Based on the Tecno Boom J8 review, it is obviously the first Tecno smartphone to run on the newly designed HiOS. The extremely powerful custom Android OS brings a lot of features and customization to Tecno users.
Early adopters of the Tecno Boom J8 would be the first set of users to rock the new HiOS. It is not clear if Tecno will push the HiOS to older smartphones, what is clear is that the custom Android OS lived up to the hype and it has come to stay.
Tecno Boom J8 is listed in our top Tecno smartphones so far, the phone comes with a new design language that looks like the iPhone 6S Plus. It really does put the Boom J7 to shame when you make a distinct comparison.
We unboxed the device already; it does come with the basic stuff that you see in a box. But the real deal is the Boom headset that works extremely powerful on the Boom J8.
In the box, you have the Tecno Boom J8, charger, microUSB cord, a case, manual. Then there is an extra pack that comes with the Boom headset.
Here are some of the images below;
First Impression
Tecno Boom J8 has a characteristic charming look. Despite being a 5.5-inch plastic device, it does come with a design element that makes it feel so great on the palm. It also got curved edges that ensures handling the smartphone doesn’t cause irritation after prolonged usage.
The Boom J8 is an ideal budget smartphone that spots a 13MP primary camera and 5MP selfie shooter. With 16GB on-board storage and 2GB RAM running on the custom Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, the smartphone should be able to multitask without hassles.
With so much said already, Tecno Boom J8 is a decently designed smartphone with attention to every detail. The placement of the speakers, just at the bottom of the smartphone makes the device an absolute music smartphone. We tested the sound quality which is powered by Maxx Audio technology and it was suberb.
It looks like we will have a lot to say in our upcoming review. Stick with us as we tear down the smartphone that has already secured a spot for the best budget smartphones of 2016.
Finally, there is no official price for smartphone yet. We believe it should be priced between the range of N30,000-N40,000. That’s all we can think of, whenever news of the price emerges, be sure to get the update here. Stay tuned.
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191 Comments
Mark
What is the price?
Nosagie Nosa-Ero
We are hearing 41k, let’s keep our fingers crossed!
showlaw
41K is too expensive o, it’s worth it tho
MrPrezident007
It is N41k .
Jayboy
Too expensive??
tolung
hmmmm
yea it is stylishly expensive
but the qualities and features worth more than that
lambofri
Yea it is o..hmm
shaneefe
I think it is affordable
tolung
IT CAME OUT 42K AT LAST
Jidehis
It is expensive not stylishly
tolung
42K
Jesee
Wow, I like that headset. Tecno always know how to force their products on Nigerians. Lol
If there is anything that will make buy this phone is the headset.
onekindaguy
lol, one of the reasons i want to buy it too
sholibor
Abi oo. The headphone is the selling point , the deal makes brain
tolung
lol
exactly the main reason am getting it next week
Jidehis
Everyone is buying the phone cause of the headset..i hope its worth it at the end of the day
shaneefe
It is defintely
lambofri
hehe one way or another people must find a reason to buy
shaneefe
The headset is what stands the phone out..great one from Tecno
Jesee
That headset tho. Make sense
OnyeAraNdiIgbo
Shey they tell you say e go come out with the phone nii
Oga park well joor
onekindaguy
see o, why e no go come with the phone
Khairat
love loooove them, i’m not ready to drop my boom J7, i hope i can buy the headset alone ?
MrPrezident007
Unfortunately you can’t ?
tolung
lol
obviously the headset is cool
lambofri
Yea very cool n sophisticated
shaneefe
Yes o..on point
BustScam
Hehehehehehehe
No one is sure about the price…
Lemme here when you know oooo
LOVEJAYBOY LOVE
It is N41k only!!
tolung
its not 41k oooo only for people that got a discount
because they pre ordered it
the price is 42k
lambofri
Only ke..as if 41k is a small money
shaneefe
lool just imagine..
tolung
it is 42k na
Chinonso
Can Tecno just tell us the price already? Shuu
showlaw
lol, i taya for them o
tolung
lol
42k naw
Samuel Ederis
A cheap copy of my iPhone 6S. Call for yourself Tecno.
