir up conversations and a little controversy. I got bashed by a few people for each the 3 topics. The MMM post had over 100 comments and almost 80% were insults, but the fun part of it is that I still got away with my head on my shoulders. The essence of the example I just gave here is this - When you want to write a controversial topic or article, make sure it will not end up ruining the lives of others. If you decide to write a post that'll get you into trouble because you didn't have enough facts to backup your claims, it's your ball game. Get ready to enjoy the ride. I know many people who look up to Linda Ikeji. Yeah, I know she's got involved in a couple of controversies but most of them could have been well avoided. Be controversial but don't go off limits.

3. Making Posts That Are Not Readable

I believe that before anyone decides to start blogging, the person must have adequate knowledge of English language before writing a post. Quite a number of Nigerian blogs proudly show off tons of unreadable content to a ghost audience. I'm pretty sure nobody wastes his time to go through their blogs. Their blogs are an embarrassment to blogging. They can't even write one sentence without causing catastrophic reactions in the mind of anyone who tries to scan through their content. If I had my way, I'd request that the Queen of England ban them from typing a single word in English.

4. Posting Unnecessary Topics / Articles

There's a limit to the kind of posts readers should be seeing on blogs depending on the niche. The most abused verb that that Nigerian entertainment bloggers use in their headlines these days is "spotted". Let's take a look at MediaTakeOut and TMZ, these are two American Entertainment Blogs, there's a huge difference when you see "spotted" there and when you see it on a typical Nigerian Entertainment Blog. Pictures of most American celebrities are usually taken in secret by paparazzi and they end up becoming headlines, even the celeb in question will be shocked to see the picture online. In Nigeria, someone will post a picture on Instagram and bloggers will automatically start spotting. Unless there's something awkward you found in the picture, don't use the verb "spot". If the picture was taken without their notice then you can say you spotted the celeb with someone or doing something. Also some posts are not even worthy to be used as headlines.

5. Copying People's Content Without Linking back.

I know a couple of blogs that have been copying my posts but at least try to give me credit for this one. Mbok, Abeg, Biko.. I'll beg you in any language including Chinese.
Its quite unfortunate that a lot of Nigerian Bloggers just keep copying and pasting content from other people's blogs without even giving a simple link back to the original post. If CTRL+C never existed, many Nigerian bloggers will not exist. I think the plagiarism of other people's content is because there's no central body that's in charge of the affairs of blogging and online publishing in Nigeria. When you copy a post just try to give the original author credit for the past.

Lord have mercy... Why did you just use an article rewriter and paste this here. It's too obvious.. Smh.. The post is just confusing.

savagefinder:
bro truth be said.. Ur post is rather showing a Lil bit of sentiment like as if u have a problem with platforms, Facebook for example is a collection of every type of humans, u see the jokers and the business men, Instagram has helped us make marketing very simple, following the right channels will get you more informed and about the pictures from what I know, when people date they take professional pictures which they save to the Internet which has proven to be the best place to keep your files. 100 years to come, your children can easily scroll through your Google Drive and relive your life through the pictures, I don't really get ur point on this leaving excess data but I do know that the Internet cannot be exhausted, it has infinite capacity and I can tell you that, no matter how large the junk photos are, there are also a greater amount of very important pictures and info that is stored on the Internet with the help of the social media.. I for example have very important pictures that I save to the Internet that without Facebook, I wouldn't..

I try as much not to be sentimental in my posts but like I said everyone is entitled to his or her opinion and I respect that. I only used the platforms as a case study. I don't have any thing against any of the social networks.

abubaka101:
Quite frankly, I appreciate you coming all the way here to state your point, and in a somewhat civil manner.
I felt it would be better calling you out than to all my comment to get lost in the flood of other comments on that thread. My apologies if the title seems a bit harsh.
But I am not tackling your post on only what you said, and if you check my own post, you'll see that it is the things that you did not state that is also truly a problem.
You never made any mentioning about data science and how it is helping to crunch and analyse seemingly "useless data". Even a lot of facebook data that you are considering "useless" can and are proving valuable in some aspects. It's just like how some persons think of archaeological artifacts, but yet they're useful. Mind you, social media data is not restricted to the number of likes, followers, or views on images or videos. The data is quite complex, sometimes they just gathered unstructured data for unrelated analytical purposes.
(By the way, what's a data machine? Because data is now more efficiently computed in a platform/hardware independent environment. So what you did you mean by that? )

And your point about filtered images and how difficult it would be trying to explain it to the next generation is actually misunderstood. And you know it. Technology is more forward compatible than it is backward compatible. The younger generations and the generations to come will be more sophisticated than our present one. So it won't be difficult explaining anything to them.

And this is not an attempt to bash you, as you actually do know a lot. But we all need to be told when we're wrong in some times.

That's my take.
Chikena.
Oh, and the thread stays open until the mods take it out.

Okay.. Well I tend to be controversial on certain issues, however I accept constructive criticism. It's a good way for me to understand how others view a particular subject. Have a wonderful evening.

Frankcastle:
Grrat Topic. But not well articulated. Judging from peoplea comments... they are missing the point i believe.

Question really is what has being the impact of social media on humans level of societal decency and what is the impact for future generations. Also, is social media a civilization tool or a westernization machinery for disguised 2nd colonization?

Totally on point Bro..

Joavid:
may your assumptions keep you warm and cozy. cos it can't get you no where.

.. Sure it certainly will. ... Ten kobo girl

Admin401:
NaijaTechguy, don't worry about how the people from the future will view our present activities because the future will be so so so weird and insane, it will make this particular time we are living now seem completely normal and sane

I totally understand.

I must applaud you for dedicating a thread to me. Gracias. You could have simply dropped a comment on the post rather than wasting time to create this thread. Now I want you to understand something. I never said they'll say pictures taken in 2017 were taken in the 70's. All I said was that it'll be quite difficult explaining to them.

A point I noticed about people that claim to know much about tech without really knowing the basics is that they tend to use unrelated words in a case study.

I never said data machines don't exist. Now Mr Historian, I want to make this clear the current historians don't have to analyze a useless amount of information to get what they want. The sheer amount of useless data on Facebook is too much. You are entitled to your opinion as much as I am to mine.


In situations like this, we both could be right and wrong at the same time, it all depends on the perspective. Now you can delete the thread. Thank you very much.

Joavid:
So according to your ten kobo logic, social media will distort history


smh

Ten Kobo Logic you call it. Seems like you're one of those slay queens on Facebook. If you read the post properly you'd have something meaningful to contribute . Don't waste your data bandwidth.