MEET THE ALL NEW iPhone X and iPhone 8: Specs and Price in Nigeria

MEET THE ALL NEW iPhone 8, 8+ & X

THE NEW IPHONE X packs more new stuff into any device since the original iPhone. It's the most complete redesign of the product ever and even offers a glimpse at what the iphone might become when the world no longer wants smartphones. Of course, you probably won't buy one. Even if you can afford the super high price, getting your hands on an iphone X in the next few months will be like hunting for the holy grail. Except in this case, the fancy one is the right answer.

At an event in Cupertino that doubled as a grand opening of its new spaceship of a campus, Apple launched three new iPhones. Yes, THREE. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus upgrade the existing models without completely changing them. (More on those in a second.) The third model, the iPhone X, is another thing entirely, we’ll talk about that but first lets dive to specs.

	Specifications	iPhone 8	IPhone 8+	iPhone X
BODY	Dimensions	138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)	158.4×78.1×7.5mm (6.24×3.07×0.30 in)	143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	148 g (5.22 oz)	202g(7.13 oz)	174 g (6.14 oz)
	SIM	Nano – SIM -IP 67 certified = dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	Nano – SIM -IP 67 certified = dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	Nano – SIM -IP 67 certified = dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
DISPLAY	Size	4.7 inches	5.5 inches	5.8 inches
	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capative touchscreen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Resolution	750x1334 pixels	1080×1920 pixels	1125×2436 pixels
PLATFORM	Operating System	iOS 11	iOS 11	iOS 11
	Chipset	Apple A11 Bionic	Apple A11 Bionic	Apple A11 Bionic
	CPU	Hexa-core	Hexa-core	Hexa-core
STORAGE	Internal space	64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM	64/256gb, 3gb RAM	64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
	MicroSD card Slot	No	No	No
CAMERA	Rear Facing Camera	12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED (dual tone) flash	Dual 12mp	Dual 12 MP, f/1.8 & f/2.4, phase detection autofocus, OIS, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)	1/3" sensor size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" sensor size @ 56mm, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
	Video Recording	2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps	2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps	2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
	Front facing camera	7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama	7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama	7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
CONNECTIVITY	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
EXTRA	Colours	Silver, Space Gray, Gold	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Space Gray, Silver
BATTERY
	Endurance rating	Talk-time: Up to 14h (3G) Music-Play: Up to 40h	Talk-time: Up to 21 h (3G) Music-play: Up to 60h	Talk-time: Up to 21h (3G) Music-play: Up to 60h
PRICE	iPhone 8+, 8 and X	N280,000	N320,000	N400,000

Highlights from the New iPhone 8, 8+ and X

·        All-glass design:

Apple has introduced major design overhaul for the iPhone 8. Instead of the aluminium casing used in the iPhone 7 , Apple has moved to an all-glass enclosure.

This isn't the first time Apple has used glass in its iPhones. The iPhone 4 and 4s had glass front and back panels, with a stainless steel band sandwiched between the two.

However, these phones were plagued by durability issues, with many customers claiming their phones cracked too easily when dropped .

This ultra-strong glass could spell the end for smashed smartphone screens. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are made from "the most durable glass ever in a smartphone" according to Apple, and are both water and dust resistant.

They are available in three colours - space gray, silver and gold - and the aluminium edges have been colour-matched to each device.

·        'True Tone' display:

The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus feature the same size displays as their precessors. The iPhone 8 has a 4.7-inch screen while the larger iPhone 8 Plus packs a 5.5-inch display.

Both are Retina HD displays and also feature Apple's True Tone technology - a first for the an iPhone. True Tone, first introduced with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, automatically adjusts the intensity of white light to suit the lighting conditions in the room.

Apple also claims that its Retina HD display offers the best colour accuracy in the industry.

·        Home button:

While Apple has dropped the home button from the iPhone X, it has stuck with the virtual home buttons from last year for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.

This means you can still use TouchID to unlock the phones, and to verify your identity with Apple Pay.

·        Camera:

The rear cameras on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are fairly similar to those on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The iPhone 8 has an improved 12-megapixel camera with a larger and faster sensor, enabling faster autofocus in low light, along with what Apple claims is the highest video quality yet in a smartphone, with 4K recording. Yes you saw that rite 4k

Meanwhile, iPhone 8 Plus features dual 12-megapixel cameras, and includes a new Portrait Lighting mode, designed to make portrait shots stand out from the background.

This works by using the dual cameras to recognise the scene, create a depth map and separate the subject from the background. Machine learning is then used to add lighting over contours of the face in real time.

·        Processor:

The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus both feature the new A11 Bionic chip which feature six cores and is notably faster than the older A10 processor which powered last year's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

·        Wireless charging:

The new glass design means that the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus can both be charged wirelessly, using third-party charging pads from the likes of Belkin and Mophie.