Omonaija
I agree, the iphone 6s costs about 250K, even samsung is a cheap copy of iPhone if you asked me?
Oladipupo22
Oga Travel joor
You don’t know what you are talking about…..
Let us know the functions first na
shaneefe
LOOL
showlaw
cheap copy of ur iphone 6s…. I hail o
lambofri
As in
Henry
I saw an infinix phone that was a copy of the Sony Xperia.
shaneefe
Wy u fuking lying??
Oginineme L
Please go and meet Ben Bruce for a copy of common sense. Thank me later.
Jayboy
Is Ben Bruce now into phones? Oh! He needs to tweet. ??
shaneefe
HeHeHeHe
Jidehis
Lmao
lambofri
oops lmao
tolung
what are you saying bro
shaneefe
I wonder o
lambofri
Sigh..u ppl can talk
shaneefe
smh
Samuel Ederis
Clap for yourself Tecno, you have done it again. iPhone 6S copy and paste.. Lol
onekindaguy
lol, why will tecno copy and paste iphone 6
Oginineme L
Ask him again oo.
Jidehis
But its kind of the truth na
shaneefe
sigh
lambofri
I wonder
tolung
lol
what are you saying ooooo
YorubaGo
Tecno oooo
This phone had better have a better camera than the Camon C8 oooo
Jayboy
Lol. It does actually.
tolung
yeah it does
tolung
lol
you people and this camon c8 ehn
bolutife coke
asin ehn
camon still remains one of the best tho
Jidehis
Hmm i dnt agree
shaneefe
but not better tan te boom j8
bolutife coke
obviously the camera should be better
Jidehis
It is better
lambofri
it is better than camon C8..no doubt
lambofri
It is…tested and trusted
Omonaija
Show us the back of the phone na.
kini big deal?
Nosagie Nosa-Ero
Sorry for the miss, we will append the image.
bolutife coke
lol
see you sha
Jidehis
Wetin u wan use the back do??sigh
lambofri
Some people want to see everything na ..especially if dey r interested in buying
Victor m
Does it have 4g LTE , I wish it will be compatible with smile 4g LTE sim….
BenKafor
If it has 4G it would be more expensive
danada
of course,it’s 4G
bolutife coke
yeah
it will be more expensive and you all will be complaining
Jidehis
So it doesn’t have ??
lambofri
I dnt think interested ppl like me would mind
LordC
I saw the launch on Twitter, was pretty cool.
bolutife coke
yeah it was
i was at the launch it self
bolutife coke
you want to be using smile on it abi
lambofri
yes…too much to ask for??
lambofri
I wish that too..wpoulda been awesome
AlabiKolade
Gotta start saving up for this
Smith
I heard it is 41k
LOVEJAYBOY LOVE
Save up for just 41k? This economy is really hard. ?
bolutife coke
lol
everyone cant be like you na
obo
femikutti
lol
that true sha
femikutti
asin
it is fucken high mehn
Jidehis
epp us
lambofri
yes na…with our economy now one has got to spend wisely
bolutife coke
lol
you better be
femikutti
lol
did i just hear you say save up??
Jidehis
before unko..with the way Nigeria is one has to have a budget for everything
lambofri
everybody gats use their brain
AdelekeDavid
Gosh!!! what else do you want in a phone, this is just too perfect
LOVEJAYBOY LOVE
No phone can be perfect dear.
femikutti
lol
i think you are right
but i think the boom j8 is perfect for it price range
Jidehis
Abeg there r perfect phones..it humans that r never satisfied
lambofri
True
femikutti
yeah
too perfect
lambofri
you v said it all mehn
8IST
THIS PHONE GO TOO MAD ! WHE IS THE LAUNCH DATE
Smith
It has already launched.
femikutti
yeah it as been launched
Smith
I think its already on Jumia or Konga or something
femikutti
yeah it is in the online stores already
femikutti
lol
dem don launch am already
Ferdie
I want to see an indept review Nosa. Let us see an Antutu benchmark score for a start. Can you provide that today?
