A recent survey found that 66% of Nigerians shop online every few months, compared to 60% of South Africans and 45% of Kenyans.
This should be music to retailers’ ears as they gear up for Black Friday (24 November) and Cyber Monday (27 November), which mark the start of the holiday season shopping frenzy.
But while local retailers have access to a bigger pool of retailers who are comfortable shopping online, competition for those customers will be fierce. Many of the big players – including Jumia, Konga, Slot, Kaymu, Dealdey and Yudala – are not taking any chances and kicked off their Black Friday promotions on 13 November and plan on continuing them until 13 December.
Smaller retailers could be wondering how to compete against this massive push from the big guys but with a little creative thinking, any industry – from mining and manufacturing to agriculture, construction or even the local bakery – can take advantage of consumers’ appetite to spend. Black Friday is no longer just for retailers.
Biggest yetIn South Africa, economists expect this year’s Black Friday to be the biggest yet, despite a depressed economy. In Nigeria, Jumia plans to offer more than one million deals on over 1,000 brands – discounting some by as much as 80%.
While Black Friday is expected to boost retail sales, it’s also expected to negatively impact December sales, as consumers get all their holiday shopping done in one fell swoop.
This suggests that those businesses that don’t participate in Black Friday could experience cash flow problems during the subdued December and January spending months.
Here’s how you can prepare your small business to take advantage of – and survive – the rush:
1. Start early and marketConsumers start researching Black Friday deals weeks in advance to ensure they know where to find the best ones. Why wait until D-Day? Take Jumia’s lead and start early. With less than two weeks to go, start advertising your specials now – and include daily teasers. Black Friday is an opportunity to gain loyal customers and your marketing should be optimised around this goal. Think of it as an advent calendar that gives customers something to look forward to every day, in the run-up to the main event.
Consider creating a unique hashtag and reward customers who submit the best product selfie, for example. Or offer discount vouchers on future purchases if shoppers sign up for your newsletter. Create cart abandonment emails to encourage customers to return to check out.
How to: If you own a gift shop, you might have excess stock that you’ve been struggling to move. Advertise your discounted rates in the local newspaper, on your website, your app and on social media (which is great for targeting specific groups of people), and email your regular customers so that they hear the news from you first.
2. ListenPeople are already talking about Black Friday. Tune into the conversation to understand what your target market is hoping to find deals on and how your products and services meet these needs. Ask your customers to “write to Santa” and submit their Black Friday wish-lists, so you know what they want.
How to: Twitter is the best platform to monitor real-time conversations. In the search box, type your product – e.g. cakes – and ‘Black Friday’ to get an idea not only of what customers want (you might come across someone hoping for a bulk deal on a cupcake order, for example) but also what your competitors or bakeries in other countries are planning, and get some ideas. If you’re not getting great insights from Twitter, run your own poll to get feedback from your regular customers about what they hope to see on your promotions list.
3. OrganiseStock will fly off the shelves over the Black Friday weekend so it’s important that you are able to update stock levels in real-time, to avoid disappointing customers at check-out.
How to: Adopt an online solution that tracks inventory and sales and gives you insights into the products that sell well. This buys you time to adequately stock your shelves with in-demand products in time for the festive season.
4. TestMake sure your website can handle the expected increase in traffic. Black Friday is all about speed and nothing will send customers away faster than a slow website.
How to: There are hundreds of free website speed test tools available online that let you test the performance of your website and provide tips on how you can make it faster. Consult with an IT professional well in advance to ensure your website doesn’t cave under pressure, resulting in lost sales and customers.
5. PrepareBolster your resources to cope with the high demand. Ensure your logistics partner can handle increased deliveries and, if not, outsource the surplus. If you’re a distribution company, create your own Black Friday deal for customers, offering discounted rates or round-the-clock deliveries on the day. And, if you suspect you might be under-staffed, hire unemployed youths and give them work experience to put on their CVs.
How to: We live in an age of instant gratification and customers who make purchases on these high retail days expect fast delivery. If you run a delivery business, prepare your drivers for the busy weeks ahead and consider giving them a survival kit to take with them on the road. Service your vehicles well before the rush so that your operations aren’t affected if one breaks down.
6. Focus on the experienceSmall businesses can offer a more personalised shopping experience than large businesses – especially on Small Business Saturday – an offshoot of Black Friday and Cyber Monday that encourages people to visit and support small businesses in their areas. Create a relaxed shopping environment amid the shoving and elbowing that is synonymous with the day – even if that means limiting the number of customers in your store at a time. By delighting customers, you win their loyalty.
