Lagos, Nigeria — The Nigerian economy has stretched everyone to the limit. Prices continue to rise, yet the average person still requires a reliable phone for work, school, and their daily life. TECNO understands this reality, and with the Spark 40 Series, it is here to address that need.
TECNO has once again demonstrated that it is the mobile phone brand designed for the Nigerian economy. A famous Nigerian bank calls itself the one-customer bank; well, we dare say TECNO is the Customer-First Nigerian phone brand.
“We have shown once again that innovation and affordability can go hand in hand. As a brand, we believe in the Nigerian story, cultural relevance, and usage stays at top of our minds. We produce...
OnePlus has officially launched the Nord 5 series, comprising the regular Nord 5 and the more affordable Nord CE5. This new lineup builds on the success of the Nord 4, offering notable hardware upgrades aimed at mobile gamers. OnePlus Nord 5 features a 6.83-inch 144Hz display, delivering smooth visuals, and is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset for fast and efficient performance. The gaming phone features a dual rear camera setup with a 50MP main sensor, a 6800mAh battery (5200mAh in Europe) for all-day use, and runs on OxygenOS 15.02, based on Android 15.
OnePlus Nord 5 Key Specs and Features
6.83 inches Swift AMOLED Display, 1272 x 2800 pixels (~450 ppi density), 144Hz Refresh Rate, up to...
Xiaomi has an established presence in the budget smartphone sector with its Redmi line of smartphones. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 or Redmi 5 Plus is the successor of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 which was a huge success as it recorded high sales. The Chinese OEM have had a successful year in 2017 with its Redmi and Redmi Note series. However, the new smartphone comes with some improved feature and design.
Where to Buy Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Key Specs...
Verykool might not be a popular brand in this side of the World but it is no stranger to the low budget smartphone category especially in the United States. Out of the list numerous low budget smartphone by this smartphone maker, is the recently released Verykool SL5029 Bolt Pri. Although, these smartphones are not made to be fancy or with a lot of features. However, the question is, is it worth the price tag?
Verykool SL5029 Bolt Pro Key Specs and Price
5.0-inch, TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen, 854 X 480 pixels (196 ppi)
Android 7.0 Nougat
Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 CPU with...
This is one of the long list of entry level smartphones from Verykool. The American OEM is known for its range of affordable unlocked smartphones which mean it can work anywhere in the world. Among this list of smartphones comes the Verykool S5205 Orion Pro. It was released late last year and like its predecessors comes with only a handful of features.
Verykool S5205 Orion Pro Key Specs and Features
5.2-inch, TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen, 854 X 480 pixels (188 ppi)
Android 7.0 Nougat
Quad-core MediaTek MT6580 CPU with 1GB RAM
16GB built-in storage, up to 64GB with a memory card
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Here comes the upgrade to the Micromax Bharat 5 smartphone with just a few months interval. The Micromax Bharat 5 Plus is still an entry level smartphone but have some slight improvements in comparison with its predecessor. Interestingly, the smartphone e retains the large battery capacity seen in its predecessor which is a good thing. Let's take a look at how much of an upgrade we have here.
Where to Buy Micromax Bharat 5 Plus
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Micromax Bharat 5 Plus Key Specs and Features
5.2-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1280 x 720...
The Bharat line of smartphones, as the name would have suggested is a series of budget smartphones from an Indian OEM, Micromax. Much like the others before it, the Micromax Bharat 5 is a budget smartphone that offers quite a large battery. This will definitely appeal to user who does not mind a basic android smartphone. As a plus, it offers quite an enormous battery capacity amongst other features we will be talking about as we go on.
Where to Buy Micromax Bharat 5
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Micromax Bharat 5 Key Specs and Features
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Allview is a popular brand in Europe, however it is likely you've not heard of it in this part of the world. The Romanian OEM has been in the game for quite some time now and is no stranger when it comes to making good quality smartphones. The Allview X4 Soul Style is a Lite version of the Allview X4 Soul itself. However, it comes with some nice features even for a Lite version.
Allview X4 Soul Style Key Specs and Features
5.5-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1920 X 1080 pixels (401 ppi)
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Octa-core MediaTek MT6755 CPU...
This is another low budget smartphone from Verykool with some nice features. The Verykool S5031 Bolt Turbo has rudimentary android features with some perks to it. Despite being an entry level smartphone, it has some impressive additions. The smartphone is suitable for persons on a budget that seeks a low budget device with little impressive features in its spec sheet.
Verykool S5031 Bolt Turbo Key Specs and Features
5.0-inch, TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen, 853 X 480 pixels (196 ppi)
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Quad-core MediaTek MT6580A CPU with 2GB RAM
16GB built-in storage, up to 32GB with a memory card
8MP...
Verykool is an American OEM and us not so cool as you might think with its range of low budget smartphones. This smartphones like the Verykool S5200 Orion we will be discussing today offers just basic android features. Like others before it in the S-series, it is a basic android smartphone. The smartphone is suitable for low budget spenders that are not particular about features offered by a smartphone.
Verykool S5200 Orion Key Specs and Features
5.2-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 854 X 480 ppi (188 ppi)
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Quad-core MediaTek MT6580A CPU with 1GB RAM
16GB built-in storage, up...
