Infinix Note 3 Review, a grand new entry phone into Uganda

• The Infinix Note 3, a 6-inch display was launched into uganda in november 2016  and i have put it through all the hoops and have my verdict ready for you..

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Infinix Note 3 Review: Hardware/Design

What we have here is a shift in design compared to previous Infinix phones. If you think the Note 2 is beautiful, the Note 3 is even more so. What we have here is a well crafted metal unibody. With a 6-inch display, the Note 3 is a big smartphone, but it is a pleasant, solid one. From whatever angle you look at it, it remains beautiful . The beauty that makes us/you keep picking up the device again and again and again and again......

The rear of the phone has the 13 megapixel camera, dual LED flash, and fingerprint scanner. On the left hand side is the eject-able dual-SIM compartment. On the right side we have another eject-able compartment for the micro-SD card, as well as the volume rockers and the power/lock button.

                   

                                     Software

The Infinix Note 3 runs Android 6 Marshmallow under Infinix Mobility’s XOS user interface replacing the XUI on lollipop.

One nifty feature is that from time to time, you are notified of the power intensive apps on the phone.

XOS has a number of apps pre-installed though. These include: Ultra Power, XManager, XAccount, XClub  , XHide and XWeather. While they may provide some utility, depending on your needs, none of them are uninstallable.

                          Photography

The Infinix Note 3 has a rear 13 megapixel lens with dual LED flash and a front-facing 8 megapixel unit with LED flash for selfies. The main camera takes pictures of good quality. Details and colour reproduction are quite good. The surprise here is that the front-facing camera is quite good too. The flash light is not the usual soft flash that most front-facing cameras use. It is a proper flash light, and it produces decent results – better than we have seen in many cases.

We have ended up loving the cameras on the Note 3.

          Display and Multimedia

The Note 3’s 6-inch display has a resolution of 1,080 x 1920. In numbers, that’s 367 ppi. Which is very good. The display comes out really sharp with rich colors. Viewing angles are great too.

As is custom with Infinix devices though, there’s no Gorilla Glass protection or similar here.

There is a dual speaker grill at the bottom end of the phone. The left sided one harbors the mic. Sound production is good but not quite loud enough. We had to plug in an external speaker to enjoy audio from movies. A set of headphones help with that too.

                 Multitasking/Performance

In everyday use, the Infinix Note 3 performs smoothly most of the time. During heavy multitasking, there are moments that it slows down quite a bit. it did it heat up though a little. am  not sure whether that is because of the current hot weather in Uganda.

             Battery life

The Infinix Note 3 is equipped with a 4500 mAh battery. You won’t be worrying about your phone draining fast of battery power. It just keeps going. With fast charge built in, battery and fast charging are strong points of the Infinix Note 3.
Final Words

The Infinix Note 3 is undoubtedly a beautiful device. It is the most beautiful Infinix smartphone till date. But It isn’t all beauty. there’s brawn here too. It ticks all all the right boxes. Good battery life. Big, bright display. Decent cameras. Large internal memory plus memory card slot. Android Marshmallow. A beautiful body and all Ugandans will have a reason to smile when they order one from http://www.kilimall.co.ug

What Android phone should an Android developer buy in 2016?

A serious android developer should have more than one phone. Ideally, you should have at least one nexus-like device to test everything. Since the OS is unaltered in the nexii, it’s easy to locate the source of any problems. Then, you should get some extra devices, with more or less ram, different screen size, different brands (go for popular vendors in that case). In general terms:

If you need the phone purely for testing, you could as well go for Genymotion and test on so many devices with different screen sizes and all that.

If you want a ‘new, classy phone', you may try the google pixel. Its from google. Google officially supports android. Google did the hardware. Google did the software. There are nice reviews for the pixel on the internet. You have extra bucks to spend? You might as well go for the Google Pixel

-Keep a low range device (anything with ICS, the minimum supported version now).

-A mid range device (an old flagship or nexus 4 or 5) . You should do the bulk of the testing here.

-A high specs device (a nexus or pixel). Ideally, this one should be in the latest android version possible.

What are the best hosting providers for WordPress mult sites?

WordPress Multisite is an awesome feature that you can use for various purposes ranging from:

Hosting multiple sites under one WordPress installationHosting client websites for easy ongoing maintenanceHaving a website with either subdomains or subdirectories

When it comes to hosting a WordPress Multisite, I recommend properly planning out:

how many sites you will installhow much storage will you need for all the sites combinedestimated traffic you might receive

These are important because if you don’t have the right type of hosting, your end users will be presented with a slow performing website and might not return.

Shared Hosting?

I definitely don’t recommend shared hosting for this. Your limitations will be to much for your site.

VPS?

A virtual private server is a great starter option. It dedicates resources for you which means your sites will perform better. Try and get 4gbs of RAM at a minimum. A benefit is you get to customize how your VPS works on the server level.

Dedicated Server?

Now this is a great option if you have the funds to pay for it and if you actually honestly anticipate having significant traffic and storage needs. This option means you literally have your own computer aka server that no one else is using. You can find options with all the bells and whistles like lots of RAM, Large Storage with SSD, High end Processors etc. You also get to fully customize the server as you need.

Cloud Hosting?

This is a popular option since it allows you to easily scale your resources as you need. It’s like a VPS but in the cloud.

The Takeaway

If your needs or funds are limited, then I recommend you start off with a VPS, ideally located near where your website visitors will be coming from. This will reduce latency and help with performance.

