The Nigerian telephone market has come a long way. From the
era of “Poor people don’t need telephones” to the present “everyone deserves a
smart phone” era.
Mobile phones with operating systems like BB OS, iOS,
Windows Phone and SYMBIAN were off the range for most low income earners; but along
came Android OS and the smart phone market was liberated and became
proliferated. Low income and minimum wage earners are now proud owners of low
‘low-budget’ smart phones that work.
Despite this liberation and proliferation, buying a
low-budget phone is not easy as it seems, as many potential smart phone buyers
find themselves in a dilemma of which smart phones to buy. It is not uncommon
to see posts on internet forums (like Nairaland.com) eliciting suggestions from
members on which phone to purchase with a particular income range or to help
choose between two alternatives.
The purpose of this piece is to highlight some factors to
consider when buying a smart phone. These factors are listed below.