Micromax is an Indian OEM that has been around for a while now, which means it must be doing something right. Its new smartphone is an upgrade in the form of a Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro to its Micromax Canvas Infinity predecessor. The smartphone comes with a number of improved features, the most important part of which is the dual selfie camera. However, the spec sheet is somewhat unbalanced as the processor featured on it is a low tier one.
Where to Buy Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro
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Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro...
The Elephone P8 variants have been nothing less than an impressive bunch of smartphones. Consisting of the Elephone P8 Mini, Elephone P8, Elephone P8 Max and now the Elephone P8 3D smartphone. This smartphone like it's name suggests, is capable of showing 3D display using an eye monitoring camera which adjust the display to give the best viewing angle. Normally, this would require a 3D glasses of some sought or probably a visit to the IMAX theatre.
Where to Buy Elephone P8 3D
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Elephone P8 3D Key Specs and Features
5.5-inch,...
It is safe to say that Elephone is one of the most successful upcoming Chinese OEMs in the Asian market and beyond. Although, it might not be as popular in this part of the World as it is over there but it does offer a wide range of smartphones at a great price. The Elephone P8 Max is one of those smartphones and a mid-range one at that. Like the Elephone P8 and P8 Mini, it comes with a number of interesting features.
Where to Buy Elephone P8 Max
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Elephone P8 Max...
Elephone might not be an household name when it come to smartphones and consumer electronics in general. It is no new comer to the mid-range smartphone scene and has a range of smartphones to prove that. The Elephone P8 Mini is one of its budget mid-range smartphones over the years. As the name suggests, it is quite portable sporting only a 5-inch screen but it packs a variety of nice features we will be reviewing as you move along.
Where to Buy Elephone P8 Mini
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Elephone P8 Mini Key Specs and...
Mid-range smartphones are getting more features at a relatively lesser price compared to high-end smartphones nowadays, especially those from Chinese OEMs. It is now a category that gives the closest premium experience to the high-end smartphones. One of these smartphones is from Elephone, the Chinese OEM offers a range of nice products. The Elephone P8 has some interesting features as well as an impressive design.
Where to Buy Elephone P8
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Elephone P8 Key Specs and Features
5.5-inch, JDI IPS capacitive touchscreen, 1920 X 1080 pixels (402 ppi)
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Octa-core...
Elephone in time past alongside the other Chinese OEMs are known to be a master cloner when it comes to high-end flagships from the likes of Samsung. It's new offering, which is the Elephone U Pro was released alongside a lesser variant Elephone U and offers quite a number of interesting features. This is a top shelf mid-range smartphone as it comes with not just a nice looks but packs some interesting features too.
Where to Buy Elephone U Pro
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Elephone U Pro Key Specs and Features
5.99-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen,...
Elephone is a Chinese OEM which like it's other competitors offers low priced mid-range smartphone which offers quite a lot of features. The Elephone U smartphone is one of its latest products and offers quite a nice design and interesting features. However, all of these features reflects on the price as it comes with quite a high one. How does this measure up to the features it has? Let's see what it has to offer.
Where to Buy Elephone U
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Elephone U Key Specs and Features
5.99-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1920...
Elephone is a popular brand when it comes to budget smartphones that offers varieties of specs. The Elephone S8 smartphone is an almost tri bezel-less smartphone that comes with a lot of features at a budget price. Besides having a name semblance to Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone it comes with a rather different approach in terms of design. To further have a look at what these smartphone has to offer, read further.
Where to Buy Elephone S8
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Elephone S8 Key Specs and Features
6.0-inch, IPS LCD...
Uhans Max 2 is a massive phone great for people looking for an affordable phone that also has enough real estate to function as a tablet. Its massive 6.44-inch display means for most people one hand use will only be possible in a few use cases. You can buy this very affordable Android smartphone for $139.99 at Gearbest. We got a unit from Gearbest and after about a month of use we will be sharing our Uhans Max 2 review here.
Where to Buy Uhans Max 2
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I never thought I would fall in love with a massive...
Since ring tones waxed lyrical, no one can miss out on any season. Ring tones put you on notice and constantly remind you of each season. Valentine's Day has taken its turn; not surprisingly, with many relishing music as the food of love.
Love must be communicated and how best to do so in this age, where images and photos speak the loudest than latch on to the Nokia 8 with its unique bothie experience.
Yes, in a few days, Valentine would have come and gone, but the Nokia 8 smartphone on Android affords everyone the chance to etch the season...
It is funny how Blu names a smartphone series after another series of Wiko's smartphone. The Blu Studio View XL is a low budget 18:9 smartphone just like the Wiko View XL smartphone. Inspired by the recent release of premium smartphones that adopts this aspect ratio alongside the bezel-less display trend. Like the name suggests the Blu Studio View XL comes with a large viewing screen to body ratio thanks to the reduced bezels.
Where to Buy Blu Studio View XL
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Blu Studio View XL Key Specs and Features
5.7-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1440 X 720...
The Blu S1 comes has one of Blu's latter smartphones which deviated from the basic low budget smartphones s we are used to from the American OEM. Although the smartphone is very much still a budget device, it offers more than the conventional android phones from Blu. Some of the features offered by the smartphone includes a fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE and a nice metallic unibody.
Where to Buy Blu S1
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Blu S1 Key Specs and Features
5.5-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1280 X 720 pixels (282 ppi)
Android 7.1 Nougat
Octa-core MediaTek MT6750 CPU with 2GB RAM
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