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brainpulse:
94% of goods sold at Abia are very fake.

brainpulse:
94% of goods sold at Abia are very fake.

NaijaTechGuy:
Some days ago, I decided to get a new phone and I had to choose between buying from Jumia or buying from a shop, I chose the latter as it was going to be more fun.

As a Techie, I'd say buying things from Aba is fun and interesting but you'll have to be really smart. I also had to choose between buying in the Market (Ariaria) or going into the main town. I didn't want a too expensive phone so I placed my budget between 30-40k.

I ended up taking a bus to St Michael's Road, Aba. I walked around the shops, bargaining and I noticed something quite common among the people selling the smartphones.

They always try to make you feel like an inferior device is good. My advice is " no matter what don't listen to them" . Buy what you want and leave.


Something really funny happened at the last shop I went to :
I initially requested for a phone with a battery capacity of 3000maH and above between 30-40k. They brought out an Infinix Note 2. Looking at the device, I was really happy but always remember - you don't judge a book by it's cover. I opened the back of the phone and checked the battery, 4040maH. (quite impressive )

I turned on the phone. The boot transition wasn't too smooth, it seemed like a fake Infinix phone but I decided to investigate thoroughly before concluding.


After the phone finished booting, I opened the app drawer and went through the system apps. The icons looked bigger and lacked quality, unlike the ones in most Infinix phones.I spotted something strange again - Tecno's Boom Player installed on an Infinix Phone. I was shocked. (Chai).


The next discovery gave me a massive blow. I checked the phone's RAM Capacity and to my greatest surprise it was just 218MB while on the pack it was 2GB. I was dumbfounded. At that moment, I realized that if I didn't know anything about smartphones, I would have just bought a fake phone for about 36k and later regret it .(In this recession, it's unfair
nah).

The same fake infinix device I dropped, an unsuspecting lady, unaware of my discovery picked it up and started asking about the price. I shook my head in pity. I always stay out of trouble so i couldn't tell her she was about to buy a fake phone in front of the shop owner.



I decided to overlook the battery capacity and get another phone. I looked around the shop and spotted a TECNO W4 with a 2500maH battery, I went through the phone and everything was okay. I paid for it and left. (I bought the phone for N32,000). On my way out of the shop a guy met me and asked if I wanted to install apps on the phone so I decided to play along.


I asked how much to install WhatsApp and Facebook. The guy told me N500. I laughed and told him not to worry, maybe next time. If only he knew what I was saying in my mind. (hehehe.. You don't know who you're talking to.)
I just took a bus home.


That was quite an adventure . If you're not smart you may end up with a fake phone.
Lesson - If you're not good in detecting good smartphones always go with someone who knows about it. All that glitters is not Gold.

Basildvalour:
Warning:

If you want to buy phones in Aba, please avoid St. Michael Hustlers. Buy from a registered phone dealer or better still go to Slot, Aba.

That was how one beginner at St. Michaels wanted to sell a Camon C8 for 20k and on top of it, add a Nokia torch to it as a gift all in the name of promo.

I told him to unpack the phone so l can go through it, he refused and told me to pay first and he will unpack it. I agreed, paid and to unpack became a problem. He called a guy and told me to follow him so he can unpack it for me and install some app for me.

l just laughed, collected my money from him and disappeared to SLOT.

dominique:
212MB RAM ke? People are wicked o

Basildvalour:
I wise pass like that na

brainpulse:
94% of goods sold at Abia are very fake.

airsaylongcon:
Op, liked most of your writeup. I work in the mobile device business and had reason to be at St. Michael's lately. One thing though, I wouldn't have been surprised if I find a Boom Player on an Infinix. First of all Boom Player is readily available on the Google Play Store. Secondly both Tecno and Infinix are made by the same company

delishpot:
You shouldn't have even paid before hand. You are lucky you we're able to make them give you back your money

NormalCodes:
If u no be nwa Aba, u no go understand the hustle.

