17 Dec 2014
Top 10 Best Selling Smartphones in Nigeria, 2014.
As we
approach the end of the year, 2014, it’s only important that we take a look
back at what happened during the year as far as mobile smartphones is
concerned. We have seen huge demand and sales of some products and most of the
top brands like Samsung, Apple, HTC and LG have really lived up to expectations
but there has also been some surprise hits from some before now less respected brands.
In
compiling this list, we are taking into consideration mostly the ratings of these
products from sales and orders from major online shopping giants like Konga,
Jumia, Kaymu, DealDey and other online stores. We are also taking into account
reviews of these products in forums, websites and blogs posts and comments.
Below is our Top 10 selling Smartphones in
Nigeria from 10 to 1
10 Blackberry Q10 Smartphone
This
smartphone was a hit in 2013 when it was released and demand for it is still much
in 2014 as it was Research in Motion’s flagship smartphone before the Q30 and
recently the Blackberry Passport. It is the second Blackberry smartphone to
feature Blackberry 10 OS and comes with the traditional and improved
Blackberry’s QWERTY keyboard coupled with a touchscreen. Its other features
include a 3.2” 720 X 720 AMOLED display, 3G and 4G connectivity, 2GB RAM and
16GB internal memory, 1.5GHz dual core CPU, 8MP back and 2MP front camera and a
li-ion 2100mAh battery. This phone is currently selling for 60000 Naira from Konga or Jumia.
9 LG G3
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| Blackberry Q10 and LG G3 |
The LG
G3 which is the successor to the hugely successful LG G2 can be rightly placed
in the same class with top brands like Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 and iphone
5 or 5s. In comparison, it even surpasses this top brands in some aspects like
being the first smartphone with an amazing screen resolution of 534ppi (pixels
per inch) at launch. The LG G3 features a 5.5” screen, 2.46GHz Quad core CPU,
2GB or 3GB RAM for 16GB or 32GB internal memory variants, 13MP rear camera and
2.1MP front camera. It runs on Android 4.4.2 Kitkat and is powered by a 3000mAh
battery. The G3 is still receiving patronage from stores and is currently
selling for between 80,000 to 95,000 Naira from, Konga or Jumia.
8 Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
The S4 Mini
released in 2013 is an almost identical variant of the Galaxy S4's design.
Internally, it features a dual-core 1.7 GHz processor with 1.5GB of RAM,
8 GB of expandable storage, and a 4.27 inch qHD (540 x 960 pixel) Super
AMOLED screen. The S4 Mini also includes a 1.9MP front-facing camera and an 8MP
rear-facing camera all powered by a 1900mAh battery. The S4 mini is an
affordable variant of the S4 which was one of the best phones of 2013 and this
is one of its selling points. This smartphone is still very much in demand and
is selling for 58,000 Naira from Konga or Jumia.
7 Gionee Elife S5.5
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| Galaxy S4 mini and Gionee Elife S5.5 |
Gionee Elife S5.5 smartphone with 5.00-inch 1080x1920 display
powered by 1.7GHz Octacore processor running on Android 4.2 with 16GB phone
storage alongside 2GB RAM, 13MP rear and 5MP front camera all powered by a
2300mAh battery set a new world record as at the time of its release in
February this year for the slimmest smartphone measuring just 5.5mm thick. This
phone put Gionee which was before now less regarded here in Nigeria in the
league of hit phone makers and the phone has been a hit since then. Presently,
this mobile phone is selling for 47,000 Naira from Konga.
6 HTC one M8
The HTC
One M8 is an awesome smartphone that does a lot of amazing things. With a
stunning design, loads of power and some upgrade from the original HTC One, the
HTC one M8 is efficient in performing tasks. The key specifications of this
phone are a 5 inch display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels, Android 4.4.2 Kitkat running on a 2.5GHz
Quad core processor, 16GB internal storage and 2GB RAM, 4 Ultra- Pixel back
camera and 5MP front camera all powered by a 2,600mAh battery. You can get the
HTC one M8 from Konga or Jumia for 103.400 Naira.