How to: With so much foot traffic in your store, now is a good time to let customers sample your products. If you own a candy store, get Santa’s elves to dish out sweets to people waiting in line. Word of mouth is a powerful marketing tool. When you create a memorable shopping experience, customers will tell their friends about it.
7. Offer a variety of payment optionsOn Black Friday, customers want to bag their specials and move on to the next store as quickly as possible. Your payments system needs to be able to handle higher transaction loads with minimal delays – whether customers decide to pay online or in-store. Nigeria has a low penetration of bank cards, with only 36.3% of Nigerians having access to a formal bank account. This means cash on delivery is still a popular payment choice and should be one of your payment options this Black Friday.
How to: When accepting payments in-store, the goal is to minimise queue wait times. Hire more staff to serve more customers or adopt a wireless POS system that takes the checkout counter to the customer – like right outside the change rooms of your boutique clothing store. When it comes to e-commerce, confusing or non-functioning payments pages are one of the biggest reasons why shoppers abandon their carts – and why businesses only close 3% of online sales. Create online payments shortcuts and ensure your website is mobile friendly. Adopt a payments solution that accepts a variety of payment options.
Remember this: if you’re going to do Black Friday, do it well. It is an opportunity for you as a small business owner to grow your business and get the most out of the festive season.
By Magnus Nmonwu, Regional Director for Sage in West Africa
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Doogee X30 and Doogee X30L are budget smartphones you will find appealing if you are the type that loves taking lots of pictures. Amazingly, it offers amazing dual front and rear cameras and sports a huge HD display. The Doogee X30L offers 4G LTE, while the Doogee X30 is 3G.
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Looking at the Doogee X30 and X30L, one can say it shows just decent design for the price. The construction combines a plastic body with a metal frame. This is neither slim nor lightweight at roughly 9.8 mm and 193 g respectively. It comes in champagne, black and silver colour variants.
The Doogee X30 boasts ample screen estate for content viewing. You will find a 5.5-inch IPS unit in the mix. This has 2.5D curved glass and a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels.
CameraThe Doogee X30 and X30L offers an amazing budget-friendly means of getting a device with dual rear camera. It comes with two 8MP sensors on the back, featuring 88-degree wide-angle lens. As if that’s not impressive enough, you get another 5MP combo on the front for selfies.
There are usual shot-improving features such as autofocus, LED flash, optical zoom and HDR in the mix as well. But the phone appears to only produce HD (720p) videos.
Hardware and SoftwareYou won’t be getting anything out of the ordinary when it comes to the innards. The Doogee X30 packs a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 that carries on business at a maximum speed of 1.3 GHz. Doogee X30L sports a Mediatek MT6737 chipset instead. Both offer 2 GB of RAM, which should give performance a slight boost.
Internal storage is 16 GB and you will be able to extend things further using a microSD card. The phone boots Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
Other Specs and FeaturesYou get a decently large 3,360mAh Li-Ion to keep the lights on. There is claim of being able to enjoy talk time of more than a day on a charge. To further sweeten things, you will be able to replace the battery, if you so wish.
The Doogee X30 has two SIM card slots – one for a Micro-SIM and another for a Nano-SIM. The best mobile connectivity you will be able to enjoy here is 3G HSPA+ for the Doogee X30. If you want 4G, go for the Doogee X20L instead.
Pricing and Availability
Doogee X30 and X30L are not officially available in Nigeria, but you may be able to buy the phone from a third party seller at Jumia. The price starts at around $79.99 and $89.99 for the X30 and X30L respectively. Doogee X30 and X30L Price in Nigeria is expected to start at 30,500 Naira and 35,500 Naira respectively.
