henry007:


And I thought i was the only crackberry addict lol

Lol bro, you've found a twin in me oo..
I joined the blackberry bandwagon late say around 2013 but as soon as I joined ehn, I went straight to VIP section.

henry007:


When I said majority, I'm not talking about Nairaland, I'm talking about the reason Samsung makes low end phones, obviously it's coz there's a market for it. I won't buy and you may not buy if your budget was 40K but majority of people just walk into slot and ask for Samsung. No time for researching what cool flagship came out some dinosaur years ago.

If I only had Samsung as a choice, I'd go with a used midrange phone maybe C series but How can I be limited to Samsung in real life tho?


Also, there's buying used phones and then there's buying used flagships from 4 years ago. I'm okay with buying used S7 and above but anything before that is OYO. It's not about underpowered chipset, there are underpowered 14nm chipsets that serve its purpose.

I have kuku had 40K budget and i didn't buy used phone. I guess after blackberry Era, I didn't see the point of used and very old phones. Last affordable phone I bought was Infinix Hot Note pro. Used was not even on my mind. All depends on what you want in a phone. 2018 phones are offering so much more for less.

You want a recent phone at a cost effective price, me I want a bad ass performing phone at a cost effective price.

Every mallam with him own kettle..

It's a goodnight bro, we'll meet on another thread again to exchange ideas via arguments like we've always done. You're getting really objective and non-bias with your arguments these days, nice one.

henry007:


Still missed BB10 OS til date. I used the Z3 and I loved it. Battery was superb! That was before the Era of 5000mAh Phones and phones with 12 hours SOT.

I loved the Q10, maybe cos it reminded me of my bold 5 which was the first blackberry phone I used. I loved the bold 5 and still do, whenever I see someone using the bold 5 it brings up nostalgic feelings. That phone opened the doors of blackberry for me to enter and explore, I used all categories of phones blackberry had to offer but had to stop the romance when I noticed that they weren't taking their OS10 as serious as they took 6 and 7.

Toyota matrix is simply an elevated corolla so it's definitely the cheaper option in terms of fuel costs and maintenance.

Etisalat cum 9mobile already offer such service, they call theirs kwikcash and it's been around for close to a year now.

henry007:


Omo the one time i had mad buyer's remorse was when i bought blackberry Z10 and i sold it after a month. Battery was wack and reverse charging at some point. I don't like to stare at my own mistakes for months. Good thing it was still very expensive when i sold it. Sold it for 60K

I used that phone too, I cried ehn..
To get 4hrs of battery life na real waec.

dumo1:

I use an S5 as a second phone so i am talking from experience. The only way to really enjoy the phone is witha correct power bank whichi don't have..

Nah bro, I've experienced both.
S6 no just get battery at all. Experience will teach you this albeit painfully.

henry007:


I don't think when people are planning to spend 40K on a phone, the majority are buying used phones.

Samsung makes phone of 40K every year so it's the people that are buying those that I can advise to buy TECNO/Infinix.

People who buy used 4 year old phones know exactly what they want(Flagship phone on it's last lap).

Maybe they've been holding on to that sentiment of buying that year's latest flagship phone since it came out and they couldn't afford it or trying to keep up with the jones' not knowing that even the jones' are not that tech savvy and the rest of the world has moved on since.

Bro I buy used phones and what do I want? Highest possible value for my money.

So if your choice was limited to a Samsung and you had just 40k, you'd opt for a Samsung brand new low range smartphone as against a top performing smartphone like the s5? Bro think am well na, how does it sound to you?

When compared to the Tecnos and Infinix, the only thing normally outdated about these used phones is just the android software. Tecno still use outdated hardware on their recent devices and the hardwares are not even the best in their league.

Just check out the chipset that Tecno used in the k7, k9, CM, cx etc, majority of them are older or just as old as the chipset found in the Samsung s5 not to mention the s6.
Same applies to other hardware such as screen, camera lens etc.

Ah brother, no matter what, a used Samsung flagship will give you better value for money that a brand new Tecno or Infinix of the same price range.

dumo1:
Don't buy an S5 i am currently using one poor battery life and too much bloatware. So many apps you don't need are on the phone and you cant delete them. Better go for an S6. It's way better.

How else would you know it's a Samsung phone if the bloatwares ain't included?

