Very interesting read

Frontier2:

I came across this information online and I was surprised hearing Tecno mobile is ahead of Samsung in sales volume in Nigeria. Could this be true? Check the gist below

Months ago, I was in Accra, Ghana for the West Africa Telecom Summit Expo 2015, as well as Ghana Telecom Awards 2015. During the course of the events, I spoke with a few industry insiders there and all confirmed that TECNO was Ghana’s leading smartphone brand, ahead of Samsung and Huawei.


Here in Nigeria, sales figures from 2014 tell a similar story – that TECNO has become Nigeria’s leading smartphone brand, again ahead of Samsung. I have spoken with leading mobile technologist, Emeka Okoye, about the Nigerian smartphone market before. He reiterated this fact again:


Emeka says that for every one device that Samsung sells, TECNO sells two. Sounds amazing.
I wish for the day when statistics will be made public here in Nigeria as is done in other places around the world. Available stats here keep being shrouded in secrecy, something that I believe is detrimental to progress.

We saw the launch of a new player, Xiaomi in the market but it seems neither Xiaomi nor others can water down the ravaging mobile invasion by Tecno mobile

Is Tecno mobile taking over Africa? Let's have your say
Source http://mobilityarena.com/tecno-is-the-biggest-mobile-brand-in-nigeria/

Agreed

Baddosneh:
5MP should be good at least for 15k.

I've seen that show, I like what tecno is doing but, the quality of voices on the show.... That's another thing

Maximum83:
The maiden edition of TecnoOwnTheStage is on Africa Magic.
The show is a new innovation promoting amateur singing talents via a karaoke competition that is fresh and exciting. The competition drew 15 contestants from Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania with M.I, Yemi Alade and Bien of Sauti Sol as judges while Uti and Vimbai host the show.


#TecnoOwnTheStage like most new reality show, unleashes freshness in every episode with a crescendo that is yet to unfold on the grand finale for both audience and viewers of the show.


There’s room for improvement
It’s a new show with a different kind of contest, there are bound to be some hiccups but with the solid backing of a leading brand like TECNO Mobile on a world class cable TV platform, one can only imagine what the next season will hold.
Catch them raw


There are no training academies and certainly no voice coaches-it is karaoke competition. Only the best and most experienced contestants will make the audience and fans sing along to our favourite songs just like in karaoke bars and candle light dinners.

The judges bearing down their experience and talent will sift through the bunch to bring out the shows best of the best.
The trick is simple, the lucky contestant must have the ability to capture live audience with their voice, diction and stage presence.
TecnoOwnTheStage is a singing competition, different from the rest


TECNO Mobile is lauded for pushing innovation and curating world class customer experience in markets hence the drive to make #TECNOOwnTheStage the most sensational television show in Africa…
“At TECNO we continuously strive for greatness. Our products have grown across Africa, a testament to our drive for perfection, success and harnessing the best in the markets we operate in. The TecnoOwnTheStage competition is simply in furtherance of this fact.” – Mr. Oye Akideinde General Manager, Mobile Apps, TECNO Mobile


#TecnoOwnTheStage is definitely heralding newness to reality shows in Africa and attracting new crop of reality show lovers, deepening the TV and entertainment industry in Africa.


Who’s cashing- in on the $25000.00 Jackpot?
Everyone is eager to find out, stay tuned…
Tune in to Africa Magic (DSTV 151) next Sunday at 19:00 CAT to watch episode 5 of #TECNOOwnTheStage you can also watch past episodes on Youtube also, ff @tecnoowndstage for exciting weekly competitions.

How do you guys see the tecnoownthestage? If you are not watching it, you are missing

Good news, I wonder why it's so far apart tho. Was thinking of getting my daughter the boom one, but I'll go with camon now

BenKafor:
Are you guys as excited as I am. I mean,Tecno mobile Nigeria announced that Camon C8 will receive Marshmallow update in February 2016 while Phantom 5 will receive it in June.

I have a Camon C8 and I enjoy using it, but I will enjoy it even more with the Marshmallow update because it has really cool features.

One of the features of the Marshmallow is Doze, which saves your battery like CRAZY!!
The app menu has a totally different look, instead of scrolling left and right through the apps, you can now scroll up and down and the best part is that the apps are arranged alphabetically so it's suuuuuuuuuper easy to find your apps.
Another cool feature is that there is now a RAM menu so you can easily know where your memory has been used in the past 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours which increases performance and efficiency.