Here are a few specs of the Doogee X30:
General Features Platform: Android 7.0 (Nougat) Processor: Quad-Core Processor: 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 Clock (MediaTek MT6580) GPU: Mali-400 525MHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Colours: Black, Silver, Gold Dimension: 154.5 x 76.9 x 9.8 mm Weight: 193 g SIM Type: Micro-SIM, Nano-SIM SIM Count: Dual-SIM, Dual standby Display Display: 5.5 inches IPS screen, 1280 x 720 pixels (267ppi) Screen Protection: – Camera Rear Camera: Dual 8MP Camera, f/2.2 Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, 88° wide angle, Auto bokeh effect Front Camera: Dual 5.0 MP Dual Camera, f/2.4 Storage Built-in Storage: 16 GB Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 32 GB Bundled Cloud Storage: – Network Support 2G GSM: Yes 2G CDMA 1X: No 3G WCDMA: Yes 3G CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: No Internet & Connectivity GPRS: Yes EDGE: Yes 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes HSPA+: Yes CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: No WLAN: Yes, WIFI: 802.11b/g/n wireless internet Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth v4.0 NFC: No Infrared Blaster: No USB Port: Yes, USB v2.0 Messaging SMS/MMS: Yes Instant Messaging: – Push Emails: Yes Email Protocol: – Entertainment Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Video Player: MP4/FLV/H.264 player FM Radio: Yes Loudspeaker: Yes 3.5mm Jack: – Navigation Navigation: Yes, A-GPS Maps: Yes Sensors & Control Digital Compass: No Accelerometer: Yes Proximity Sensor: Yes Light Sensor: Yes Barometer: No SpO2: No Pedometer: No Heart Rate Monitor: No Gyroscope: No Fingerprint Scanner: – Iris Scanner: No Face Unlock: No Intelligent Digital Assistant: – Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: – Voice Control: – Other Features Video Streaming: Yes Active Noise Cancellation: – Wireless Charging: No Built-in Mobile Payment: No Water Resistant: No Dust Resistant: No Image Editor: Yes Video Editor: – Document Viewer: – Document Editor: – Battery Battery: 3360 mAh Li-Ion Battery (Removable) Talktime: up to 40.6 hours Standby Time: – Fast Charging: –Here are a few specs of the Doogee X30L:
General Features Platform: Android 7.0 (Nougat) Processor: Quad-Core Processor: 1.3GHz Cortex-A53 Clock (Mediatek MT6737) GPU: Mali-T720 MP2 Memory: 2 GB RAM Colours: Black, Silver, Gold Dimension: 154.5 x 76.9 x 9.8 mm Weight: 193 g SIM Type: Micro-SIM, Nano-SIM SIM Count: Dual-SIM, Dual standby Display Display: 5.5 inches IPS screen, 1280 x 720 pixels (267ppi) Screen Protection: – Camera Rear Camera: Dual 8MP Camera, f/2.2 Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, 88° wide angle, Auto bokeh effect Front Camera: Dual 5.0 MP Dual Camera, f/2.4 Storage Built-in Storage: 16 GB Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 256 GB Bundled Cloud Storage: – Network Support 2G GSM: Yes 2G CDMA 1X: No 3G WCDMA: Yes 3G CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: Yes, LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800) Internet & Connectivity GPRS: Yes EDGE: Yes 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes HSPA+: Yes CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: Yes WLAN: Yes, WIFI: 802.11b/g/n wireless internet Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth v4.0 NFC: No Infrared Blaster: No USB Port: Yes, USB v2.0 Messaging SMS/MMS: Yes Instant Messaging: – Push Emails: Yes Email Protocol: – Entertainment Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Video Player: MP4/FLV/H.264 player FM Radio: Yes Loudspeaker: Yes 3.5mm Jack: – Navigation Navigation: Yes, A-GPS Maps: Yes Sensors & Control Digital Compass: No Accelerometer: Yes Proximity Sensor: Yes Light Sensor: Yes Barometer: No SpO2: No Pedometer: No Heart Rate Monitor: No Gyroscope: No Fingerprint Scanner: – Iris Scanner: No Face Unlock: No Intelligent Digital Assistant: – Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: – Voice Control: – Other Features Video Streaming: Yes Active Noise Cancellation: – Wireless Charging: No Built-in Mobile Payment: No Water Resistant: No Dust Resistant: No Image Editor: Yes Video Editor: – Document Viewer: – Document Editor: – Battery Battery: 3360 mAh Li-Ion Battery (Removable) Talktime: up to 40.6 hours Standby Time: – Fast Charging: –The post Doogee X30 and Doogee X30L Specs and Price appeared first on Nigeria Technology Guide.
Doogee X20 and Doogee X20L are budget smartphones which you may consider a cheaper alternative to the already affordable Doogee X30 and X30L. They both offer dual rear camera design, but features smaller display and battery compared to the X30 series. The main difference between the two is that the Doogee X20L offers LTE.
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One thing that will almost immediately strike you about the Doogee X20 is its attractive look. This is despite the fact that the body seems to feature plastic. At 8.8 millimetres and 174 grams, it is slimmer and lighter than the X30 as well. You can also get it in silver, champagne or black colour.
Doogee X20 packs a smaller 5-inch IPS display, compared to the 5.5-inch panel on the Doogee X30. This supposedly boasts curved glass and an HD resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels.
CameraYou also get dual rear cameras on Doogee X20 and X20L, although not comparable to those of the X30. The device packs two 5MP sensors on its back. The combo is not awesome, but at least you get a bit of what is a selling point of several new flagships.
However, the selfie camera is rather measly at just 2 megapixels. The Doogee X20 is only capable of HD (720p) video recording as well.