You will also want to consider using a CDN Content Delivery Network if you will have a global audience.

If you have serious funds and are launching what will be a popular website, then you might want to consider getting multiple dedicated servers.

Server 1 just for your databaseServer 2 for your WordPress InstallationServer 3 for your images and cacheable content

This will greatly improve Read/Write performance. Just like humans, computers have a tough time multi-tasking.

Lastly, just chose a reputable hosting provider that has servers near your location or location of your website visitors. I also recommend to make sure to use a Linux Server. WordPress was made to work effortlessly with Linux.
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Why don't smart phones run different operating systems, like Android alongside Linux and Ubuntu

The computer hardware follows a “computer architecture”. Each architecture has an instruction set, “assembly language” that contains basic commands like “add, multiply, store, load, …” that can be executed by the hardware. The operating system is the bridge between software and the instruction set of the architecture. Nowadays most pc’s use x86 64-bit architecture. If you have a 32 bit or AMD64 architecture, you’ll need an adapted version of Windows or Linux.

Special snowflake Apple likes to keep everything in their own hands, so they made their own architecture to work with Intel processors (often called “Mactel”), and MacOS is only available for that architecture. There are some third parties offering MacOS-like systems for x86 and vice versa, but those are definitely not optimal. It’s take the whole package or take nothing at all.

For Apple’s iOS it’s the same story, they own the architecture, hardware and OS, and if you want a different OS you’ll have to sacrifice some efficiency. Android is based on the Linux kernel, and is in theory modify-able to your needs. Ubuntu Touch for example is an Ubuntu system for smartphones and tablets. Given the limited possibilities compared to PC’s and all incopatibility issues, there is simply no reason to do so. There is no real market for different OS.

HOW TO ROOT INFINIX ZERO 4

HOW TO ROOT INFINIX ZERO

Credit: d.murimi

The Infinix Zero 4 has been with us for some days now since it was officially launched. The device features include:

- Octa core MT6753 chipset

- 32GB Rom 

- 3GB Ram

- 16+8MP camera with OIS feature

- 2.5D 5.5" FHD 1080x1920 screen featuring Gorilla glass for screen protection

- 3x flash charging

- 3500mAh battery

- Android 6.0 out of the box running on Infinix XOS v2.1.0

- Fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, Gravity sensor, Proximity sensor

- Compass

A post with the complete features will be put up 

I have successfully rooted this device and here i will guide you on how you can root your Zero 4. I have also tested Xposed and it is also working as seen in the screenshots

DOWNLOAD

Zero 4 Root

GUIDE

1. Download the file in the download section

2. Extract the file in one folder - scatter file abd recovery.img should be in one folder

3. Launch your sp flash tool - make sure you have vcomm drivers installed and use latest sp flash tool

4. Load scatter from the folder where you extracted the contents of the downloaded file

5. Press download to start flash

6. Connect your Zero 4 to the pc while it is off

7. Flashing will complete in a few seconds and u will have a popup dialog indicating successful flashing

8. Disconnect your device from the pc

NB: Do not boot your device normally at this stage otherwise you will be stuck in boot logo

9. Download this Rooting Zip and copy it to root of your external sdcard

10. To boot into recovery: Press volume up + power key until the devices vibrates, release the power key and then press it again without releasing the volume up until the device vibrates again this time showing infinix logo, release power key and continue pressing volume up till it boots into recovery

11. Once in recovery, navigate to where the SuperSU zip is and flash it

12. Reboot after flashing and do not interupt the device until it boots fully.

13. Confirm with your favourite root checker app that you have root access

Screenshots attached to confirm root and xposed

How to Root android phones, Infinix, and other models

 HOW TO  ROOT

Kingo Android Root has launched its KingoRoot apk for Android, which provides a universal one-click Android root solution for Android users. It is easy to use and saves the trouble to connect to PC via USB cable.

Before jumping into the rooting process, please make sure you get everything right beforehand.

• Device powered on.
• At least 50% battery level.
• Internet connection necessary (Wi-Fi network suggested).
• Allow installation of apps from unknown sources.
   Settings > Security > Unknown Sources        

Root Android via KingoRoot APK Without PC Step by Step

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Step 1: Free download KingoRoot.apk.

The download will be automatically started. If Chrome has warned you about KingoRoot.apk, click "OK" and  procced

If you are using PC to view this tutorial, you have three choices.

• You can use the PC Version of KingoRoot Android (PC Version), which has a higher success rate due to technical reasons.
 How to root any android device and version with KingoRoot?    
• You can visit APK Root for Android on your mobile and download the file on your device.
         
• You can download KingoRoot.apk on your PC, transfer it to your Android device and then find the file via File Explorer and install it from APK section.

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Step 2: Install KingoRoot.apk on your device.

If you didn't check "Unknown Sources" in Settings > Security, then during installation, you will get a prompt "Install blocked", stating that "For security, your phone is set to block installation of apps obtained from unknown sources".

Just follow phone instructions and install Kingo Root on your device and allow installs from "Unknown Sources".

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Step 3: Launch "Kingo ROOT" app and start rooting.

Kingo Root is very user-friendly and easy to use. Click "One Click Root" to start the rooting process.

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Step 4: Waiting for a few seconds till the result screen appear.

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Step 5: Succeeded or Failed.

It is highly recommended that you try several times when rooting with KingoRoot apk version. We have several rooting methods integrated in apk root, however, it will only run one at a time.

credit: kingoroot website