See The First Live Images Of Tecno Camon C9

It's no longer news that Tecno is planning to add a new device to its camon line-up. In a few weeks, Tecno would be launching a successor to last year's Camon C8.

In a previous post I wrote about the Tecno Camon C9, I said it might come with a dual front camera setup and a fingerprint scanner however in the live images I'm sharing today, I don't see neither a dual camera nor a finger print scanner.

Also, Tecno has changed their design game as the Tecno Camon C9 is expected to come with a slimmer(7mm to be precise) and premium design.

Going by the Leaked images of the Tecno Camon C9, both the front and back camera us placed in the centre and the front camera is equipped with a wide-range angle shooting meaning you can take of larger groups of people with the front camera.

The Tecno Camon C9 is rumored to come a 13MP front camera and a 13MP back camera with a dedicated camera button by the side.

The Tecno Camon C9 is said to be running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Tecno's HiOS over the top. The Tecno Camon C9 will PROBABLY be coming in three colours; Champagne gold, Sandstone black and Pearl White.

The Tecno Camon C9 is expected to launch this month. I guess we should all keep our fingers crossed till then.
I will you updated with new findings as I get them. 

Innjoo Set To Launch Halo Plus Soon

In one of my most recent posts, I told you guys that Innjoo was planning on releasing new smartphones soon. It seems one of these devices will be Innjoo Halo Plus, an improved version of the Innjoo Halo which was launched last year.

The Innjoo Halo Plus comes with;

• 1GB RAM 
• 16GB ROM
• 3600mah Battery
• 5.5 inch display
• Android Lollipop 5.1 with smart gestures 
• Quad-core processor. 

Sadly, I don't really know much about this device, that all I could get. However, I promise to keep you informed if I get more info.

From the little I could squeeze out, I could only spot two improvements in the Innjoo Halo Plus which is the battery(from 3200 to 3600mah) and the screen size (from 5 inch to 5.5inch).

Well, I think I love the design of the Innjoo Halo Plus especially the black thingy at the back, it gives it a Nexus 6P feel. 

Tecno Launch L8 Plus With Larger RAM

Tecno mobile have recently launched Tecno L8 Plus, the device is an improved version of the recently launched Tecno L8. Those that have used or bought the Tecno L8 can testify that the battery is just...Wow..
I recently played with it(not for long tho') and I've got to say the battery is worth all the hype it got.

The Tecno L8 Plus comes with the same specs as the regular Tecno L8: same size(5.5 inches), same 5050 mah battery capacity, same Android version(Lollipop 5.1).
 The only area that was improved is the RAM, the Tecno L8 Plus comes with a larger 2GB RAM size unlike the Tecno L8 which came with 1GB RAM.

I wonder who reminded Tecno that 1GB RAM phones are going out of style.

If you like the Tecno L8 and you have N32,500 to spend but you think 1GB RAM is too small for you, you can conveniently get the Tecno L8 Plus and enjoy its massive 5050 mah battery.

Infinix Note2 To Get Marshmallow 6.0 update Soon

Last month, Infinix released an android Marshmallow 6.0 update for Infinix Hot 2, even though a lot of people complain of it having bugs still it was a great move.
In the spirit 'Marshmallowness', Infinix is planning to push Android 6.0 Marshmallow over to the new Infinix Note2.

According to Infinix Mobility, Infinix Note2 users would start getting Android Marshmallow 6.0 Beta updates soon.

The beta test update means that the Marshmallow update won't be immediately available for the public, a few people will first be selected to be beta testers.

 These people would test out the Marshmallow update and check for bugs and other anomalies, this is probably meant to prevent what happened with Infinix Hot 2. 
If you want, you can also apply to be one of the beta testers for the Infinix Note2 Marshmallow update.
To do this, all you have to do is fill this form here.
Note - To apply to be a beta tester, you need to have the Infinix Note 2 in your possession.

Android Marshmallow 6.0 For Tecno Camon C8 Coming This Month

In this post and this post, I told you guys that Tecno was planning  an Android Marshmallow 6.0 update for Tecno Camon C8 which will arrive in February and guess what, it's February already!

The Tecno Camon C8 is without a doubt one of the best selling Tecno devices ever and it pretty amazing Specs too.
It has a long lasting battery, a ground breaking camera, a neat, clean and beautiful UI and it also receives timely system updates.
Even more expensive, high-end Tecno devices don't get updated at all like the Phantom Z for example.