Bro, please if battery life is your yardstick for comparison then it's my pleasure to announce to you that S6 has the worst battery life you can find in any Samsung recent smartphone.

S6 too carry bloatwares, S6 bloatwares come carry swag join body sef. If battery life is an issue to you, go for the note series.

henry007:
It's obsolete in 2018.

I won't buy any 4 year old phone in 2018, even iPhone 6 is a waste of money in 2018.

If I have 40k to buy a phone, I'll buy a S5 for 35k and use the remaining 5k to buy power bank rather than buy an Infinix hot 5 or a Tecno K9.

But if you're in places where there are no professional engineers that can repair your Samsung or Apple if it develops a fault, just buy Tecno or Infinix so that maintenance won't be an issue for you.

Lemme use myself as example, I used to use a Samsung s4 and a blackberry q10. The S4 developed a screen issue and I saved up money to buy a used s6 or note 4 but work took me to one village laidat in Benue [I'm gonna be here for a long time], so I carried my money and travelled with it hoping to buy the phone when I get to Benue, my brother you won't believe that Samsung is a luxury around here, ordinary samsung screen protector scarce for here except you go to Makurdi which is 3-4k away from here.

What did I do? I Jejely bought a brand new k7 to manage while I'm here and once I'm back to my base I'll return to my Samsung.
I can't be using a phone that I'd be travelling long distance to go and repair or buy accessories for.

My point? If you stay at a place where you've got good engineers, don't ever take a Tecno or Infinix device over a Samsung, LG or others. But if availability of good engineers is a problem, then go for the cheaper and substandard Tecno, Infinix and itel.
Tecno and its brothers can tolerate abuse but Samsung is just like BMW, e no dey tolerate abuse or inferior repairs and parts.

greenhulk:


Ha ha badt guy. Me sef surprise, s5 with over 4 hours screen on time and still 67% battery left. That phone will struggle to get 4 hours screen on time in total.

Ok let me also upload my own battery usage. 7 plus hours with over 70% left, but inside of me I know this is not true since I have charged in between.

Me I have an SOT of 6hrs+ on a 3000mah and battery is still at 35%

CHESTER48:
you will just come and talk without reasoning!!
Didn't you see
last full charge 1day etc
Screen usage since last charge 4hrs etc?
Nawaoo

You that has talked after reasoning, what sense have you made now?

CHESTER48:
okay. Speaking from experience.
I have an s5 right now I'm using as my daily driver
I'm running android 8.1
Camera is still very good, better and perfect, no much difference from the s6 except nights shots without flash.
Front camera is 2.1mp,but I have compared this camera to the latest phones like tecno camon cm, x and Pro, and the s6. Difference from the s6 is able to zoom in much more without loosing details. And it's still a clear winner. Here

I have 16gb inbuilt, with 32gb memory card making it 48gb total.

I have played games like nba 2k17 was able to play at high setting maintaining good fps.

Over all it the beat phone u can buy at a cheaper rate now in naija, alternative to most cheap tecno phones like spark, camon, hot series etc.
I have a thread where I discussed about the android 8.1
Also you have Google camera port for s5, much better support on xda
Battery life at pix

Oga this your battery life clearly states LAST 'FULL' CHARGE and not last charge. Stop trying to mislead people.

Readonee35L:
S5 battery life will frustrate you.

S6 has a worse battery life than S5.

erobes:


Any idea about the current price?

35-40k
UK Used

Yes it's a good buy for its present price.

empron:
sent check your mail

Seen sir.

chukel:
Haha haha. This is obitee69. This ur new moniker is fine. Scan your car Bro.

Lol, I thought I was the only one that noticed.

empron:
i will send it to you very soon.

Thanks in advance bro.

mayor2013:

Something light

Walahi, see wetin person dey advise him fellow human being.
The heart of man is desperately wicked.

Jazzlite:
I disagree. He should use only 20W 50 oil grade.

What have you been taking?

empron:
thanks bro u are still the boss.i cant forget the ebook u sent through email then "Automotive for the Dummies". Then i can not differentiate spark plug and C.O.P.

Please can I get the ebook too? peterokere@ymail.com

badesco:
But we were meant to belief that uber accept 2003 above cars.....is it true?

Who made you believe so?