The company also gave a sneak preview of the AirPower charging mat, which is due to land in 2018 and can charge an iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods at the same time.

·        Water-resistant:

Apple's iPhone 7 is water-resistant to a depth of one metre for up to 30 minutes - a rating known as IP67, which is the same as the Apple Watch .

The firm has chosen to go with the same water resistance on the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.

IP67 means it will survive a dip in the sink or down the loo, and it won't break if you pour a drink over it, but you probably don't want to take it swimming.

·        New gold colour:

While Apple's new iPhone was rumoured to be available in a striking copper colour known as "blush gold", the Cupertino brand instead unveiled a new version of "gold", which has a slight pink tint.

Apple confirmed that both the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus would be available in silver, space grey and the new gold, ditching the pink-tinged 'rose gold' from the lineup.

·        Augmented reality:

The dual cameras on iPhone 8 Plus are custom tuned for AR. Each camera is individually calibrated, with new gyroscopes and accelerometers for accurate motion tracking.

Apple's ARKit for iOS developers can take advantage of the TrueDepth camera and the rear cameras to create games and apps that mix graphics with a real-world view.

·   iPhone 8 Price and release date:

Both phones will available to pre-order from 15 September, with the devices shipping on 22 September.

Prices start at N280,000 for the 64GB iPhone 8, going up to N339,600 for the 256GB version.

The iPhone 8 Plus comes with a price tag of N320,000 for the 64Gb version and N379,600 for 256GB.

OUR REVIEW:

The difference between the iPhone7 and iPhone8 isnt all vivid but the iphone X is just divine. It doesn't even look like the normal iphone and with it amazing face id couple with the no home button and all-screen design. It is the definition of smartphones.

WhatsApp to Support Blackberry Devices till December 31st, 2017/Quick FIX to Glitch and Errors

UPDATE: WhatsApp to Support Blackberry Devices till December, 2017

In February last year, WhatsApp made an official announcement via its blog that it was ending support for BlackBerry and other listed mobile platforms by the end of June 2017. In January, there was a time user could not access WhatsApp 6 months earlier than the original date, this later appeared to be a technical glitch and not the ban.

Whatsapp to stop working on blackberry devices by 31st December , 2017

With about 1 billion active users on WhatsApp, this action may be the final nail in the coffin for smartphones running on the BlackBerry operating system. However, the new range of BlackBerry smartphones such as  DTEK50 ,DTEK6O, Priv, KEYone and Aurora which are running on the Android operating system will still be supported.

However, support on smartphones running the BlackBerry OS has been extended till the 31st of December 2017. If your WhatsApp is displaying error messages, take the following steps;

1. Delete WhatsApp (if already installed)
2. Open Blackberry World ( BB os default app store)
3. Refresh Blackberry World by swiping down from the top of the screen then go to Settings > General > Refresh Blackberry world
4. Turn off your smartphone for about 1 minute
5. Turn it on and Check WhatsApp now

Alternatively to the step 3, you can simply update your Whatsapp from Blackberry World and fix it

Top 5 Common Android Problems and Solutions

5 Common Android Problems and Solutions 

Today, we're going to look at the most common problem on android devices and how to fix them all by yourself. Android offers great stability, reliability and protection from malware but sometimes you are going to run into problems.

Thankfully, users can correct 99% of failures with a few simple tips. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the most common problems and how to fix them on your own

1.GOOGLE PLAY STORE CRASHING OR INCOMPLETE DOWNLOADS:

• Open 'Settings' on your android phone.

• Go to 'All Apps/Apks'

• Scroll down to 'Play Store' in the list and select.

• Click on clear cache and clear data.

• Restart your Android device. 

2. LOW SPACE ON ANDROID:

This is a very common problem to most Android devices. If Google Play Store crashes or does not complete downloads, Here is a quick fix to that

Note: If that fails, You can also repeat the same steps for Google play services and Google service framework

This is also a common problems with many Android devices. The best solution to this is to install an app that cleans unwanted and useless files and data. I recommend Clean Master. I've been using it for a very long time now on my device and its great, It frees over 1gb of space every time I use it. That's 1gb of junk files that are useless and not needed.

• View Storage capacity first and notice it,
• Install Clean Master
• Select 'scan junk files' and wait for scanning process
• After Scanning is done, Click on 'clean' and wait for it to clean. This takes approximately 1minute.
• Now exit clean master and Check Storage capacity and notice the difference now😌

3. ANDROID NOT READING SD CARD:

This Happens most times. The best way to fix this is to format SD card within android device. To do this follow this steps

• Open Settings on android phone
• Select Storage 
• Scroll down to the bottom and select 'format SD card'
• Confirm that you are formatting SD card.
• Restart your android device

4. ANDROID PHONE OR TABLET NOT COMING ON:

Your Android phone or tablet has very few buttons. The only way you can turn it on is by pressing the power button — and that isn’t working. Don’t panic! Android devices may sometimes refuse to power on or wake from sleep when you press the power button, but your phone or tablet probably isn’t broken. There are some easy ways to make your device boot again.