The Marshmallow 6.0 update for Tecno Camon C8 will be available this month and it will come with a lot of cool features which includes;

• Better battery saving options. 
• An improved Cut and Paste feature. 
• App Backup and Restore. 
• Better App permission system. 
• Voice search directly from lock screen. 
• Google live in settings menu. 

And some of the other Marshmallow features I mentioned in this post.

 To all Tecno Camon C8 users, start gearing up for an Android Marshmallow 6.0 update.  

Infinix Note2 2gb RAM 4G LTE Variant Now Available

The Infinix Note2 was one of the most anticipated phones of 2015. It was officially launched on Nov 27th but wasn't available for sale until mid December.
Even after it was up for sale, only the 1GB RAM variant which was does not support 4G LTE connectivity was available.

It got to a point where people started giving up saying there wasn't going to be a 4G LTE 2GB RAM version of the infinix Note2.

For people who were looking forward to buying the 4G LTE 2GB RAM variant of the Note 2, I hope you haven't bought another because the 2GB RAM 4G LTE variant of the Infinix Note2 is finally available.

It is sold for N37,000 at slot outlets near you.
You can also buy it at the Slot Online store for the same price.

Check Out The Price Of The New Infinix Zero 3

Since the super, premium Infinix Device launched on Dec. 15, the official price of the Infinix zero 3 has been kept as a secret, the price wasn't even mentioned at the official launch.

Due to the absence of an official statement concerning the price of the Infinix zero 3, there have been a lot of speculations as people keep guessing how much the Infinix zero 3 would cost but according to an official tweet by @infinixMobility the device would cost N46,000.

                              

And here's what people had to say;

Judging by the tweets above, most people think the N46,000 is on the high side.
What do you think, is the price of the Infinix zero 3 worth it or is it too high?

How To Make Any Android Device Look Like A Nexus Device

Personally, I think there is no better form of android compared to stock android. Stock android is android in its purest form exactly the way google made it without any 'noticeable' additions just as seen on the infinix hot 2.

Android is a free open-source software and as such allows phone manufacturers to make adjustments to their devices and this results in custom UI which are seen in a lot devices today such as TouchWiz for Samsung devices, XUI for infinix, Sony Xperia's UI and many others.
For some people, these forms of android may seem like a lesser version of android.
If your android device runs a custom OS and you would like to experience a purer version, follow the steps below;

For our experiment, I'll be using the infinix hot note and making changes to it to make it appear stock.

The Hot note started out looking like this.

For The Stock Android Look

This is the most important part of the custom-stock change.
For this, head on to google playstore and install google now launcher. This changes your home screen and app drawer which are the main part of the switch.
When you first install the app, you'll be asked if you want to make the app your default launcher.
Select Google now and choose Always and your phone should now look like stock android.

For Extra Nexus Feel

Most times, android makers include their own camera app so if you would also like to get the stock android camera for your device click here to install it from google playstore. However, you can't replace your default camera with google camera .

Phone And Contacts

You can also head to playstore and install Google dailer app and Google Contacts app.
This isn't really necessary but if you really want to nail the stock Android look I suggest you do it.
The only problem here is that the updated versions of these app only work on Android phones running Android Marshmallow which are very rare. However, if you run android Marshmallow on your device, I really suggest you get these apps.

Finishing Touch

The last thing that's left of your stock android transformation is WALLPAPERS!!!
For that, there are a couple of Marshmallow wallpapers click here to download. It's a zipped file so you have to unzip it with an application like Winzip

After all tweaking, our hot note ended up looking like this.

Oukitel K10000 Battery Lasts 15 Days Of Normal Use

Few months back, there were rumors that Oukitel was making an android device that has a massive 10000mah battery that was supposedly lasts 15 Days under normal usage.

You would agree with me that the battery of a mobile phone is one of the major features it has, a poor battery life can tarnish a nice phone with amazing Specs.

Currently, when you think of phones with really large battery, we think of the Infinix Hot Note, Hot Note pro and the new Infinix Note2 which all have 4000mah and also the Gionee Marathon M5 which has an unbelievable 6,250mah but when compared to the oukitel k10000 the battery life of these phones seem really poor.

All these battery juice would be a waste if it doesn't support OTG which it does.
With OTG you can charge other phones with the Oukitel K10000's massive 10000mah battery. According to the maker, the Oukitel K10000 can charge the iPhone 6S fully three times.
This makes it more of a power bank than a smartphone.
With the large battery size of this device, you would expect that it would take forever to charge however, the maker says it takes just three hours thirty minutes to fully charge the Oukitel K10000.

