All About Smartphones

For the past couple of weeks, the Nigerian public has been speculating and trying to guess what #ThePowerOfSharing! Nigerians can heave a sigh of relief as Huawei is launching the Huawei G-Power #ThePowerOfSharing exclusively on Jumia in Nigeria today, Monday, 15th of February, 2016. Huawei is currently one of the top suppliers of the android smartphones all over the world and their epic antecedents in world Technology leaves much to be anticipated and desired even among those who are not tech enthusiasts. The features of the Huawei G-Power is a tech touché to every Nigerian smartphone user who are in dire need of the phones power sharing formula, long battery life,  a large memory and captivating camera quality. The medium-end, 5 inch, 1280 x 720 IPS  screen smartphone is equipped with a dual SIM 4G LTE technology for fast browsing, android lollipop 5.1 OS, 13 mega pixel back camera and 5 mega pixel front camera. It also has 16 GB internal memory and a micr...

We have often heard that 'there is no such thing as a free lunch'. Ironically, we were also advised that 'The best things in life are free'. Quite opposite statements! Count on Jumia, the leading online shopping destination in Africa, to make the second saying a reality with its latest initiative developed in collaboration with telecom mogul MTN. We are of course talking about the JumiaZero Data App! This latest initiative aims at further reducing data costs which are the greatest barrier so far to extending internet mobile access in Nigeria. Indeed in Lagos alone, one gigabyte of data on mobile networks—the only means of accessing the internet for most—is not less N1,000. With this in mind, Jumia’s Zero Data App will offer full access to online shopping through its app for free, meaning it will not charge the users of the MTN mobile network for the data they consume while using the Jumia app.The initiative is the biggest so far in terms of democratizing access t...

Jumia Megathon Conference started held on the 25th of June was a great success, the atmosphere was amazing and the overall ambience of excitement was top-notch. The event which took place at the MTN headquarters, Golden Plaza, Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos saw a high number of invited guests. Jumia Marketing Department head Mr Johnathan started by introducing the C.E.O of Jumia Africa, he gave a speech on the growth of smartphones in Nigeria. According to Jumia Africa C.E.O, 85% of Nigerians use mobile phone (smartphones) than rest of other African countries. He also mention that Nigeria has the highest internet users than Germany, France, and United Kingdom through the use of smartphones. Through smartphones Entrepreneurship has really expand in Nigeria. Examples of illustration he use was a fish seller (woman) that use her smartphone to advertise various types of fishes she sells through the internet via her smartphone. MTN Marketing Department head, Mr Richard Iweanoge, explained...

Jumia, the online retail store that has taken Nigeria retail and shopping industry by the balls is at it again. Every now and then Jumia Nigeria comes up with deals that give mouth watering discounts on products that are already affordable to the Nigerian consumers however, this time around, Jumia Nigeria have decided to up the game with a new sales event coming up June 1st - 7th known as the  Jumia Mobile Week Megathon 2015.  The Jumia Mobile week Megathon 2015 starting on June 1st 2015 is an online sales event majorly for smartphone shoppers. Prices of smartphones will be heavily discounted. As revealed to us, discounts will be as high as 70% on selected products. Because this even is for a very short time, 6 days to be specific, the competition will be high, devices will get sold out fast, therefore shoppers are highly advised to be ready to start buying once the events starts. Furthermore, users of the Jumia mobile app will get access to the deals hours before it ...

Mobile Phones have evolved since the discovery of Integrated Circuits commonly known as ICs. Now phones have become so powerful and efficient in doing a lot of things, hence the term "smartphones". Almost everyone now own a smartphone and for various reasons too. A questionnaire was sent out by Jumia to which I received one to figure out the answers to questions like: What does your smartphone do for you? How do you use it? How much do you spend on one app? What's your favorite app? Etc.  These and many other questions were asked by Jumia with the targeted audience obviously being Nigerians and the image below gave an interesting summary of the replies all of the people that partook in the questionnaire. You can download the image and expand so you can better see the figures. After a careful look at the replies by others who took the questionnaire, it was apparent that Android Operating System is the mobile platform dominating in Nigerian and that BlackBerry Mes...

So Romeo and Juliet rebelled for love, Troy fought for love, Cleopatra and Mark Anthony died for love, Prince Edward abdicated for love but thanks to Jumia Nigeria we all are going to Vote 4 Love. On the 4 th  of February, the biggest and the most exciting Valentine day sale will be held on  Jumia.com.ng  where customers can expect to get special gifts for that special someone at special prices! Customers will also have the chance to vote for the products they most desire with the chance of winning it for free! As we count down to Valentine’s Day on the 14 th  of February, Jumia will be playing Cupid’s role in making sure love is definitely in the air. Be rest assured that whatever gift item you wish to celebrate that special one, Jumia will have it at the best price you can imagine. That is not all; Jumia will also be offering amazing freebies to those who shop in the Valentines store come February 4 th  with customers standing...