Aba boys too sharp...

shawylux:
This your experience or adventure is biased. I bought my infinix hot 4 at St Michael's last month and it was the right one with no issues. Maybe you entered one corner corner shop.

airsaylongcon:
Op, liked most of your writeup. I work in the mobile device business and had reason to be at St. Michael's lately. One thing though, I wouldn't have been surprised if I find a Boom Player on an Infinix. First of all Boom Player is readily available on the Google Play Store. Secondly both Tecno and Infinix are made by the same company

dominique:
212MB RAM ke? People are wicked o

Basildvalour:
Warning:

If you want to buy phones in Aba, please avoid St. Michael Hustlers. Buy from a registered phone dealer or better still go to Slot, Aba.

That was how one beginner at St. Michaels wanted to sell a Camon C8 for 20k and on top of it, add a Nokia torch to it as a gift all in the name of promo.

I told him to unpack the phone so l can go through it, he refused and told me to pay first and he will unpack it. I agreed, paid and to unpack became a problem. He called a guy and told me to follow him so he can unpack it for me and install some app for me.

l just laughed, collected my money from him and disappeared to SLOT.

NormalCodes:
If u no be nwa Aba, u no go understand the hustle.

Aba boys too sharp...

Eleniyan15:
you chop witch

budosky:
For ur info' Tecno n infinix are produced by the same company.. Just a change of cloth

PhatBG:
There's this saying that if an Aba man sees Jesus. You'll get a photocopy of Jesus the next day in Aba markets.




Check my signature.

Eleniyan15:
you chop witch

brainpulse:
94% of goods sold at Abia are very fake.

NaijaTechGuy:
I tried but she wasn't looking.

kinggogo:
Nice buh u should av given d lady sign or smthin

NaijaTechGuy:
Some days ago, I decided to get a new phone and I had to choose between buying from Jumia or buying from a shop, I chose the latter as it was going to be more fun.

As a Techie, I'd say buying things from Aba is fun and interesting but you'll have to be really smart. I also had to choose between buying in the Market (Ariaria) or going into the main town. I didn't want a too expensive phone so I placed my budget between 30-40k.

I ended up taking a bus to St Michael's Road, Aba. I walked around the shops, bargaining and I noticed something quite common among the people selling the smartphones.

They always try to make you feel like an inferior device is good. My advice is " no matter what don't listen to them" . Buy what you want and leave.


Something really funny happened at the last shop I went to :
I initially requested for a phone with a battery capacity of 3000maH and above between 30-40k. They brought out an Infinix Note 2. Looking at the device, I was really happy but always remember - you don't judge a book by it's cover. I opened the back of the phone and checked the battery, 4040maH. (quite impressive )

I turned on the phone. The boot transition wasn't too smooth, it seemed like a fake Infinix phone but I decided to investigate thoroughly before concluding.


After the phone finished booting, I opened the app drawer and went through the system apps. The icons looked bigger and lacked quality, unlike the ones in most Infinix phones.I spotted something strange again - Tecno's Boom Player installed on an Infinix Phone. I was shocked. (Chai).


The next discovery gave me a massive blow. I checked the phone's RAM Capacity and to my greatest surprise it was just 218MB while on the pack it was 2GB. I was dumbfounded. At that moment, I realized that if I didn't know anything about smartphones, I would have just bought a fake phone for about 36k and later regret it .(In this recession, it's unfair
nah).

The same fake infinix device I dropped, an unsuspecting lady, unaware of my discovery picked it up and started asking about the price. I shook my head in pity. I always stay out of trouble so i couldn't tell her she was about to buy a fake phone in front of the shop owner.



I decided to overlook the battery capacity and get another phone. I looked around the shop and spotted a TECNO W4 with a 2500maH battery, I went through the phone and everything was okay. I paid for it and left. (I bought the phone for N32,000). On my way out of the shop a guy met me and asked if I wanted to install apps on the phone so I decided to play along.


I asked how much to install WhatsApp and Facebook. The guy told me N500. I laughed and told him not to worry, maybe next time. If only he knew what I was saying in my mind. (hehehe.. You don't know who you're talking to.)
I just took a bus home.


That was quite an adventure . If you're not smart you may end up with a fake phone.
Lesson - If you're not good in detecting good smartphones always go with someone who knows about it. All that glitters is not Gold.