There are so many other wonderful features that the Marshmallow has, if you would like to read through all of them,here's the link - https://www.androidpit.com/android-m-release-date-news-features-name

This is definitely something to look forward to.

Nice.

daremarvell:
Christmas season is the season for excitement. People shop for different things to buy in preparation for the Xmas celebration

A friend just called me now that Tecno mobile has kicked off their Xmas promo for the season. This is cool for those who are planning to buy the tecno Phantom 5 and camon c8

Check out the details of the promo below

Location - TECNO Exclusive store at 289 Aba Road PHC RIVERS
1.) Buy and Get Gift for free
Phantom 5 - 10400mAh power bank
Camon C8 - Bluetooth earpiece
Camon C5 - Selfie Stick
Boom J7 - 2600mAh power bank
Boom j5 - Water Bottle
L5 - Card Flash
Y3/Y2 - Pen

2.) Buyers of the Phantom 5 and Camon C8 also stand a chance to get lucky dip for bluetooth speaker worth N18,000

If you are in Port Harcourt, it's time to get your Tecno dream device as the promo will run from today 21ist till Wednesday 23rd 2015

I saw this on some other place, and I keep asking why the phone looks childish when it's not a children's phone. Low cost shouldn't mean low quality.

Vicar2015:
We believe a fun loving generation deserves a fun-oriented phone and we also know that your style comes in various colors, which is why GIONEE has introduced the P5W into the Nigerian market.
The GIONEE P5W allows you personalize the device outside and inside, it is sold along with four (4) different casings in four (4) fun colors, which allows users to give their phone a unique look whenever they want to.
The Gionee P5W also allows you customize your phone interface to whatever color you want by picking colors from around you using the phone camera via the preinstalled chameleon app
GIONEE P5W knows that your lifestyle goes beyond colors but also cover your music, your memories and your fun moments which is why it has given importance to them.
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Are you a music collector?
The GIONEE P5W music equalizer adapts well to your device and provides various volume effects. The phone’s 3D DTS sound system gives you an audio- visual feast so that you don’t only listen but you can also see the style of the music you are listening to.
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Are you photo junkie?
The GIONEE P5W comes with impressive picture editing features, mood cards and photo filters that can add a unique background to your distinctive pictures. Extend the horizons of your photos with the enhanced panorama feature of the smart phone’s camera and catch every flash with the phones 5-MP front camera and 2-MP rear camera with LED Flash
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Are you a movie lover or gaming geek?
The GIONEE P5W has an Android 5.1 operating system and 1.5 GHz processor so that your phone can finally be as fast as you are. The phones resolution is crystal clear with a resolution of 720 X1280 pixels such that items on your screen come out with impressive vividness.
Don’t worry about your phone running out of storage space? The GIONEE P5W is endowed with a 1GB RAM, 16 GB ROM storage and a T- Card. It is also fitted with smart power saving technology so that you can enjoy your collection of videos, movies and applications with long lasting battery power.

Now to the fact you have been really curious about. What does it actually costs to purchase a phone with such interesting features? Well, we can only promise that the price is a token as we specifically made this phone for you, your taste, your style and your pocket in mind.

Lumia is out of this

ipledge10:
which Lumia? I only use Lumia to come to nairaland...my nephew is playing with it now

Both funs are for two different types and budgets of mobile users. Awesome in those places, but to compare them is suicide for Tecno

jaysay:
Since it is the holiday season and it is the season of love--not that I believe that we should gift people gifts only during December--I bought my wife A Samsung GALAXY S6 Edge Plus and bought myself the TECNO Phantom 5. Something surprising happened.

While I would have preferred the Samsung GALAXY S6 Edge Plus, I went for the Phantom 5 instead--cos the front facing camera with flash and wide angle shot is super awesome and much better than those of the S6 Edge Plus.

My wife is learning make up by watching some YouTube videos and taking a lot of selfies of late whenever she has made herself up. She took a photo of her made up face once using my Phantom 5. This must have been the reason she pulled this fast one on me.