Hardware and SoftwareUnder the hood, you find something similar to what the X30 packs. Doogee X20 comes with a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor that also runs at 1.3 GHz, while the Doogee X20L offers a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor clocked at 1.25GHz. However, both smartphones offer 2 GB of RAM as well to ensure you enjoy decent performance.
You get 16GB onboard storage for keeping photos, songs and other stuffs. The Doogee X20 also takes a microSD card for storage expansion. It ships with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
Other FeaturesA Li-Ion battery with capacity of 2,580 mAh takes care of juice and looks decent considering the 5-inch HD display. Connectivity features include microUSB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. There is no 4G LTE in sight in the Doogee X20, but the Doogee X20L provides 4G LTE connectivity.
Pricing and Availability
Doogee X20 and X20L are not officially available in Nigeria, but you may be able to buy the phone from a third party seller at Jumia. The price starts at around $72.99 and $80 for the X20 and X20L respectively. Doogee X20 and X20L Price in Nigeria is expected to start at 27,000 Naira and 30,500 Naira respectively.
Here are a few specs of the Doogee X20:
General Features Platform: Android 7.0 (Nougat) Processor: 32-Bit, Quad Core Processor: 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Mediatek MTK6580) GPU: Mali-400 MP2, 500 MHz, 4-Cores Memory: 2 GB RAM Colours: Black, Silver, Gold Dimension: 145.5 x 71. x 8.8 mm Weight: 174 g SIM Type: Micro-SIM, Nano-SIM SIM Count: Dual-SIM, Dual standby Display Display: 5.0 inch IPS Screen, 1280 x 720 pixels (294 ppi) Screen Protection: – Camera Rear Camera: Dual 5.0MP Dual Camera,f/2.8. 1080p HD Video@30fps Rear Camera Features: autofocus and LED Flash, HDR, Panorama Front Camera: 2.0MP Camera Storage Built-in Storage: 16 GB Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 64GB Bundled Cloud Storage: – Network Support 2G GSM: Yes 2G CDMA 1X: – 3G WCDMA: Yes 3G CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: No Internet & Connectivity GPRS: Yes EDGE: Yes 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes HSPA+: Yes CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: No WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth v4.0 NFC: No Infrared Blaster: No USB Port: Yes, 2.0 Micro USB Messaging SMS/MMS: Yes Instant Messaging: – Push Emails: Yes Email Protocol: – Entertainment Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player Video Player: MP4/FLV/H.264 player FM Radio: Yes Loudspeaker: Yes 3.5mm Jack: – Navigation Navigation: Yes, A-GPS Maps: Yes Sensors & Control Digital Compass: No Accelerometer: Yes Proximity Sensor: Yes Light Sensor: Yes Barometer: No SpO2: No Pedometer: No Heart Rate Monitor: No Gyroscope: No Fingerprint Scanner: No Iris Scanner: No Face Unlock: No Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: – Voice Control: Yes Other Features Video Streaming: Yes Active Noise Cancellation: No Wireless Charging: No Built-in Mobile Payment: No Water Resistant: No Dust Resistant: No Image Editor: Yes Video Editor: Yes Document Viewer: – Document Editor: – Battery Battery: 2580 mAh Li-Ion Battery (Non-Removable) Talktime: – Standby Time: – Fast Charging: NoHere are a few specs of the Doogee X20L:
General Features Platform: Android 7.0 (Nougat) Processor: 64-bit, 1.25GHz Quad Core Processor (MediaTek MT6737) GPU: Mali-T720 MP2, 550 MHz, 2-Cores Memory: 2 GB RAM Colours: Black, Silver, Gold Dimension: 145.5 x 71. x 8.8 mm Weight: 174 g SIM Type: Micro-SIM, Nano-SIM SIM Count: Dual-SIM, Dual standby Display Display: 5.0 inch IPS Screen, 1280 x 720 pixels (294 ppi) Screen Protection: – Camera Rear Camera: Dual 5.0MP Dual Camera,f/2.8. 1080p HD Video@30fps Rear Camera Features: autofocus and LED Flash, HDR, Panorama Front Camera: 2.0MP Camera Storage Built-in Storage: 16 GB Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 64GB Bundled Cloud Storage: – Network Support 2G GSM: Yes 2G CDMA 1X: – 3G WCDMA: Yes 3G CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: Yes Internet & Connectivity GPRS: Yes EDGE: Yes 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes HSPA+: Yes CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: Yes WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth v4.0 NFC: No Infrared Blaster: No USB Port: Yes, 2.0 Micro USB Messaging SMS/MMS: Yes Instant Messaging: – Push Emails: Yes Email Protocol: – Entertainment Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player Video Player: MP4/FLV/H.264 player FM Radio: Yes Loudspeaker: Yes 3.5mm Jack: – Navigation Navigation: Yes, A-GPS Maps: Yes Sensors & Control Digital Compass: No Accelerometer: Yes Proximity Sensor: Yes Light Sensor: Yes Barometer: No SpO2: No Pedometer: No Heart Rate Monitor: No Gyroscope: No Fingerprint Scanner: No Iris Scanner: No Face Unlock: No Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: – Voice Control: Yes Other Features Video Streaming: Yes Active Noise Cancellation: No Wireless Charging: No Built-in Mobile Payment: No Water Resistant: No Dust Resistant: No Image Editor: Yes Video Editor: Yes Document Viewer: – Document Editor: – Battery Battery: 2580 mAh Li-Ion Battery (Non-Removable) Talktime: – Standby Time: – Fast Charging: NoThe post Doogee X20, Doogee X20L Specs and Price appeared first on Nigeria Technology Guide.
