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uchia1982:
It's a mid-range phone. Not that powerful but still nice phone.

Tobisiano:
Is it a better buy than tecno l8 lite, sorry if it sounds funny.... #justasking... Need to know which to get. Cheers

Degereji:
HELLO GUY NICE REVIEWS RIGHT NOW I NEED YOUR HELP....I BRICKED MY DEVICE CAN YOU PLEASE HELP BACKUP UP YOUR OS AND SEND MR YOUR PRELOADER.BIN FILE PLSSSS........OR IS THERE ANY WHERE YOU KNOW OF I CAN GET ITS CUSTOM ROM?

THANKS

ryfoz:
Hmmmmm...I'm sorry you bricked ur device but is it the same mi-tribe x like mine?

If Yes, how did you root it? And how did you take backup?

Why I am asking this is when I was trying to root it ehn, it gave me serious tough time to root successfully but I was never able to use superuser which is the only way to take the ROM backup (with the help of some apps sha)

And I would Ike you to drop ur WhatsApp digits (if u av any oda fone to use for chat) so we can talk better

But I would strongly suggest you start preparing to take it to the office for full repair without any complications

ryfoz:
Hmmmmm...I'm sorry you bricked ur device but is it the same mi-tribe x like mine?

If Yes, how did you root it? And how did you take backup?

Why I am asking this is when I was trying to root it ehn, it gave me serious tough time to root successfully but I was never able to use superuser which is the only way to take the ROM backup (with the help of some apps sha)

And I would Ike you to drop ur WhatsApp digits (if u av any oda fone to use for chat) so we can talk better

But I would strongly suggest you start preparing to take it to the office for full repair without any complications

Degereji:
Still waiting for your txt on whatsapp bro...

ryfoz:
My tribe x review

I thank God I was able to create time out of my hectic weekly schedules to write this review.

NOTE: This is hands-on review
2. It is as I saw or experienced that I wrote this down (so other users may argue at one area or another)

So let's go into it.

Let me start by introducing the phone, it is called mi-tribe a500s (a.k.a mi-tribe x) also known to be the big broda of the mi-tribe a500

I bought it from Konga (which happens to be the exclusive seller of it [even co-manufacturer sef] that I know of. And by bought I meant got it in exchange for my voucher of a particular return(long story). Price was N30,500 (in dis double-double increase economy of ours, I thought "was" might be a good word to use)


So let me say truthfully that my impression of the device while checking it on Konga website wasn't that good and I happen to have gotten wrong info from some blogs or whatever-they-call-themselves e.g I thought the gpu was mali 400 (which would be very low and backward for me cos I had vowed to upgrade from craps. (I know this brand is not particularly LG or Samsung or Sony, LOL pls pardon me o) and I couldn't get the true DPI details anywhere.

So long story short it turns out that the phone surprised me a lot. I got my package, took it home, EAGERLY opened it up, checked out the accessories which includes a 1A 3-pin white charger + a white USB cable (which is a silver pin by the way - it means it can't be used for connecting to pc for transfer), white earphones (flat cable type not round) and an informative manual.

It charged full in less than 2 hours (with generator because PHCN or Ikeja Electricity fall my hand that day) cos d ba3 was at 60% already then I installed my cpu-z (android info-revealer) from my 32GB SD backup then I began to open my eyes as I saw the following 'goody goody' of the phone

THE BASIC SPECS ARE:

>1.36ghz octa-core (8 cores) [primary reason of purchase]

>Dual micro-SIM slots + plus sd card as well (no worries for exchanging SIM for sd)

>5.0" HD LCD DISPLAY (720x1280)

>Android 5.1

>16GB ROM

>2GB RAM

>2000 mah removable battery. (Not so bad)

>13mp Auto focus back camera/5mp front camera with a LED notification (which really surprised me)

>And finally SD card upto 32GB (lucky me cos that's just what I have)

THE EXTRA UNTOLD AND UNADVERTISED SPECS ARE:

* The LED notification light (I know it's no biggie but it's rare in mid-range devices). Red for charging or low battery at below 15% or sms and green for upto 90% and above while charging and blue is for Facebook notifications (which I rarely have time for, stubborn app!)

* and the GPU is Mali-450 MP (I was like "oshey" ShadowGun plays very smoothly and fast)

* The DPI is 320 (pretty higher than some overpriced not-to-be-named brands flooding our market) Mhen! I love the display o!

* File storage capacity is 11.99GB (approximately 12GB, which is pretty cool)

* HotKnot Technology (the big broda of wifi sharing)

* Smart operation (in the settings) a.k.a Smart gestures: double tap home to sleep, double tap screen to wake, 3 finger swipe down/up for screenshot (I love this [no need for gravity box then])

* Option to swap the function of the back key for the recent key (dope! Another mouth-watering reason for not needing gravity box)

* I would love to state the 3 touch buttons lit only when pressed and goes off in about 5 secs and are SUPER RESPONSIVE (probably because the RAM is doing its job well)

*And lastly the camera shots are pretty good for me, at least when I pitched it against the infinix hot 2 camera it won hands down and against the gionee F103 pro it was a bit of a tie (the gionee F103 pro camera na stubborn something)

* This phone has the same smart gesture and cores as the infinix Note 3 and I can say from pitching it together in speed test that it was a tie too, meaning only the battery 4500mah and camera is the edge the Infinix Note 3 has over it (and maybe the GPU too, LOL)

SirdimayG:
Mehn.. Bro u fall my hand o. Y can't you go for leagoo m8 or m8pro

SirdimayG:
Mehn.. Bro u fall my hand o. Y can't you go for leagoo m8 or m8pro

Milo30:
For such a powerful processor, the battery seems awfully low.

ryfoz:
No machine is 100% effective but in dis case i would use "satisfactory"

I love it just the way it is - though a higher ba3 capacity would have nailed it

Milo30:
Unless you are an average user, just buy a good power bank and carry your charger always. I'm a heavy user, hence my opinion.

Tobisiano:
Is it a better buy than tecno l8 lite, sorry if it sounds funny.... #justasking... Need to know which to get. Cheers

funmey:
Please i just bought one and wish to say the battery drains fast... Please where is their office so that I can get a battery replacement

shuggah:
Can i tweak or rather root a vivo smartphone and change d 3G settings?

ryfoz:
State phone model number, chipset type and os

shuggah:
Vivoy17t, O. S android 4.2.2, what do u mean by chipset?

ryfoz:
i have found the specs online, I will look into it