See 2 major Compromises with China Cheap Smartphones

With the majority of spots on the Top 10 ranklist of smartphone vendors now occupied by China-based companies, it's fair to say that the times are changing. And while most of these makers operate mainly outside of premium Western markets, they're making inroads by offering tempting hardware for half the price demanded by mainstream manufacturers. 

But is all that specs flexing just a facade? Thankfully, no, but there's still a massive market for white box, unbranded, or just low quality handsets from China, and almost without exception, they involve significant compromises, they are simply Chinese Smartphones. Sure, these may seem warranted given the price tag, but you'd do well to remember that these are local companies in the business of making money, not losing it. This isn't to say that great deals aren't out there, but rather an opportunity for us to pass on years worth of experience playing with dozens upon dozens of Chinese devices from all strata.

Here's what to consider/look out for if you're thinking of buying a Chinese Smartphones:

1. Take note of Network bands!

First piece of general advice: Always, as in, "Always" remember that the cheap device you're looking at may not be originally designed for use in your region. This means that the network or browsing band supports may prove useless with your carrier, this can be very disappointing, take note.

A typical example of such annoying Smartphone is China's TD-SCDMA network, which is much larger than the original Version in the market, that is, 3G WCDMA one. It's a competing design that works pretty much only in China. take note that they used CDMA and most carriers outside China is usually WCDMA , therefore, buying the Chinese TD SCDMA may be like buying Junk Phones as we would call it in nigeria "Fufu Phone", on getting home,your phone may not browse because your local 3G standard  which is WCDMA may was replaced with the low standard CDMA 2000, so always look for that when buying a device from China. That's not all, however — you also need to know which bands the device supports (e.g 900/1900/2100 MHz) and ensure that they fit with your carrier. In some cases, only several will fit, while the rest won't. Note that these will definitely work to some extent, but the network will be dropping every now and then, or be severely impacted.

2. Chinese Power plug or Charger not Working

take note that the Chinese Phone you are about to import was meant for use in China, it's quite likely that it'll arrive with a local power plug that will not work with the sockets in your house. You may be lucky to find someone who sells a replacement of such power plug in you country, more so, som e-tailers have opened an online shop so you purchase these device.

You can either buy an adapter, or just use one of the plugs laying around your house if you have one. Keep in mind that if yours is old or under-powered, your device will take longer to charge than intended.