Fellas, if you like to buy things online, then this Black Friday is when you should make your move to purchase things. Why? Am glad you asked. Jumia would be making some massive price slash to all product on Black Friday, November 28th 2014. The products you usually buy would be dropped by 30% to 80%. As if that is not all, Jumia introduced another 50% price slash which is awesome. This 50% new price slash program is known as Double Awoof Vouchers and what it means is that you get a voucher for half its price. Let me break it down to you. The Double Awoof vouchers are means of getting additional disconts on Black Friday and the vouchers are available in N2,000, N5,000 and N10,000 denominations. For example, to buy a N2,000 worth voucher, you pay just N1,000. To buy a N5000 and N10,000 vouchers, you pay only N2,500 and N5,000 respectively. That is just awesome!!! How it Works The vouchers will be sent to you via email within 1-2 hours of placing your order. ...

Samsung Galaxy S5 is the most recent flagship Samsung galaxy smartphone for 2014 and it's now available in more than 150 countries including Nigeria. Currently, online stores like Konga and Jumia are already offering the product for sale. If you are a Jumia fan, then you can get yours for just N110,000 or N109,000 if you use the coupon code OFFAXNkD when making your purchase. Also, when you buy from jumia, you get some extra benefits as shown in the image below. If you are a Konga fan you can get yours for same price as offered by Jumia but with the extra package coming from etisalat Nigeria. Finally, Slot Limited is offering the product for N110,000 but with no idea if these goodies found from the online store are included.  We shall keep you updated on price changes and offerings so keep watch on this blog.  If you choose to buy from Jumia, don't forget to use the discount code OFFAXNkD to get discount on the products - you can use the...

Nokia X is now on sale on Jumia and Slot website for slightly different prices; N19,595 on Jumia's website and N21,000 on Slot website . Nokia X which is one of the latest Nokia phones running the heavily modded form of Android with a touch of Windows Phone design. As of this writing, Nokia X+ and XL is not yet available for purchase in Nigeria but will be before the end of April according to sources. In case you have forgotten the features of Nokia X we will like to quickly refresh your memory. Nokia X is a dual SIM phone running Android 4.1.2 operating system on it. It has a multitouch 4.0 inch IPS LCD display with resolution  480 x 800. The Nokia X has 4GB of internal memory with an SD card slot that supports up to 32GB of memory card space. A RAM of 512MB is placed on the device As for processor, the Nokia X has a dual core 1.0GHz Cortex A5 Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 S4 Play processor with Adreno 203 GPU chip. The device has a 3.15mp ...

Christmas deals have already started in Jumia Online store. Its almost as if xmas came earlier this year with these deals. Some smartphones prices have been slashed and we know they would be further slashed in the coming weeks as Christmas approaches. However, for now the much anticipated BlackBerry Z30 which has all the gangster specs of Samsung S4 is now being sold for N95,995, Nokia Lumia 1020 is now going for N113,995, Tecno M3 for N13,295, Tecno M7 + pouch now selling for N25,495 and Tecno A+ going for N34,495. Now these prices can be further slashed when the coupon code OFFA0Zn is used when purchasing any items in Jumia online store. Who doesn't want to keep those extra cash in their pockets, save some money on any item they can save? We expect more deals to come as the year approaches December 2013, so keep your eyes peeled for great prices in tablets and smartphones.  Like our Facebook page and follow on Twitter for more smartphone news like thi...

Smartphones and its accessories are popping out here and there in a consistent manner and prices of these devices are dropping by the second. in fact immediately a smartphone is launched to the market, its price tag begins to drop slowly and consistently. For this reason, one can quickly wait a while to buy the product or buy it immediately when its still new. The later gives you bragging rights for a limited time. If you do think of buying a smartphone without hassles and fear of fakes, you should check out Jumia . Jumia is that online store in Nigeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Morocco that is seriously and quickly becoming the No. 1 online retail store in Africa where you can buy anything ranging from electronics, clothing to even living bedroom items.  Right now, there are various discounts on all products being offered which will last till October 1st. You should quickly try out this online store. Also, you can also get further discounts when you click on a...

Jumia has launched its native app for Android devices.   Jumia is that reputable online shopping store that you can buy all your things from and sent to you. Its the Amazon of Nigeria and its present in Nigeria and 4 other African countries. To further make a statement of how serious they are in getting people to shop, they have released their first Android app to the Google Play Store. This app gives you access to buy all your items,  be it phones, computers,  fashion materials etc.beware though, the prices displayed from the app seem to differ from what is presented on the official website www.jumia.com.ng . Once you choose an item that catch your attention, you are presented with another screen showing you the rating, specifications and price of the item. Furthermore, you can add the item to cart or select the "call to order"  option which immediately activate a phone call.  Finally, you can directly share items Info to Facebook, Twitter...