One morning, after she left for work, I heard her phone ringing in the house. I picked it up only to discover that the call was for me and that it was my SIM that is in her phone. While I was sleeping, she unlocked my phone with her finger (I registered her finger as one of the 5 fingers registered to my Phantom 5) and exchanged the SIM card. She left me with her Samsung GALAXY S6 Edge Plus and took my Phantom 5.

Apparently, she's saying the TECNO Phantom 5 is a better phone than the Samsung GALAXY S6 Edge Plus. I am wondering what to do now--May be I should put the Samsung GALAXY S6 Edge up for sale and buy the Phantom 5 or just manage the S6 Edge.

What would you do if it were you?'

Saw this late, was in the village would have love to have seen for. Myself

Orator2383:
I was reading this article in one of the popular blogs about an event going on in computer Village, Ikeja. Which I believe is cool



TECNO Mobile will be shutting down computer village for two days with unmatched fun and gifts.

You can’t afford to miss this one! Starting Tuesday (today) 22nd December, 2015. TECNO Mobile leads the jolly troupe of the Ikeja Computer village carnival as the colorful event enters its second day.


It’s going to be an electrifying two days of music, fun, games and fantastic prizes. The host, TECNO Mobile will be doling out prizes to winners who play fun games at the carnival ground and also to shoppers that buy any of the mobile maker’s smart phone products during the carnival.

Make computer village your last stop; there are great prizes to be won!

The goodie bag is simply big enough for everyone! Prizes to be won include TECNO phones, WinPad 10, 8H and 7C tablets, genuine SYINIX home appliances, ORAIMO selfie sticks, power banks and 32GB SD cards, and much more.


You don’t want to miss out on Wednesday’s raffle draw



Wednesday 23rd December, 2015 TECNO Mobile will cap the event with a mega draw at noon (12:00pm) when lucky participants and shoppers stand a chance of winning Big time gifts like Freezers, Home theaters and the latest TECNO WinPad10 2-in-1 PC.


So buy one now, TECNO Mobile offers you the best range of smartphone products including Nigeria’s best-selling smartphone of 2015, the TECNO Camon C8 with dual flash cameras and VISIDON low light technology, also the all-new TECNO Phantom5, the first true HiFi smartphone in the market with leading fingerprint sensor technology.

The Wednesday event will be the biggest where popular artistes like 9ice, other guest artistes take center stage


If you are not at computer village during these two days, you are definitely missing a lot

Be part of the fun and share your posts and tweets
It's an opportunity of a lifetime. What are you still waiting for? Computer Village Ikeja is the place to be today and tomorrow

Make sure you Follow the TECNO fun train online with posts of your favorite pictures of the event on Facebook, don’t forget to tag TECNO Mobile Nigeria you can also tweet at us @TecnoMobileNG. Lots of amazing prizes to be won

Source http://www.360nobs.com/2015/12/computer-village-carnival-tecno-mobile-shuts-down-computer-village-for-two-days/

No SAMSUNG phone at all, HTC, or even the Camon C8? How accurate is this list please?

benigneOne:
In the spirit of this festive period, these are 10
good android phones which cost less than ₦25,000
you can purchase without fear today.

Lenovo A5000
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 5.0″ 720 X 1280 pixels Display
Operating System: Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor: 1.3GHz Quad-Core MT6582
Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM (Up to 32GB
SD support)
Camera: 8MP Back, 2MP front.
Battery: 4000mAh Li-Po Battery.



 Xiaomi Redmi 2
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 4.7″ 720 X 1280 pixels display (w/
Gorilla Glass 2)
Operating System: Android 4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Processor: 1.2GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm
MSM8916
Memory: 1GB RAM 8GB ROM (Up to 32GB
SD support)
Camera: 8MP Back, 2MP front.
Battery: 2200mAh Li-Po Battery.



 Alcatel Onetouch Popstar
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 5.0″ 720 x 1280 pixels display.
Operating System: Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor: 1.3 GHz Quad Core MT6735P.
Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM (Up to 32GB
SD support)
Camera: 8MP Back, 5MP front.
Battery: 2000mAh Li-ion Battery.



Infinix Hot 2
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 5.0″ 720 x 1280 pixels display.
Operating System: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor: 1.3GHz Quad-core MT6582
Memory: 1GB/2GB RAM, 16GB ROM (Up to
32GB SD support)
Camera: 8MP back, 2MP front.
Battery: 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery.