Techycarole
The antutu benchmark was posted on nairaland , around 32k on an tutu
lambofri
Which one is antutu benchmark again??
femikutti
smh
the phone that is out already
Larry
Nice video you got there..Where are the benchmark tests?
femikutti
coming soon
ademola
I love tecno, please is the phone now available and what the price
BenKafor
I don’t think it is available yet
korede
it is available already at the 3chub got mine dia
LOVEJAYBOY LOVE
It is now available at just 41k.
femikutti
no it is 42k jawe
Jidehis
which one is the correct price na
femikutti
lol
fan of life
nawa ooooo
korede
yeah it is now available
Happiness
Wow, this phone is cute!!
onekindaguy
really cute
korede
one of a kind mehn
Jidehis
not that cute
korede
lol
like it will be cool for a date
lambofri
IKR!!!
Happiness
The headphones look like beats headphones
onekindaguy
yeah, hope it sounds like beat too
MrPrezident007
It is definitely not beats but uniquely different and enjoyable.
korede
yeah u are right man
korede
lol
it a mad head phone oo
kudos to tecno on dis ooooo
Jidehis
i pray its like beat..no be only beat
lambofri
Well its up to beats standard
korede
it doesnt just look like
it sounds like and even as it own unique sounds again
Jidehis
see lie
lambofri
well it can pass for that but cant be like beats…but its tech too
BenKafor
Another one from the Boom series. Nice!
showlaw
yes oooo
korede
over nice they worry am
Kenechukwu
I trip for music phones
showlaw
me too
MrPrezident007
Me three ?
korede
lol
me four
korede
same here oooo
Jidehis
Me five
lambofri
me six
Hamzasuka
Tecno has been extremely silent on some Tecno Models receiving Marshmallow updates which was officially announced to be ready by February this year. I can’t wait to change from my Boom7 to a new model with Marshmallow. I guess the update is Long forgotten. Since Tecno is jumping out with a new model with Android 5.1. Lollipop? Like seriously.
Nosagie Nosa-Ero
We hear this update for other devices will happen in April. We haven’t gotten any official confirmation yet. So you are advised to take this information with a pinch of salt.
Omoalajh
4G LTE!! Sweet. NTEL is coming to complement this phone
showlaw
NTEL, why???
onekindaguy
which NTEL be dat again
MrPrezident007
We talking network you talking ntel.
Jidehis
Allow Ntel flourish
lambofri
hehehe..i hope Ntel lives up to expectation
Gingerman876
Wow 2GB Ram. Nice one . A great buy it wuld be
showlaw
Yeah. They did good with the ram
LOVEJAYBOY LOVE
Who RAM epp?
Oginineme L
Who did you help? Get serious for once in your life.
Jidehis
looool
lambofri
me o
lambofri
They really did..cos ram issues ehn tire me
Henry
Yeah, I guess that is why it is N41,000
Jidehis
but tbh it is expensive for that amount
lambofri
yea but worth it tho
Jayboy
I totally agree with you.
showlaw
I want one…. can’t wait to get this piece
onekindaguy
who doesn’t want one
Jidehis
everybody does
onekindaguy
Tecno shaa, we’ve not finished using J7 you’re bringing another one….
Henry
But iPhone does the same thing. Its normal.
Oginineme L
That is innovation, ideally you are not supposed to use a phone for a year.
Jidehis
Yea
lambofri
exactly..
Henry
If someone could just dash me the headset. I’m good. lol
orator00
dash ! Nigerians with their awoof mentality. when people buy iphone 6 for 250k ordinary 41k you still saying dash you ..lol
MrPrezident007
Understand that the economy have changed. ?
Jidehis
dnt mind him
Jidehis
buy for us na
Jidehis
Why cant u buy?
oluomo23
The design is just wowing , i like the placement of the speaker, it’s simply irresistible.
Jidehis
not a bad fone but not so great..y’all can stop with d praises
Jidehis
I like a good music phone..but i gotta see this phone that everyone is talking so well about to know if its worth it..#doubtingthomas
lambofri
stop doubting it is a great phone
lambofri
the features of this phone are amazing..its a must have
Minesota
truly