It has only been 2 months since Infinix launched her new XOS UI for its new line of Infinix smartphones. Infinix pushed out updates to the Note 3 X601 barely one month after its official launch.
Shortly after, infinix pushed a more extensive update to the Infinix Hot S. Some infinix users have taken to twitter to express their joy.
This is good news to all infinix fan boys and girls because speedy updates are what you'd expect from the latest crop of Infinix phones.
Upgrades usually come with a variety of bug fixes and cool features that you may have missed, however, I haven't experienced any bug with the old or new software version. If you're using any of these devices, you should have gotten a prompt for it but just in case you ignored it and you wish to update later, Check Settings > About > System update.
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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 andaround 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.
Samsung S6 Edge+ beside the TECNO Phantom 5
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?!
So the generous guys from Tecno thought it wise to consult my "expert" opinion on how they could reach you, the target market. I received a phone from Tecno at about 3pm yesterday and now I'm going to try to arrange my first thoughts and what I have observed within the first 24hours of using their latest midrange Smartphone, the Tecno Boom J7
Upon unboxing, I noticed that Tecno has taken a different approach with the color of its casing as it differs from that of its 2013 flagship, the Phantom A+, that I purchased way back when. The A+'s case was basically Blue and quite playful whereas the Boom J7's box is white and Black with music related artwork, which could mean that the J7 primarily caters to the music lovers. Inside the box, you have your Smart phone, a premium headset, 2 plastic protective cases(without a leather flip), A charger, the Battery and some literature booklets.
The spec summary;
5.0" touchscreen display at 720 X 1280p (~294ppi)
8.0MP + 2.0MP primary and secondary camera
Dual sim, 1 Micro and 1 Normal sim (Both 3G capable)
2020mAh Li-ion battery - removable
Android KitKat OS 4.4
1.3Ghz Quad-core Processor
1GB Ram
16GB Rom (Internal Memory)
Took the liberty of attaching an unboxing video from the official tecno YouTube channel.
The front face of the Tecno Boom J7 smartphone is an edge to edge glass i.e touchscreen and 3 soft touch buttons.
At the top, you have the 3.5mm headphone jack.
At the bottom, you have the micro-usb port and microphone
At the left side, you have the volume rocker.
At the right side, you have your power button.
At the back, you have the raised camera and flash and a circular speaker that looks rather interesting. The phone is pretty light weight due to the fact that the entire body is made of plastic however, it does have a nice grip to it and feels above average in terms of build quality.
The back is beautifully curved at the edges, which I don't think I've seen on another Tecno device yet.
Went ahead to pop the battery right in and turned it on. I was outdoors when I did this, first off, fantastic sunlight legibility, zero glare and it also has the auto adjust screen brightness option.
The launcher (theme) is similar to what you have on the iOS devices. The icons are flat, and the toggles are even flatter. Nothing looks out of place if you're already used to the seamless android 4.4 KitKat user interface . There's also SwiftKey Keyboard pre-installed as well as other proprietary apps, a couple demo games and a new addition to the Tecno ecosystem, the Boom Player. I would explain how it works in my full review.
BOOM Player interface
Took some photos. Those turned out quite impressive especially because its an 8mp shooter and I know first hand that the 8mp snapper on the phantom A+ rarely takes crystal clear shots at first attempt. I would definitely be uploading more pictures and maybe a video sample on request, please let me know in the comment section.
Rear 8mp Camera of the Boom J7
Went ahead to plug in the headset and I realised afterwards that I couldn't hear much of what the Tecno rep before me was saying. It apparently, blocks you out from the background sounds and what not. He reiterated and said it was a noise cancellation premium headset. I would expatiate on this in my full review
Music Player Interface
Battery life so far....too soon to tell, only after 24hours of use with WiFi only. I charged it fully this morning and took it off its charger at 8am. Its 3:30PM now. I have downloaded & updated some apps. Spent a little time on facebook, whatsapp, sent a few emails, taken a few pictures and generally fiddling with it for about 3 hours straight. Meanwhile, I watched a full 1:30min movie on flight mode last night and batt went from 100% to 78% (the 720p display delivered a satisfactory viewing experience). I haven't felt any heating or warming at the back yet. There's also a power saving and Ultra mode which is proposed to squeeze some extra hours out of the battery life.
I'd definitely be putting the Boom J7 under more burden such as heavy gaming just to see how the li-ion battery holds up when compared to the polymer variant of the Phantom A+ in my full review.
The tecno Boom J7 is already available in the market but the price varies from store to store. However, one of the lowest prices that I have seen is from Konga. As low as N23,999. Click to buy now! Feel free to hit the comment section if you have any questions or to let know what feature you would like me to write about extensively, in my forthcoming review.
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