Oppo F5 is a smartphone that offers you almost all you can ever require of a new phone at a price that is nowhere near the highest on the market. Parading a design featuring minimal bezels, the Oppo F5 will appeal to selfie takers with a robust front-facing shooter and it comes with hardware that will impress.
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One thing that is hard to miss looking at the Oppo F5 is how well the display dominates the front. You can see this is an attempt to replicate heavyweights such as Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG G6. The construction features metal with gold, black or red finish. At 7.5 mm, this is a svelte device. Its weight is reasonable as well at 152 grams.
The LTPS IPS display extends 6 inches across the diagonal length of the phone. It boasts Full HD+ resolution of 2,160 x 1,080 pixels. It has an 18:9 screen ratio that makes for more enjoyable viewing as you’d expect on a TV.
CameraF-series smartphones are typically marketed at selfie enthusiasts. Although the display is an attention grabber, the story remains the same here. The Oppo F5 packs a high-res 20MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture. It also has a new ‘Al-powered’ enhancer for improving selfie quality.
You should get high quality shots from the 16MP sensor on the rear. This features phase detection autofocus and LED flash. It captures Full HD (1080p) videos at 30 frames per second.
Hardware and SoftwareUnder the hood, the Oppo F5 carries an octa-core MediaTek MT6763T Helio P23 chipset that attends to business at speeds up to 2.5 GHz. The Cortex-A53 processor pairs with a Mali-G71 GPU. Like the Nokia 7, Oppo F5 offers 4 GB or 6 GB of RAM.
Oppo F5 also comes with similar onboard storage of 64GB capacity. There is also a 32GB variant. You will be able to use a microSD card to expand storage by another 256 GB. The phone boots Oppo’s own ColorOS 3.2 software, which is based on Android 7.1 Nougat.
Other FeaturesWith a 3,000mAh battery onboard, the Oppo F5 looks like one to last a day on charge. It carries a fingerprint scanner on the rear and supports USB On-The-Go feature. There is Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct feature for your wireless connectivity needs. The phone works on LTE networks as well.
Oppo F5 is not yet available in Nigeria or Kenya. When available, you can buy it at leading online stores in the counties. Oppo F5 Price in Nigeria is expected to range from 110,000 Naira to 175,000 Naira depending on your location in Nigeria.
Here are a few specs of the Oppo F5:
General Features Platform: Android 7.1 (Nougat), ColorOS UI Processor: Octa-core Processor: 2.5 GHz Cortex-A53 (Mediatek MT6763T Helio P23) GPU: Mali-G71 MP2 Memory: 4 GB RAM or 6 GB RAM Colours: Black, Gold, Red Dimension: 156.5 x 76 x 7.5 mm Weight: 152 g SIM Type: Nano-SIM SIM Count: Dual-SIM, Dual standby Display Display: 6.0 inches, LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 x 2160 pixels (402 ppi) Screen Protection: – Camera Rear Camera: 16 MP Camera, f/1.8, 2160p HD Video@30fps, 1080p HD Video@30fps Rear Camera Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, Phase detection autofocus, LED flash Front Camera: 20 MP Camera, f/2.0 Storage Built-in Storage: 64 GB or 32 GB Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 256 GB Bundled Cloud Storage: – Network Support 2G GSM: Yes 2G CDMA 1X: – 3G WCDMA: Yes 3G CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: Yes, LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Internet & Connectivity GPRS: Yes EDGE: Yes 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes HSPA+: Yes CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: Yes WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE NFC: No Infrared Blaster: No USB Port: Yes, microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go Messaging SMS/MMS: Yes Instant Messaging: Yes Push Emails: Yes Email Protocol: – Entertainment Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player Video Player: MP4/H.264 player FM Radio: No Loudspeaker: Yes 3.5mm Jack: Yes Navigation Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS Maps: Yes Sensors & Control Digital Compass: Yes Accelerometer: Yes Proximity Sensor: Yes Light Sensor: Yes Barometer: No SpO2: No Pedometer: No Heart Rate Monitor: No Gyroscope: Yes Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (Rear) Iris Scanner: No Face Unlock: No Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: – Voice Control: Yes Other Features Video Streaming: Yes Active Noise Cancellation: Yes Wireless Charging: No Built-in Mobile Payment: No Water Resistant: No Dust Resistant: No Image Editor: Yes Video Editor: Yes Document Viewer: Yes Document Editor: – Battery Battery: 3200 mAh Li-Ion Battery (Non Removable) Talktime: Yes, up to 11 hours Standby Time: Yes, up to 320 hours Fast Charging: –The post Oppo F5 Specs and Price appeared first on Nigeria Technology Guide.