The device has 5.5 inch with a screen resolution of 720 x 1280, it has an RAM size of 2GB and an 8MP back camera and a 2MP front camera with an MTK6735 quadcore processor . Looking beyond the battery size of the Oukitel K10000 every other thing seem to be on average.

The device is currently available for sale on Gearbest for $239.99.

How To Get Free 1GB Data On MTN

It's been so long we tweaked, so people even already forgot how to tweak their imei while some are now too lazy to do it.
In today's post, I'm going to be showing you how to get 1gb worth of data for free on MTN and it involves tweaking your imei so get your tweaking face on!

If you don't know How to tweak imei or you have forgotten how to do it, check this post to learn How to tweak your phone's imei number.

Now that you know how to tweak your Android phone imei tweak this 352262070703277, make sure you change the last four numbers as explained in the tutorial post.

After you have successfully changed your imei, wait a few seconds for the confirmation message, you don't have to send anything.

If after waiting for about 10 minutes you don't receive an message, it means the imei has already been used so just tweak another one.

Meet The Infinix Note2 Look Alike

The Infinix Note 2 is without doubt one of the most anticipated devices of this year. It was officially launched last month but up till now it has not really been available for sale.

I was recently going through gearbest with no intent of buying anything, just window shopping then I saw a phone 'LeTv One X600' and I couldn't help but notice the striking resemblance between the device and the newly launched Infinix Note 2.

The devices looked so alike that I had to check the specs of the LeTv One x600 to make sure that it wasn't the Infinix Note2 x600 because it even had the same model name 'X600'.

Letv One x600 Specs

Display: 5.5 inch IPS FHD Screen
CPU: MTK helio X10 64bit Octa Core 2.0GHz
GPU: Imagination PowerVR G6200
System: Android 5.0
RAM + ROM: 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM
Camera: 5.0MP + 90° wide-angle camera, 13.0MP AF face beauty with true flash light camera
Bluetooth: 4.0
GPS: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Features: Gyroscope,Infrared Remote Control, Electronic Compass
Sensor: Light sensor, G-sensor, P-sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity sensor
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, MICRO SIM
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600MHz

After seeing the specs of the LeTv One x600 it's obvious that it is an entirely different phone so that means there was a copy in design and name, so who did the copying? Infinix or Letv?

Tecno Camon C8 To Get Marshmallow 6.0 Update

If there is any aspect that Tecno has been lagging behind, it would be in pushing system updates. Literally, I have never heard or seen anyone update any Tecno phone, they are always stuck in whatever Android version you buy them and this is really bad.
The Infinix HOT Note has an android Lollipop 5.1 update, HOT 2 has received over three minor system updates and still awaits the major Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.

After much pressure, it seems Tecno is finally making a change(after all, we are in the Era of change) and they have made it known that come February 2016, the Tecno Camon C8 would be receiving a Marshmallow 6.0 update.

What do you think??

Infinix Zero 3 Rumored Specs: 3GB RAM And 20.7MP Camera

It's no news that Infinix has been targeting the middle end to lower end part of the smartphone market but it would appear they are turning it up a notch and going High end on the Infinix Zero 3.

According to a reliable source(Mehn..I've always wanted to say that), the Infinix Zero 3 would be coming with a double sided explosion-proof glass and a stainless steel frame.
It's going to be slimmer and lighter than its 'brother' Zero 2 that would make it very slim and very light because the Zero 2 is so light and so slim, let's see shaa.

It's also going to come with a bigger 5.5inch Full HD screen with a 400ppi protected by a tough corning gorilla glass 3.

And the camera, this is the best part....
The Infinix Zero 3 comes with a 20.7MP back camera with SONY IMX260 cmos Sensor, a dual LED flash and a 5MP front camera for selfies.

Note that huge pixel sizes of a phone's camera does not guarantee good picture quality. 

The Infinix Zero 3 is said to run a 64bit MediaTek Helio X10 Octa-core processor clocked at 2.20GHz.

It is also said to have an impressive RAM size of 3GB.
There was a major upgrade in the battery as the Infinix Zero 3 rocks a 3030mah non-removable battery compared to the 2600mah battery of the Zero 2 and also the Infinix Zero 3 supports fast charge, a feature which was left out of the Infinix Zero 2.

And to round it all up, there are rumours that the device would be water resistant but it's not confirmed yet.

The Infinix Zero 3 has a benchmark score of 44245 on Antutu.