 Innjoo Max 2/Max 2 Plus
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 5.0″/5.5″ 720 x 1280pixel display.
Operating System: Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor: 1.3GHz Quad-Core processor
Memory: 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM (Up to
128GB SD support)
Camera: 13MP back, 8MP front.
Battery: 4000mAh/4600mAh Li-Ion battery.



 Huawei Y5
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 4.5″ Display
Operating System: Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor: 1.1GHz Quad-Core
Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM (SD support)
Camera: 5MP Back, 2MP front.
Battery: 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery.



 Tecno Y6
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 5.0″ display.
Operating System: Android 4.4 (Kitkat)
Processor: 1.3GHz Quad-core
Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM (SD support)
Camera: 5MP Back, 2MP front.
Battery: 2350mAh.



 Gionee M3 mini
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 4.5″ display.
Operating System: Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor: 1.0GHz Quad-Core.
Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM (SD support)
Camera: 5MP Back, 2MP front.
Battery: 4000mAh Li-Ion battery.



Tecno BOOM J7
Key Specifications
SIM: Dual SIM
Display: 5.0″ display.
Operating System: Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
Processor: 1.3GHz quad-core.
Memory: 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM (SD support)
Camera: 8MP back, 2MP front.
Battery: 2020mAh Li-ion battery.

Source : http://techviews.com.ng/dec-budget-android-phones/

Agreed

zzzzy:
Although I'm not a fan of tecno. They deserve it.

Is it a children's phone cos I don't understand Why it look so childish? All this low expense phones, they should learn from Infinix or tecno better yet. You can have some form of quality and still be low expense

hyper1985:
I got mine at micro station Ikeja for 18,500....... It's a superb device.... Enjoying it...

Why not just buy a brand new, from a tecno store possibly. There'll be warrantee and you'll avoid getting something that's quarter to die

Yorubago:
As Ben Murray Bruce tweeted about this daughter's company at the presently held, The Headies 2015.

I discovered that Nigerian youths are scrambling to marry the young beautiful looking woman!

See pictures below although I was looking for who wants to sell a tecno l5 before nii?

Any Seller can PM me sha, heard the phone is good.


But, Nigerians have got no chills at all


Source: https://twitter.com/benmurraybruce/status/683040110435143680

It happens, that's how they jazz one of my colleagues and collected his wallet and tecno phone

BustScam:
Taaa, I don't believe in jazz from food people....It must have been from her sweet food...

I thought I was the only one this thing happened to. My phone eventually packed up and I had to get a tecno phantom. I was surprised it was much better.

ojeffo:
I have bren downloading an update of 59.51 mb on infinix zero 2...and this is the day 4 and its still on 36.03mb..hv used both mtn and etisalat..still no chill...INFINIX IS F..U..CKED!!

Emphasis on the limited. But I also think tecno may need to look into how quickly Infinix came and flooded the market. Infinix may have relatively less products than tecno, but tecno must know Infinix is definitely after its cheese

benigneOne:
Both brands are doing well but Infinix is certainly not eating tecno's cheese. Tecno has a wider variety of phones that suit people from all walks of life. Infinix is still very limited.

I would like to know too, my daughters birthday is soon and I want to get her one

benigneOne:


It's very much available ! If you tell me where you are I can tell you where to find one.

Is that article old, cos from what I gather it must be. Cos now tecno does offer value for money. I would like to see more quality like the Samsung and iPhone, but for the amount of money it goes for, it's really thetdefinition of value for money

Frontier2:

I read an article in July 2015, written by a blogger titled "Is Infinix eating TECNO’s cheese in Nigeria?. In that article, he examined the question of innovation and value for money and submits that "TECNO have relaxed in terms of innovation, most of their current crop of smartphones in the market no longer offer value for money".

And by all appearances, that was correct at the time. Up till that time, the only striking smartphone from TECNO in 2015 was the Boom J7. The J7 is a beautiful device, but it didn't stand out much and drive the kind of hype people were used to with TECNO.

Probably because of low marketing drive for this nice device. I still love this device up till now and it's still one of the greatest 1gb RAM phones with great multitasking



The Boom J7 really is something - a beautiful design with great music and audio capabilities. And a good performer too. But due to some reasons it didn't get the kind of buzz i expect from it.

