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Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Lezzlie(m): 2:09pm On Apr 03, 2016
postmann:
You still dey here dey form prof.

How dare you leave my mention waiting?
You have crossed the line.

I'll get you a sizable hunk from one of the ND creeks. He'll teach you how not to keep the postman waiting.

Nonsense!
Faggy,Go stuff your mouth with pig-fat!!!
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by airsaylongcon: 2:11pm On Apr 03, 2016
EgunMogaji:
If true Apple still won.

Apple stood up to the combined power of the United States.

If it was a Google product it will be easily hacked and they won't even need a lawsuit.
I supported Apple on this one but this is not a case of "If true..." The Feds have withdrawn their case against Apple. And believe me if you have the know how, you can achieve the same level of lock down on Android. Well not exactly the same as Apple incorporates hardware into its encryption, but with a superlong alphanumeric password, you can keep the Feds busy for a lifetime if you encrypt your Android phone
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by CallmeKola(m): 2:12pm On Apr 03, 2016
lemolise:
You made it sound as if they hacked their iCloud accounts individually.
On August 31, 2014, a collection of almost 500 private pictures of various celebrities, mostly women, and with many containing nudity, were posted on the image board4chan, and later disseminated by other users on websites and social networks such as Imgur and Reddit. The images were believed to have been obtained via a breach of apple's cloud services suite iCloud, but it later turned out that the hackers could take advantage of a security issue in the iCloudAPI which allowed them to make unlimited attempts at guessing victims' passwords.
-Wikipedia
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by postmann: 2:12pm On Apr 03, 2016
Lezzlie:
Faggy,Go stuff your mouth with pig-fat!!!
Kiss your high-end phones bye. My boys shall take it from you. And that _stupid car keys.

You must respect me.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Misterdhee1(m): 2:15pm On Apr 03, 2016
Because they r comfortable spending their money as they deem fit.. Na ur money?
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by postmann: 2:25pm On Apr 03, 2016
@Lezzlie
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by stchinedu: 2:25pm On Apr 03, 2016
ethene:
30k too is on the high side, there are good phone of 10k.
Na your mama born you joor. cool
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Spiff20(m): 2:28pm On Apr 03, 2016
9airaland:
Jejely flexing my GioneeM5, if not that the pgone heavy enn. I can say no phone like it.
All thesame too, it has its own advantage sha. I am using the heavy weight to build my muscle.
So, all u guys sending various pm without knowing me. U better have a rethink. I don be like.........
Courtesy my GioneeM5. kiss kiss grin
i swear, u could even gym with that phone wonda wat's inside. That phone in my pocket would make my trouser sag. Btw u are cute grin
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Nobody:
@Lezzlie grin grin grin
I was already getting pissed.

If u can afford it;go for it but high end products are made to be superior and are made with expensive techs so they perform better in all ramification.If u enter my 2010 model car&enter my friend's 2014 model car;u'l spot a big&clear difference.

Someone got me Note 3 last month.The difference is far far far better in so many aspects than the grand neo my brother swapped my S3 with.

My advice is just to work hard enough to be able to afford high tech things.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by lekonso: 2:29pm On Apr 03, 2016
ethene:
30k too is on the high side, there are good phone of 10k

Which phones can you get for 10k
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Nobody: 2:30pm On Apr 03, 2016
Atlantian:
You have just answered the question. One man's high point is another person's low point. I have flagships of both apple and Samsung instead of joining the bandwagon of those fighting about which is best, I always buy both, by the grace of the cosmic energy, the price for these phones are not high end for me. So, I believe the deciding factor is your pocket. Buy what your pocket can carry.

This world has different brands, from standard, to premium, to deluxe and then to exclusive brands. In my world, I go for exclusive brands, it is not a waste, it is just who I am. It is not just about the phone, its about your personality, your image, your class is tied to stuff you own. while others sleep on mouka form, others sleep on tempur mattress. Poverty is a choice, so is wealth.

Permit me to end this post with this quote: "A lion can never eat grass no matter the condition of the jungle."
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Spiff20(m): 2:33pm On Apr 03, 2016
Provided i can surf the net, take cool pictures, chat on social media platforms,watch videos,play music,read pdf, and most importantly; comment on nairaland grin omo wetin i de find again. When they steal ur 150k phone you'll start weeping like a lady that had miscarriage
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by postmann: 2:34pm On Apr 03, 2016
@Lezzlie