Featuring the so-called bezel-less design, the Uhans Mix 2 is an impressive second generation smartphone from Chinese phone maker UHANS. It comes with an 18:9 display, a powerful Helio processor and abundant memory, all at a very affordable price.
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Uhans Mix 2 makes fun of some new flagship smartphones on the market with its hard to make out bezels. Only at the base where you have the Home button is the only part spared by the large screen estate. Although it measures practically 6 inches, the phone looks smaller as a result of this design.
The huge display boasts a Full HD+ resolution of 1,080 x 2,160 pixels. With an 18:9 aspect ratio, you can look forward to immersive viewing experience. It has a pleasant curvy touch as well.
Camera and StorageInterestingly, the Uhans Mix 2 offers you a pair of 13MP sensors on the back. Isn’t this too much value for money? One may ask. It features dual-LED flash for improving image quality in dark settings. The 8MP selfie shooter also gives superb value for money – well, on paper at least.
With onboard storage of whopping 128 GB, the Uhans Mix 2 looks like one to serve as a flagship killer of sort. It appears like you will also be able to expand this.
Performance and OSThe Uhans Mix 2 takes its awesomeness to the performance angle as well. Under the hood, you will find an impressive MediaTek Helio P30 chipset taking care of business. The octa-core CPU zips along at speeds up to 2.5 GHz. Isn’t that just impressive for a phone at this price?
Somehow, the Uhans Mix 2 still manages to pack a whopping 6 GB of RAM to get things running smoothly. An ARM Mali G71 GPU takes charge of graphics crunching. The operating system is Android 7.0 Nougat.
Other FeaturesThe Uhans Mix 2 packs a juicer that seems to take its size into consideration. This has a capacity of 4,000 mAh. It supposedly offers up to 25 hours of talk time and supports fast charging.
You can find its fingerprint scanner embedded into the physical Home button. There is report that the Uhans Mix 2 also offers fast 4G LTE connectivity.
The Uhans Mix 2 is not yet official, hence its price and availability are still unknown. Uhans Mix 2 is not officially available in Nigeria and Kenya, but you could be able to buy the smartphone from Jumia in both countries. Uhans Mix 2 Price in Nigeria is expected to range from 85,000 Naira to 125,000 Naira. Price of the Uhans Mix 2 in Kenya is expected to start around 28,990 KSh.
Here are a few specs of the Uhans Mix 2:
General Features Platform: Android 7.0 (Nougat) Processor: Octa core Processor: 2.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Mediatek Helio P30) GPU: Mali G71 Memory: 6 GB RAM Colours: Black, Blue Dimension: Weight: – SIM Type: Nano-SIM SIM Count: Dual-SIM, Dual standby Display Display: 5.99 inches, 1080 x 2160 pixels(403ppi) Screen Protection: Corning Gorila Glass Camera Rear Camera: Dual 13MP Camera Rear Camera Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, Dual LED flash Front Camera: 8 MP camera Storage Built-in Storage: 128 GB Memory Card Support: Yes, up tp 256 GB Bundled Cloud Storage: – Network Support 2G GSM: Yes 2G CDMA 1X: – 3G WCDMA: Yes 3G CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: Yes, FDD-LTE: B1(2100) / B3(1800) / B7(2600) Internet & Connectivity GPRS: Yes EDGE: Yes 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes HSPA+: Yes CDMA EVDO: – 4G LTE: Yes, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes Bluetooth: Yes NFC: Yes Infrared Blaster: No USB Port: Yes Messaging SMS/MMS: Yes Instant Messaging: Yes, 3GP/M4V/H.263/H.264/AVI/xVID/WMV/FLV/MP4/H.265 player Push Emails: Yes Email Protocol: – Entertainment Music Player: Yes, MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player Video Player: – FM Radio: No Loudspeaker: Yes 3.5mm Jack: Yes Navigation Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONAS Maps: Yes Sensors & Control Digital Compass: Yes Accelerometer: Yes Proximity Sensor: Yes Light Sensor: Yes Barometer: No SpO2: No Pedometer: No Heart Rate Monitor: No Gyroscope: No Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (Front) Iris Scanner: No Face Unlock: No Intelligent Digital Assistant: – Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: – Voice Control: – Other Features Video Streaming: Yes Active Noise Cancellation: – Wireless Charging: No Built-in Mobile Payment: No Water Resistant: No Dust Resistant: No Image Editor: Yes Video Editor: Yes Document Viewer: – Document Editor: – Battery Battery: 4000 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-Removable Talktime: Up to 25 hours Standby Time: Up to 5 to 6 days Fast Charging: YesThe post Uhans Mix 2 Specs and Price appeared first on Nigeria Technology Guide.
