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| Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by henry007(m): 1:03pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Ever since the iPhone 5s was launched in sept 2013, I have been secretly craving the fingerprint sensor feature. It even became more apparent after the samsung s5 joined the fingerprint sensor fam and around the time the Note 4 rumours started coming in that I knew I had to get myself on that train. Why did I fancy the finger print unlock so much?! Well SECURITY! I mean I'm glued to my phone but not 24/7 so for those times I get to hang out with friends for games or whatever, I take a pee break and get back only to see my phone being passed around coz of one funny picture or something. More so the 4 digit password and pattern locks aren't fool proof, a peek is all it takes and then anyone could access your private information. Some friends don’t understand the concept of PRIVACY! Why not get the iPhone/Samsung? I would admit, couldn't afford to shell out over N100k Nah, not on my N19,800 a month corper salary as at last year. So my obsession grew as I began my search on Aliexpress (filtering and what not) for the perfect phone for me. I didn't want to make a bad investment so the phone had to have come from a reliable source. I saw some popular Chinese companies and also some iPhone and Samsung clones touted to have the fingerprint sensor. The price was right, at about half the cost of the brand new 2014 Samsung/ iPhone flagship device but still not cheap enough to take that leap of faith especially since the cost of express shipping and risk of receiving a gadget without aftersales service was too big a deal. When I thought I had saved enough money post-NYSC, I revisited Aliexpress ever so often expecting the fingerprint-ready smartphones to have dropped to maybe sub $150, wishful thinking perhaps. The cheapest I could find was sub $300 for one of the iClones and the most expensive being Huawei. I was so disappointed that the prices for these devices don't actually depreciate by a lot and of course the exchange rate wasn't helping matters. Now as a working class, I heard about a Tecno device with finger print sensor. Right there and then I knew I had to have it. What can the Tecno do that the Samsung/iPhone cannot? Finally got myself one about a week ago, it’s everything I have ever wanted and more. Some of my colleagues using the iPhone and the Samsung flagships are jealous because theirs cannot unlock without the press of a button and even when pressed, are not entirely accurate in reading their own finger print. They demonstrated using their own device, repeating the process several times before they were allowed access into their phones. I haven’t experienced what they’re going through. I haven’t had any such errors, not even when i touched the sensor sideways/upside down. The Tecno Phantom 5 is the phone I think I would use for its entire lifespan, a great camera, Dolby sound , 4G/LTE , 3GB of RAM, and what's more....the Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA coming next year has been confirmed by Tecno. What more do I need?! Source: http://www.knewkeed.com/2015/10/tecno-phantom-5-finger-print-sensor.html?spref=tw 2 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by flexcity82: 1:15pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
very insightful analysis.... facing the same dilemma also. the phantom5 is a hell lot cheaper than the samsung and iphone and expensive doesnt always mean better. am def getting this device 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Darkseid(m): 1:35pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
All this long story for just fingerprint sensor. WTF do I need a fingerprint scanner for, what do I have to hide. And you guys should stop comparing Tecno to Samsung and Apple. 6 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by flawless911(m): 1:50pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Darkseid:Na Inferiority Complex dey worry dem 4 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by braskey: 2:16pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
I admire your write up, but I don't understand the point where you said iphone/samsung flagship aren't entirely accurate in reading your friends fingerprint.. I use an s6 and I believe theres a lot of improvement compared to last year's S5.. but comparing iPhone's Touch ID to that your phantom. You Fvcked Up! Don't get me wrong, I dislike apple. 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Boluu: 2:20pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
getting this device seems like a good idea flexcity82: 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Boluu: 2:23pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
if you dont need it does it mean others should not need it?? and no one it making any comparisim of the product.. just talking about the price Darkseid: |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Boluu: 2:29pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
lol... can you just please buy the phone please braskey: |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Boluu: 2:30pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
lol flawless911: |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by braskey: 2:38pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Boluu:That's not the Issue here, well.. till I touch the phantom5  |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by 2dillu2(m): 3:05pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Tecno are trying I don't know why Nigerians hate them  1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by flexcity82: 4:14pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
its all about brand name. 2dillu2: 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by henry007(m): 4:16pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
braskey: Improvements are always good but getting it right the first time is better. I don't think anyone could flaw the Tecno Phantom 5 on that aspect, of course it could be improved to integrate google pay etc but unlocking your phone should be the basic functionality of a finger-print sensor and Samsung doesn't get that a 100%, it's not fair to those that want to save time by not using password on their smartphone. It ends up wasting your time. 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Nobody: 4:54pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