Tecno realized this early enough during the year, and things have completely changed for these two reasons

Count One: Camon C8
The affordable camera-centric Camon C8 was a hit. TECNO promised that it would wow users with its camera and it has done just that. The 3,000 mAh battery helped too.

Count Two: Phantom 5
We didn't see this coming. We knew TECNO was playing for premium, but we didn't think it would come out this good. Immediately details of the Phantom 5 went public, it became the talk of the town both by lovers and haters of the brand. The talk hasn't died out months after - and the premium metal build, gorgeous display, BOOM Player and awesome stereo audio, fingerprint scanner, 3,000 mAh battery, 4G LTE, and great performance means that the Phantom 5 will stay in the public eye for a while.

In fairness, Infinix had an equally exciting year. So, 2015 was a very good year for both brands. Perhaps, Infinix is merely only nibbling at TECNO's cheese. After all, TECNO remains far ahead in terms of sales and has clinched the position of the largest smartphone brand in Nigeria.

The year 2016 is going to be an exciting year in the mobile industry. We expect lots of innovation from tecno mobile.
The question is, will Tecno mobile retain its leadership position of the smartphone market in Nigeria?

I heard it's really nice Sha, I'll save money, but by the time I have enough, Tecno will probably have something better so some dilemma things. So

OnyeAraNdiIgbo:
I was on my own jejely and this dude was e-sexually harassing me o!

What have we done to deserve this in this generation?


What a stupidly hilarious chat and the dude was so confident to be spitting all these trash! Even my Camon C8 phone could not contain his messages, I had to screenshot with my system!

Meanwhile, I need a Tecno Phantom 5 for buying if you have it, I heard it has some making sense features that I need!!!

So using an iPhone would make me wasteful and using an infinix or even Tecno would make me prudent? El oh el

Toks2008:
Phones they say are just necessities and not luxury but in many parts of the world especially in Nigeria, many people see phones as luxury and they tend to want to use the very expensive ones even when they can't afford it and knowing fully well that any phone can be stolen no matter how well you guard it.This has made me believe that indeed the type of phone we use goes a long way to tell us about who we are.

Some will say its a gift but then most times,the source of the gift is also a pointer to your personality So if you meet any guy or lady,it is very easy to know their personality just by taking a look at the cost of the phone the person uses in comparison with the person's financial status especially in Nigeria..How?

1.A Guy or lady who works but uses an expensive phone that costs higher than their monthly salary is wasteful.

2.A jobless lady who uses an I-phone 6 or very expensive phone is either a runs girl or has rich parents while a jobless guy who uses an I-phone 6 or a very expensive phone must be a yahoo guy or has very rich parent.

3.A gainfully employed man or woman who uses phones quite cheaper than their monthly salary is very prudent.

4.People who brag about their love for expensive phones irrespective of their income are proud and extravagant.

5.A very financially ok person who uses phones less than 10k is very secretive and could be hiding something.

6.Anyone who uses a phone that is binded by rubber or taped is terribly broke.


You can add yours...

I don't have this phone and I don't think I'll get it but if what I'm hearing about its camera is true I'll give it an 7

MissTechy:
CONTINUATION :
By the way, On the scale of 1 – 10, I would give the Tecno Camon C8’s UI a 9!. It’s beautiful!

Niceeee, so so cool

That's all, we should be asking about the pictures cow it's only camera Tecno is comparing , them self they know the ocean between them and iPhone

Loladollarz:
They didn't say the Tecno phone was better they said the Tecno camera was better and it does look better make una just chill small make Tecno breathe

UKD oh,

Mrkelv:



Chai! See the price of blackberry bold 5 . This is the same phone girls were dieing for few years back.

I'll be the last person to ever say Tecno is better than an iPhone but unless those pictures are fake, you just can't argue with that fam.

Lol, you shouldn't. Tecno Tries

Mybeast876:
I discovered these high ends phones were cheating me, so here am i cheating tecno

Okay forget joke, this phone is damn too sleek.

It's a really good phone, I know someone that's into all this phone thing and she told me it's very very good. The design see is too much

ShaiMalika:
I read on a blog the specifications of the camon and i was impressed. I just needed another opinion on it, this stii looks good

I think I'll try the boom j7

@p11 thank you, I don't get all the unnecessary hatred. And yh, the UI is very sleek. For that quality phone at that price you're really cheating Tecno