Birds revolted by chirruping voices of dissent against the Boko criminal gangs. They polluted the eerie, breezy evening by terminating the desire of souls wishing to retire for early night rest.
The cursed Boko gangs came, but were repelled by Naija forces. The dingdong sound in the trenches and atop mountains conveyed the extent the Boko gangs had been uprooted aground by Naija Sojas. They could not light a fire!
Panic, exasperation and anxiety replaced comportment and Naija people thought the end to their wretched lives had come. But it was all a fluke.
No! Salvation nosed in their backyard at the ninth hour. Wailing voices of trapped Naija people turned into laughter. The “Lieutnant General Powell ,” personally led troops on the land assault on invaders.
Boko Haramists had touched sore nerves and they paid dearly, in deaths and abandoned weapons when Naija forces staged repelling combat. For hours, the loud sounds of weapons resonated, but eventually melted into silence. The harmists had been flattened in expiration. The wounded licked their wounds; the dead became meals for wild vultures and reptiles.
It was a day and a job accomplished. Troops filed back triumphantly to base, in admirations and cheers by locals. One nightmare has eclipsed into the joy of a bright dawn.
Lieutenant General Powell and his troops pulled out from the warfront, after another batch of Sojas had replaced the battalion he led to the warfront. He proceeded to the Military Battalion Base in Yola.
At the camp, sojas of the larger “Operation Victory Forever “ had just finished their dinner and lighted bonfire for the usual dose of evening time-out. It was a daily ritual which afforded troops time to unwind and review operations of the day to re-strategize.
Mood at the Battalion Base electrified and the sit-out at the camp fire that day was expected to be long. They had an august visitor, General Soldier, Soji, who could neither be served a meal or drink, but would depart satisfied that Naija forces are in good stead.
So, troops waited anxiously and excitedly at his arrival. Soon, Warrant Officer Barnes , bellowed, “atteeeenshon!!.” Soldiers stood erect as they gave their boss warm military salute and compliments. Powell sharply acknowledged the salute with cheers.
He strolled round the file of troops, gazing and smiling at delighted faces. It was his peculiar; charming posture which endeared officers and men of Naija forces to him. Stern, thorough and very disciplined, but his infectious fatherly aura dissolves the most hardened hearts.
The night was quite friendly and inviting; one such nights where village night crawlers hungered for a play or walk to the village market square. The neon rays of the moon brightened the Military Battalion Base, illuminating silhouetted environs. One could see far into the darkness, without blurring images.
Lt. Gen Powell echoed; “You are welcome back from today’s routine operations.”
“I congratulate all of you! What have been your experiences?” he asked the troops.
“Its being a wonderful operation,” said the Battalion Commander, Brig, Gen. Charles .
Brig. Gen Charles continued, “It was a resounding expedition. We are excited at the exploits. We have been able to capture some terrorists, and pushed the remnants of insurgents, farther afield outside the shores of Nigeria.”
“That’s good,” chipped Lieutenant General Powell . “More comments. Any operational hiccups? ” he asked.
Major. Gen. Abraham, the General Commander, chipped, “Sir, it was splendid. And I think, with the streak of successes so far, we’re sure of completing the clearance operations in the next few weeks in this axis.”
“That’s a good one too,” Lieutenant General Powell quipped.
Having listened to troops speak glowingly about the latest operations, Lieutenant Gen. Powell cleverly shifted attention to what has been boggling his mind. There were speculations’ about some grumbling soldiers on the warfront. He wanted to hear directly from the troops how they felt about their welfare.
He began, “But generally, I want us to interact and frankly too. I want to know if there are any operational problems you have encountered in the camps.”
“I know your excellent performance depends on your dedication and commitment to this assignment. It depends on the extent we meet our own obligations to you. I am your servant and here to listen to you,” General Powell enticed.
There was silence for a while. And then Major Smart broke the stillness and pin-drop silence.