1. Long press the power button for over 30 seconds. If that fails, Remove the Battery, wait a few seconds and put the battery back in then try the power button
2. You can also try charging the device for sometime before trying to power it on

Any of these solution should work except something foreign may have tampered with it like; Water entering it or exposure to heat.

5. ANDROID PHONE IS STUCK AT LOADING SCREEN:

If your phone comes on but gets stuck at the loading screen or immediately reboots or shutdown after startup, here is a quick fix to that

Note: This should be the last resort cos it involves an hidden internal factory reset which deletes all phone data and files.

• First, Remove SD card and Sim card
• Turn the device of completely if its on
• Try booting it up with one of the following combinations until you're at the factory  screen already:

• Hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power.
• Hold Volume up + Power
• Hold Volume down + Power
• Hold Volume Up + Home + Power.
• Hold Home + Power.
• Hold Volume Up + Camera button (if available) .
• if none of these combinations work, try performing a google search for your device factory settings button combination

The desired screen should look like this depending on the phone your using


Thats it. The top 5 common android problems and how to fix. If you have any problem with your android device feel free to comment below or use our forum and we will have it solved for FREE within 24hours.

Top 10 Best Android Apps

1. Scanbot – PDF Document Scanner

Scanbot is your free mobile scanner app for documents, QR- and Barcodes. We make scanning fast and easy with our automatic document detection technology. Just hold your device over a document and it’s detected and cropped automatically. Save it as a PDF or JPG, annotate and upload it to your favorite cloud storage provider like Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Evernote and many others.

2. Newton Mail – Email & Calendar

Newton is a subscription-based service that supercharges your email with power features like Read Receipts, Snooze, Send Later, Undo Send, Sender Profile, Connected Apps and more across Android Phone, Tablet and Wear. Comes with a 14-day free trial.

3. Forest: Stay focused

Are You a Phone Addict? The Forest is best for You. It provides an interesting solution to beat your phone addiction. You can plant a seed in Forest. In the following time, this seed will gradually grow into a tree. However, if you cannot resist the temptation and leave this app to check Facebook or play a game, your tree will wither away. With this interesting mechanism, the sense of achievement and responsibility will drive our users to stay away from their phone with no pain.

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Forest: Stay focused

Developer: forestapp.cc

Price: Free+

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4. Alarmy (Sleep If U Can)- alarm

I personally Use this One. Alarmy (Sleep If U Can) is the innovative solution for those who just can’t seem to get up on time, even with an alarm clock. This app has been cleverly designed to force you to get out of bed. You set it up by registering a photo of an area or room in your house. Then once the alarm is set, the ONLY way to make it stop ringing is to get out of bed and go take a photo of the registered area

 5. ZigZag

Stay on the wall and do as many zigzags as you can!

Just tap the screen to change the direction of the ball. Try not to fall off the edges!

How far can you go?

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ZigZag

Developer: Ketchapp

Price: Free+

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6. Parallel Space－Multi Accounts

Clone and run multi accounts of a same app simultaneously and apply custom themes to cloned apps! As one of the top-ranked tool on Android, Parallel Space helps more than 50 million users log in to their multi accounts at the same time on one device by cloning! It also protects user privacy by making apps invisible on device with the Incognito Installation feature. Moreover, users are able to customize their cloned apps in Parallel Space with themes to create their own stylish launcher. So far Parallel Space has supported 24 languages. Get Parallel Space now to manage your multi accounts on one device, protect privacy and create your customized space!

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Parallel Space－Multi Accounts

Developer: LBE Tech

Price: Free

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7. Always On AMOLED – BETA

Get an always on display for your phone or tablet. Keep your screen on all the time. The first open source always on app! The idea is to provide users with information about, time, date, notifications and more and all without having to touch the phone. Just by looking at it.

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Always On AMOLED - BETA

Developer: Tomer Rosenfeld

Price: Free+

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8. Fingerprint Quick Action

Perform quick actions via tap/swipe on fingerprint sensor.
Please make sure your device has a fingerprint sensor before installation.

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Fingerprint Quick Action

Developer: Code boy studio

Price: Free

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9. Photo Math

PhotoMath promises to help solve simple linear equations and other math problems by “reading” questions with the help of your smartphone camera.

But an answer isn’t all you’ll get from this free app. PhotoMath also provides a step-by-step guide of how each problem is solved, a feature that some consumers have lauded as a potentially useful tool for students, parents and educators

10. Blur Wallpaper

Blur Wallpaper is simplicity. Use it to blur, dim and remove colors from your current wallpaper. It is build with a strict focus on aesthetics and ease of use. We are quite sure that you are going to love it

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Blur Wallpaper

Developer: Appdictive

Price: Free

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