Are you the one called Linke Farren in your secondary school days?
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by jojothaiv(m): 2:36pm On Apr 03, 2016
I heard they are all hyping Apple products..... Na time hackers are coming for it! #TeamNokia301
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Weah96: 2:44pm On Apr 03, 2016
The iPhone 6+ doesn't allow you to stream on a TV and receive a call. My homie bought it about a year ago and I've been dying with laff every time his Apple TV stops during a call. My own phone is a HTC phone that costs around N30K. I can pick a call while it's synced up to my PS4 or my chromecast.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by kevoh(m): 2:47pm On Apr 03, 2016
Weah96:
The iPhone 6+ doesn't allow you to stream on a TV and receive a call. My homie bought it about a year ago and I've been dying with laff every time his Apple TV stops during a call. My own phone is a HTC phone that costs around N30K. I can pick a call while it's synced up to my PS4 or my chromecast.
Weah, what HTC model is that?
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Nobody: 2:47pm On Apr 03, 2016
martineverest:
The op is right tho... People upgrade, especially the westerners because of Android OEMs and apple's software conspiracy.... They frustrates users with software upgrade by making the older phones slower and virus prone.....contrary to this, we change laptops less frequent because Microsoft software upgrade makes our laptops faster than ever
cheesy undecided
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Nobody: 2:54pm On Apr 03, 2016
Darkseid:
I used to be a lover of high end expensive phones but I usually got bored of them after about two months. Last year I more than 8 phones; from Lg g pro to iphone 5 to iphone 4s to s5 to lg g3 etc and none lasted up to 2 months. Around Nov. I got myself a Gionee p4 and I can tell you its been the best smartphone ever, cheap and works well.
The one thing I miss in buying expensive phones is the attention it brings. Give me an S7 today and I'll be bored of it in a month.
U gonna get easily bored of ur gf/wife too. I smell ....
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by truthspeaks: 3:04pm On Apr 03, 2016
grin ok
Dklef:
LOL Bros! This is far from it.
Thought i should add.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by lemolise(m): 3:09pm On Apr 03, 2016
CallmeKola:
On August 31, 2014, a collection of almost 500 private pictures of various celebrities, mostly women, and with many containing nudity, were posted on the image board4chan, and later disseminated by other users on websites and social networks such as Imgur and Reddit. The images were believed to have been obtained via a breach of apple's cloud services suite iCloud, but it later turned out that the hackers could take advantage of a security issue in the iCloudAPI which allowed them to make unlimited attempts at guessing victims' passwords.
-Wikipedia
iCloud is just a drive. The loop in the interface allowed them access to the pictures. Now that was a flaw but it doesn't make what Osgilliat said about iPhone being the most secured phone false. Android has lotta issues too. Malwares, adwares, hacks et al. Though no phone is 100% safe but you've gotta give it to apple. It truly doesn't hang. I have been an iSheep cheesy cool for nine years and i can boldly tell you i've never experienced it. Only the applications do and it shuts them down automatically.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Damfostopper(m): 3:09pm On Apr 03, 2016
When you have money... U won't be writing dis nonsennse
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by masqot(m): 3:21pm On Apr 03, 2016
There are phones and there are phones. However, most people on the high end buy it for status sake while those on the low end have not found need for costly phone.
It beats my imagination when people treat phone like it's a baby and they don't explore. Many can't locate simple calculator on their s6 talk less of installing it from the store.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Nobody: 3:24pm On Apr 03, 2016
airsaylongcon:
I supported Apple on this one but this is not a case of "If true..." The Feds have withdrawn their case against Apple. And believe me if you have the know how, you can achieve the same level of lock down on Android. Well not exactly the same as Apple incorporates hardware into its encryption, but with a superlong alphanumeric password, you can keep the Feds busy for a lifetime if you encrypt your Android phone
I maintain my "if true".

I'm an American and I know my government has many tricks in its arsenal including and up to false flags.

The whole thing could be a face saving rouse.

I'm not an advocate of android or Apple, they're both tools. I prefer Apple from a design standpoint. There products just works for me but I'm not naive enough to think other platforms can't be bodged with 3rd party apps to mimic what's standard in Apple.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by mikolo80: 3:29pm On Apr 03, 2016
kYjelly2:
k, my first smartphone was an apple iphone 3g and it was beautiful.

I always asked why people would buy such an expensive phone being as most other phones were cheap and worked fine, but then I saw a demo on the apple page about it opening full web pages and that was it for me.

Nowadays though, all smartphones open web pages, although some more elegantly than others, but all do nonetheless.

So now, years later, I find myself asking again why people would go for expensive devices when other cheaper devices exist that work fine. In this case though, I'm yet to see a compelling reason as I did the last time, cause it seems all phones are smart nowadays.

I just got an innjoo one droid and it has a 13mp cam, 5inch screen, decent resolution (290ppi), 2Gb ram and a fast processor, all for under 30k.