henry007: Samsungs finger print don't just unlock phones. It can be used to make purchases through Samsung pay, PayPal and Android pay. It can be used on Google play.. it can also be used in place of stored passwords. So it can't be compared in anyway. Furthermore, those hyping this phone should know that there are other Chinese phones that would guarantee you quicker update and much more better, also cheaper. One plus two Xiaomi note pro Asus zenfone LG Nexus 5x Huawei P8 Motorola X pure/style That amount can also get you super clean used HTC m8 Samsung Galaxy S5 Samsung Galaxy note 3 Sony Xperia Z3 LG G3 4 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by babafrey: 5:04pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
your the one with inferiority complex. cos if we look am well na phone of 7k go dey your hand. the fact you some people will rather get a phone that gives them what they want at a lower cost doesnt mean they are poor, its called wise decision making nigga. flawless911: 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by flawless911(m): 6:04pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
. 3 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by henry007(m): 6:20pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
ollah1: The LG Nexus 5x would be retailing for $380 for the 16GB version, and that's almost N90K Don't kid yourself with the hype of branded names. You need to ask yourself what you really need in a phone afterall, you cannot like what i like. Meanwhile, getting a used device says a lot about your self esteem. |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Nobody: 6:39pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
henry007: I listed 5 phones up there and it's only one phone u could pick. That says a lot. So listing up used phones now correlates with self esteem. U need to check your head bro 4 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Kelklein(m): 7:58pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
All these epistle on top fingerprint scanner. so I should cough out 70k+ just because phantom 5 (from TECNO) has a fingerprint scanner? smh That phone should not be more than 40k.. 2 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Nobody: 7:59pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
All these Tecnocrats and this over priced piece of a joke wount let us rest for a week without making silly comparisons. Why on earth would a sane person compare MTK SoC device with Snapdragon SoC device  Besides there are way more cheaper MTK devices out there with even better specs and sleek design than Phantom 5. 2 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Nobody: 8:01pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Kelklein:The thing tire me ooo.... When Helio X 20 devices would use the eye sensor scanner for even better security, someone is here jubilating over finger print sensor that has been invoke for the past few years. |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Nobody: 9:10pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Na wa for all these Tecno shills. Arif Chowdhury, please go, we don't want to buy Tecno. Godvilla: LMAO. Their silly "flagship" supports 4G and has a fingerprint sensor and suddenly they're having orgasms. I'm sure in 2020 (if the company is still around) when the world will be in Android 9.0 or higher, they'll still be stuck in 6.0. And if they adopt wireless charging I'm sure the Tecno fanboys will claim it was invented by Tecno. 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Nobody: 9:21pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Karmanaut:Funny as it may seem, the chipset of this 2015 "flagbearer" was released in 2013. Its not even running on Helio X10, when its compatriots are already flexing Helio X10 with Power VRG6500 GPU for less than 50k. 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Nobody: 9:34pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Godvilla:As in.. And some idiots had the effrontery to compare the phone's camera with that of the iPhone 6 with photo shopped pictures! 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by xxxtedyxxx(m): 10:10pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
@op..u r just a confused slowpoke..don't ever compare tecno to samsung... Mumu. 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by benega: 11:00pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Ediot why don't u snap your own phone. Who is deceiving who? Mark my words all phantom 5 will rust in shelf RUBBISH 1 Like |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Nobody: 7:27am On Oct 10, 2015 |
Very funny people |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by Babanhajiya(m): 8:31am On Oct 10, 2015 |
Doogee F5 Elephone P8000 Ulefone Be touch 2 UMI Iron Doogee F3 pro Xiaomi redmi note 2 The above mentioned phones have everything that Phantom 5 can boost of, but interestingly each one cost less than 50k. I wonder why Tecno agents think they can deceive us on nairaland. 4 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by francis247(m): 8:38am On Oct 10, 2015 |
braskey:The write up was definitely written to promote the Phantom whatever for Takeno. He made it very clear when he claimed that he could not find any iclone with finger print scanner on aliexpress for less than $300 when such a device is available for more or less than $100 2 Likes |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by BenKafor(m): 9:10am On Oct 10, 2015 |
Not really. A lot of people bought the phone and are still buying. No need to hate, just state facts benega: |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by BenKafor(m): 9:12am On Oct 10, 2015 |
Nice, but these phones are not that common in Nigeria, what will happen if they get faulty. Are there parts sold here? Babanhajiya: |
| Re: Tecno Phantom 5: Finger-print Sensor Champion by BenKafor(m): 9:13am On Oct 10, 2015 |
Why can't Tecno be compared to Samsung? Don't people compare other phones? You guys act like Tecno is the devil. I tire o xxxtedyxxx: |
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