As for the price of the zero 3,nothing has been said but I suspect it should be above 40k, judging by the specs this is a high end device so it's only natural that it has a high price.

Photos And Leaked Specs Of Tecno L5 With Massive 5000mah Battery

Tecno L5 is the newest addition to the L series and just like its predecessors(tecno L6 and L7) it also has a massive battery and to make it even better, it comes with an OTG cable meaning it can charge other devices as well, which I think is very cool.

Tecno is currently focusing more on showing off the massive battery life of the tecno l5 than it is on releasing the specifications of the device. They recently selected two winners to experiment and test out the massive battery life of the tecno l5 on a three-day trip without charge and according to the testers the tecno l5 battery didn't disappoint.

Below are photos and some of the main specifications of the tecno L5;

Tecno L5 Specs

Display - 4.5" IPS
Battery - Non-removable 5000mah
Memory -

• RAM - 1GB
• ROM(internal memory) - 8GB

Camera -

• Front - 2MP
• Back - 5MP

Android OS - Lollipop 5.1

There is currently no official statement regarding the release date and price of the Tecno L5 but its safe to assume that the device would be available for sale before the end of the year and would fall within the price range of between N15,000 - N20,000.

A New Cheap Pepsi Android Device Coming Soon

The smartphone market seem to be a hot cake these days and Pepsi also wants to have a bite of that cake.

Last month, there were rumors of a Pepsi branded Android phone launching in China but I didn't write anything about it because I don't want to write to write something that might end up being false.

It's official now, Pepsi is launching a cheap Android phone with impressive specs.

The Pepsi P1 has a 1080p screen, a sleek aluminium body, 2GB RAM and also a fingerprint sensor all these for just $200 which is N40,000 approx.

Pepsi P1 Specs

• Android Lollipop 5.1 (Dido OS 6.1 custom UI)
• 5.5in 1080p 2.5D display
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB Internal Memory Expandable By SD card
• 3000mah Battery
• 1.7GHz Octa-core MediaTek processor
• Mali 450-MP4 GPU
• Fingerprint Sensor
• 13MP back camera
• 5MP front camera

The phone isn't 'really' produced by Pepsi, it was made by Shenzhen Scooby communication equipment Co.
Finally, the phone is only expected to launch in China.

[Phandroid]

Infinix Note 2 Confirmed Specs And Official Images

Earlier this month, I told you about the arrival of a new Infinix Device called the Infinix Note 2 aka Big6.
In the previous post, I didn't include the specifications of the device because at that time there weren't confirmed yet.
In today's post however, I would be listing some of the major specs of the Infinix Note 2 and also some official images of the Infinix Note 2

The Infinix Note 2 is said to be running on Android 5.1 Lollipop probably upgradable to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Infinix Note 2 would be a 6 inch device and would pack a 4000mah non-removable battery with super fast charge: 15 mins charge, 8 hours usage.
The Infinix Note 2 would spot an impressive 13MP back camera, 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM.

Below are some of the official images of the Infinix Note 2;

The Infinix Note 2 is set to launch on November 27th which is Black Friday hopefully there will be a price slash for it too.

A Bigger 3000mah Infinix Hot 2 battery Now Available

A Bigger 3000mah Infinix Hot 2 battery Now Available.

This post is meant for Infinix Hot 2 users, people planning to buy the Infinix Hot 2 and general tech enthusiasts.

Some time ago, I wrote a post 'informing you of a bigger Infinix Hot 2 battery that would soon be released, there were so many misconceptions at that time as many people believed that there was going to be a new Infinix Hot 2 with a better battery instead of a bigger Infinix Hot 2 battery but if you read that previous post you would notice that I already saw through it, I announced that there was going to be a bigger Hot 2 battery.

Earlier this week, the announced 3000mah Infinix Hot 2 battery is now available in major stores(online and offline) across Nigeria.

Surely, this is a welcomed improvement because the initial 2,200mah battery was kinda whack, this new 3000mah battery would go a long way in improving the quality of the Infinix Hot 2
The only problem(permit me to use that word) about this new 3000mah Infinix Hot 2 battery is that it is bulkier(fatter) and your normal back cover can't fully contain it so if you want to buy a new battery for your Infinix Hot 2 you will have to buy a new back cover along with it(the battery comes with a back cover) and the back covers are currently available in red and blue colours.