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| iPhone 5 HTC one M8 |
Apple’s iPhone 5 released in 2012 is still very much
trendy and still selling fine worldwide. Most Nigerians don’t like Apple’s
products mostly because they are very expensive but that is not preventing
those with enough cash to spend from getting this trendy mobile device. A brief
rundown of the specifications include a 4-inch (620 X 1136 pixels) display, dual
core 1.3GHz processor, 8MP back camera
and 1.2Mp front camera, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, iOS 6.1.4, powered by a
1440mAh battery. The iphone 5 is currently selling for between 100,000 and 110,000 naira from Konga or Jumia
4 Infinix Zero
I
mentioned earlier above that there was some surprise entries into the
smartphone sphere from some before now less respected brands and Infinix falls
into this category. The Infinix Zero took the smartphone world in Nigeria and
most other African and Asian countries by surprise when it was released in September
this year. This phone is loaded with high-end features and is already competing with some top brands and the major
high point of it is its low cost compared to what it will cost to get a
smartphone with the same features or even lesser from top brands makers like Samsung,
Apple, LG, HTC and Sony. Some of the features of the Infinix Zero include a 5”
HD IPS screen running on Android 4.4 Kitkat with a 1.4GHz Octacore processor and
a 1920mAh battery to power it. Other features include a 13MP back camera, 2MP
front camera, 8GB and 16GB versions with 1GB of RAM. This smartphone is still
very much in demand and you can get yours now for 23,900 Naira from Konga or
Jumia.
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| Infinix Zero Galaxy Nore 3 |
If you
need a mobile phone that can help you tackle almost everything your work life
throws at you, then the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the answer. Being the first
phone ever to feature 3GB of RAM makes it stand out in the crowd and gives it
an edge over most of its competition. The Samsung
Galaxy Note 3 is an Android phablet smartphone
running on Android 4.3 OS with 5.70-inch 1080x1920 display powered by 1.9GHz Octacore
processor alongside 32GB internal memory and 13MP rear camera and 2MP front
camera. On
top of all that, this device has an amazing 3200 mAh Li-ion battery to power
it. Samsung sold over 5 million units of this device in its first month of
release only and demand for the Note 3 is still high. The device is currently
selling for 75,000 to 90,000 in various stores across the country.
2 iPhone 5s
The iPhone 5s released in 2013 is an updated version
of the iphone 5 with lots of great specifications. This phone received a lot of
rave reviews when it was released and was undoubtedly among the best
smartphones made in 2013. It was Apple’s flagship smartphone until the release
of the iphone 6 this year. The features of the iphone 5s are almost the same
with the iPhone 5 with some upgrades like the operating system upgrade from iOS
6.1.4 to iOS 7.0 and the battery capacity also increasing from 1440mAh in the
iphone 5 to 1570mAh in the iphone 5s. The iphone 5s also has memory variants of
16GB, 32GB and 64GB, with different prices ranging from 110,000 130,000 Naira
in various stores.
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| iphone 5s |
1 Samsung Galaxy
S5
Despite the many competitors in the
top brands category, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is still regarded doubtedly as the
number one smartphone in the world at the moment by many even after the release
of the iphone 6 and 6 plus. It was released this year to succeed the Galaxy S4
and it’s a truly worthy successor with some upgrades. Some of the main features
of the Galaxy S5 include a 5.10 inch 1080x1920 display, Android 4.4.2 Kitkat,
1.9GHz Octacore CPU, 16MP back camera and 2.1MP front camera, 16GB/32GB
internal memory with 2GB RAM, all powered by a 2800mAH battery. The Galaxy S5
is currently selling for between 96,000 to 100,000 Naira from Jumia or Konga.
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| Samsung Galaxy S5 |
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