“ I am not sure, there is a problem, anywhere, sir. We are fed timely and with delicious varieties of delicacies. We have enough stock of arms and ammunitions; enough to make Boko Haram terrorists kick their ass anytime, we confront them,” Major Smart stated.
Another officer, who was eager to be heard, added a voice, when his raised hand alone could not attract the needed attention. “Excuse me, sir,” Col. Johnbosco pleaded.
“Yes, Yes! Can we listen to Col. l Johnbosco ,” Powell said.
Pleasantly surprised, that the General Soldier could identify him by name from a distance, Col. Johnbosco took a deep breath and thundered;
“Sir, we owe our Commander-In-Chief, President Mai Geskiya and yourself, a debt of gratitude. I have been on the battlefield at different times before now. But never has it been so good with us on welfare packages like now under your leadership.”
“Just yesterday, my wife messaged me of receiving salary alert for this month, which has five more days to end. Our operational allowances are paid regularly. I am happy; we’re happy,” the Lt. Colonel said.
“That’s alright!, and I hope you shall reciprocate the good gestures of President Mai Geskiya by completely routing out terrorists from our nation? asked General Soldier, Soji.
A thunderous “yeeeees” rented the air.
An excited Lieutenant General Powell gave them a brief sermon on why Mai Geskiya has accorded ultimate priority to troops welfare.
“We are soldiers operating in the 21st century and not some analogue age,” he said.
“The leadership of our country has recognized that for military to effectively combat wars these days, especially, the asymmetrical terrorism warfare, it is serious business. We believe allowing issues of welfare of troops either on the battlefield or at it affects their beloved families at home to linger unresolved, means creating the cracks of disillusion and defeat of your own troops by enemy forces,” Lieutenant General Powell explained.
He expanded the more, “We know, it is our sacred responsibility to ensure the physical and psychological comfort of troops at all times to enhance their operational competence and performance”.
“We know a soldier who goes to the warfront, thinking about the source of his next meal would have divided attention.”
He punctuated, “Preparing troops for a major assignment such as the counter-insurgency operations does not mean providing the most modern and sophisticated weapons alone. Welfare is key and we’re committed never to renege on this obligation to our troops.”
Lieutenant General Powell continued; “the strings of successes’ and victories in our counter-insurgency operations are evidence of the results of the sustained priority given to matters affecting troops from all angles.”
“We are happier, when you are happy; doing the daunting and tasking job of defending and protecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Nigeria, ” he added.
There was dead silence as Naija forces listened to their boss in rapt attention.
“ It is the sure way to boost your morale, inspire your spirit of patriotism and loyalty to our dear country, Naija. A Military Force Army without patriotism is ragtag security,” he said.
He assured, “As long as President Mai Geskiya remains the numero uno of the Armed Forces of Naija; so long as I remain your immediate boss, we can never let you down in anyway.”
“Naija people are praying for us every minute. And we shall also continue to pray to God for ourselves; to give us strength and wisdom to come out of this adventure, intact and victorious,” Lt. Gen Powell encouraged the troops.
“ I want you to know, that Naija forces are the toast of every nation now. We’re proud of you and only a fool can throw away a priceless gift.”
“We have won battles and we aren’t kidding that we shall win consolidate on our victory over the terrorists too. Do not allow disgruntled elements sow the seed of discord amongst you. It is a certified means of dampening your spirit for Boko Haram insurgency to thrive,” Powell cautioned.
“I want to thank every one of you for your individual and collective efforts in this assignment. I sight the day of victory, very close to us and so, we must not relent.”
He pleaded, “Please, can we take the closing remarks as you retire to your duty posts and don’t forget that vigilance should continue to be your watch word.”
A tall, skinny officer, commanding one of the Platoons stepped out to speak.
“ I have the mandate of my colleagues, to extend our appreciation to President Mai Geskiya and the Lieutenant General Powell for their faithfulness to us and committed leadership,“ Col. Jackson stated.
“ Sir, we’re emboldened by your words of encouragement and fatherly leadership. You adorn your military “khaki” and hop into the trenches and jungles with us. It is rare and an exceptional style of leadership by example. When you go back to headquarters, tell all our bosses that we’re more determined to terminate the reign of terrorism now than ever before. None of us will falter, until we deliver to Naija people, a country, free from terrorism” Col. Jackson assured.
Lieutenant General Powell bade them good night and disappeared into the still night. He was not headed for a romance of his camp bed. Rather, he veered into the next camp to have another interface with troops at a different battalion.
Uche John Madu, a freelance writer sent in this article from Lagos.The post Naija’s Moonlight Camp Chats from the North-East appeared first on Within Nigeria.