If you want to ditch your crappy 2,200mah battery and you don't mind dropping off your previous colour for a blue or red color then you can buy the battery case for N2,200 here on jumia

Xiaomi redmi 2 and Mi4 Now Available On Jumia

Few months ago, it was announced that Xiaomi(which one of the top smartphone company of China) was heading to Nigeria.
There were mixed reactions, some couldn't wait and some didn't care.
That time is now, Xiaomi has officially been launched in Nigeria and they are started with two awesome devices, Xiaomi Mi4(a high-end device) and Xiaomi Redmi 2(Mid-range).
As at the time of writing this post, the devices are exclusively on sale on Jumia.

Judging from the success recorded by Xiaomi in China and India smartphone lovers are looking forward to an awesome encounter with Xiaomi.
They(Xiaomi) are looking to steal the low end market in Nigeria just as they did in China but I've got to say, it's not going to be easy seeing as we already have smartphone companies like Infinix and Tecno dominating the Nigerian market.

Xiaomi Redmi 2

Before I start with the spec list, I'd like to point out that Redmi 2 and Redmi Note 2 are two different devices.

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Spec List

OS - Android 4.4 Kitkat, XIUI 6.0
Screen Size - 4.7 inch
Resolution - 720 x 1280
Pixel per inch (ppi) - 312
Processor - 1.2 GHz Quad core
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
RAM - 1GB
Internal Memory - 8GB
Expandable - Yes (SD card up to 32GB)
Battery - Removable 2200mah
Camera - 8MP back; 2MP front camera
Supports 4G connectivity on both Sim slots
Price - N29,000 on jumia

Xiaomi Mi4 Mini Spec List

OS - Android 4.4.3(kikkat); MiUi 6
Screen size - 5 inch
Resolution - 1080 x 1920 pixels
Processor - 2.5GHz Quad core
Chipset - Qualcomm snapdragon 801
RAM - 3GB
Internal Storage - 16GB
Expandable - Yes, By SD card
Battery - Non-removable 3080mah
Camera - 13MP back camera and 8MP camera for taking selfies
Support 4G connectivity on both Sim slots
Price - N56,000 on jumia

Tecno Camon C5 Now Available In Nigeria

The Tecno Camon C5 is a 5.0 inch, 4G enabled Android device announced by Tecno mobile back in July.

The device was a really awesome device and a lot of people anticipated it. The only problem was that after all the campaigns and everything, when the Tecno Camon C5 finally launched in August we heard that it wasn't available for sale in Nigeria instead we were compensated with the Tecno Camon C8 which is somewhat similar to the Tecno Camon C5 except, it doesn't support 4G connectivity, you can imagine how that felt.

Last week, I was doing some window shopping on Jumia, getting ready for black Friday when I saw the Tecno Camon C5 up for sale, at an affordable price too.

Let me quickly do a little spec run down for the Tecno Camon C5;

• Android Version - Lollipop 5.0
• Display - 5.0 inch touch, 720 x 1280 pixels (294ppi)
  
• RAM - 1GB
• Memory - 8GB
• Processor - 1.3GHz quad core
• Rear camera - 8MP
• Supports 4G LTE
• Front camera - 2MP

The Tecno Camon C5 N24,000 on Jumia here

Another New Infinix Device Set To Launch Soon

We can never seem to have enough of Infinix, the brand which is currently the top smartphone company in Nigeria based on a survey carried out by me has been releasing device after device, they never seem to be out of devices to drop and so far, all devices have been impressive.

This year alone we have had;

• Infinix Hot 2 "Google's Android one project"
• Infinix Hot note and Hot Note pro
• Infinix Zero 2

Rumors also suggest that there would be a sequel to the Infinix Hot note (Hot note 2), and I suspect that's what this new device is.

The company has started its campaign for the incoming device and it is tagged "#InfinixBig6" and the official announcement of the device would be on November 27th(Hey! That's Black Friday!!!)

Not much is known about this new device but there a couple of things I can try to deduce off its campaign theme;

6 - It could mean a 6 inch screen
6 - It could mean Android Marshmallow 6.0, which I think would be awesome!
6 - could also mean a 6,000mah battery, judging from the fact the Hot note boasted a 4000mah battery it's only right that this would be better.
6 could also mean N60,000 right? ;)

Infinix already made its stand in the Nigerian market after releasing 'record breaking devices'
The Hot note had a record of reaching 50,000 hands in a week!
While the Hot 2 had a record of selling 200,000 units in Nigeria alone!

Do you think this coming device would also be a record breaker?

November 27 is just around the corner so let's keep our fingers crossed and our eyes opened!