So what am I missing? I know the iphone 6's and Samsung S's of this world probably have a better build quality from glass to back materials and so on, but beyond build quality, what am I missing?
called articles of ostentation. ss 1 economics
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by pannyman(m): 3:54pm On Apr 03, 2016
kevoh:
Weah, what HTC model is that?
I'm curious too.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Weah96: 4:30pm On Apr 03, 2016
kevoh:
Weah, what HTC model is that?
HTC Desire 626s.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by EEZe(m): 4:40pm On Apr 03, 2016
my goinee p4 work like fire currently rocking lollipop 502
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by kevoh(m): 4:53pm On Apr 03, 2016
Weah96:
HTC Desire 626s.
Thanks
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by Babalakin(m): 5:12pm On Apr 03, 2016
Atlantian:
It is not just about the phone, its about your personality, your image, your class is tied to stuff you own. while others sleep on mouka foam, others sleep on tempur mattress. Poverty is a choice, so is wealth.

Permit me to end this post with this quote: "A lion can never eat grass no matter the condition of the jungle."
my brother I couldn't help but quote you.I hardly do this on here but I've got to give u cudose for this comment.may you grow from wealth to wealth.and may the good things of life come your way. Chai,you too much.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by InvertedHammer: 5:33pm On Apr 03, 2016
kYjelly2:
k, my first smartphone was an apple iphone 3g and it was beautiful.

I always asked why people would buy such an expensive phone being as most other phones were cheap and worked fine, but then I saw a demo on the apple page about it opening full web pages and that was it for me.

Nowadays though, all smartphones open web pages, although some more elegantly than others, but all do nonetheless.

So now, years later, I find myself asking again why people would go for expensive devices when other cheaper devices exist that work fine. In this case though, I'm yet to see a compelling reason as I did the last time, cause it seems all phones are smart nowadays.

I just got an innjoo one droid and it has a 13mp cam, 5inch screen, decent resolution (290ppi), 2Gb ram and a fast processor, all for under 30k.

So what am I missing? I know the iphone 6's and Samsung S's of this world probably have a better build quality from glass to back materials and so on, but beyond build quality, what am I missing?
/
So you have never heard that a sucker is born every minute? A fo.ol and his money are easily separated. Don't underestimate the power of stu.pid.ity.

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Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by N101: 5:48pm On Apr 03, 2016
I laugh whenever I read a certain brand phone is about class. Really? According to who - the people you're trying to impress?

I don't subscribe to that. In a myopic world, that may be true. If someone is stupid enough to judge me by the brands I wear or the phone I use, it says more about them than me. I don't feel the need for attention or validation from others based on something as unimportant as a phone, and neither will I judge them based on the brand of phone they have.

I've always been into technology, and along with that are phones. Once upon a time I used to buy a new phone every few months, just to try them and be familiar with the operating system. Many people asked for my help and advice with phone problems so it was an excuse the indulge grin

My current phone is an iPhone and I like it simply because I got tired of tweaking every blessed Android device I had. It works straight up; like my Windows Phone, I could install all of the apps from a previous device, whereas with Android I had to install each app again, or at least install the main backup app before installing pre-existing apps. Too much faffing. Never had any problems with the iPhone - it does what I want, doesn't come with a bunch of bloatware I resent, and runs all of the apps I use regularly. Add to that, I still can get the latest OS without having to buy a new device. I currently have a Tecno Camon C8, not rooted - I've never felt the need to root. If I didn't have the Tecno I would have opted for the Nexus 5X. Having said that, I got the Camon C8 because I didn't want to cut my mini SIM and there weren't many Mini SIM-Micro SIM options available..

But I've learned that quality varies with different devices. I have yet to meet a low to mid range device that functions as well as a high end/flagship. I've had both and to date, the high end of certain brands haven't disappointed me. So if I buy an "expensive" device, it's because I've done my research and it's my preference.
Re: Why Do People Still Spend Alot Of Money On so called High End Phones by POLICECAP: 5:54pm On Apr 03, 2016
Bunk3R:
Pple buy high end phones cause dey r as d name suggests, HIGH END. Do u knw d 2gb ram dat fones lyk injoo nd gionee use isnt dsame grade as d type an s5 wpuld use, dey hav levels called DDR. Evn cameras, a 13mp on a tenco isnt evn close to d 12mp on s7 because dey r tins called OIS nd lens quality, plus d body build nd chasis of dez fones r made frm premium material nd not common plastic. Evn dier screens use d latest corning gorilla protection. Everytin about a high end phone is premium nd hence expensive to make. D screen on an s6 edge costs $85 to make on each, dats d screen alone, d whole fone costs $280 to mak so hw do u expect samsung to sell it cheap? Pls understand dat dez high end phones r expensive for a reason nd dats y most infinix dont last as long as evn s4. Let's not condemn somethin we dont understand
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