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Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by MichaelApproved » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 12:59 PM UTC

sgt wrote: post #19

grecy wrote: post #16

I was in Rwanda this time last year. After visiting ~30 African countries by that point I can say that it's an extremely refreshing change. There is a bustling tech sector in Kigali - they're making iPhone apps, designing and building hardware, etc. etc. There is a huge community of entrepreneurial younger people. People are extremely well educated, friendly and kind. I never saw a single piece of trash in the entire…

FYI for those unaware, grecy is the guy who recently completed a >50000 mile Africa expedition[1]. This guy knows Africa. It's nice to hear that Rwanda is doing well. [1] http://theroadchoseme.com

Wow. The coastline of Africa is 18,950 miles (30,500 km), so That’s like looping around the content nearly 3 times.

Here’s what I found on that site:

> I’m doing an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit right now. Come on over to Reddit.com and ask me any question you have about my three year, 54,000 mile and 35 country expedition around Africa.

It’s all on the table – safety, money, health, budget, visas, route, people, animals, the Jeep.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/brhbst/i_drove_my_jee...

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by 1123581321 » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:03 PM UTC

phs318u wrote: post #18

mikkom wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IMHO The image looks rendered..

According to the website, you can order one now with a 3-5 day delivery (presumably more if destination is outside of Rwanda). https://maraphones.com/product/mara-x/

I just bought one and am promised delivery to the Midwest by 10/15 (~$25 shipping.)

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by kcolford » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:08 PM UTC

That logo looks so nice. I literally want one just for how nice their brand looks. Why can't other electronics brands look that nice?

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by Cyph0n » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:08 PM UTC

demarq wrote: post #8

ekianjo wrote: post #2

They say they don't do just assembly but I guess they don't make their own chips either so what is the difference vs assembly?

To be honest, I think China is the only country that can fit the strict definition of "entirely" made in". So I'm happy enough to give credit to rwanda for assembling the motherboard component by component.

If we’re talking about smartphones, I think South Korea and Taiwan would fit the bill.

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by xwdv » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:11 PM UTC

kcolford wrote: post #23

That logo looks so nice. I literally want one just for how nice their brand looks. Why can't other electronics brands look that nice?

Not sure what you’re talking about, the Apple logo is pretty great, and has multiple meanings.

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by grecy » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:18 PM UTC

MichaelApproved wrote: post #21

sgt wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI for those unaware, grecy is the guy who recently completed a >50000 mile Africa expedition[1]. This guy knows Africa. It's nice to hear that Rwanda is doing well. [1] http://theroadchoseme.com

Wow. The coastline of Africa is 18,950 miles (30,500 km), so That’s like looping around the content nearly 3 times. Here’s what I found on that site: > I’m doing an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit right now. Come on over to Reddit.com and ask me any question you have about my three year, 54,000 mile and 35 country expedition around Africa. It’s all on the table – safety, money, health, budget, visas, route, people, anima…

Feel free to ask me any question you don't see answered there.

And Yes, I did some zig-zagging! - https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4h0X_Fq_G/

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by tantalor » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:20 PM UTC

xwdv wrote: post #25

kcolford wrote: post #23

That logo looks so nice. I literally want one just for how nice their brand looks. Why can't other electronics brands look that nice?

Not sure what you’re talking about, the Apple logo is pretty great, and has multiple meanings.

It was better before they removed the colors.

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by mikorym » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:33 PM UTC

grecy wrote: post #16

I was in Rwanda this time last year. After visiting ~30 African countries by that point I can say that it's an extremely refreshing change. There is a bustling tech sector in Kigali - they're making iPhone apps, designing and building hardware, etc. etc. There is a huge community of entrepreneurial younger people. People are extremely well educated, friendly and kind. I never saw a single piece of trash in the entire…

Rwanda is known to be up-and-coming and is doing better at solving their problems than South Africa. At least, their derivative at this point in time looks much better.

Cape Town already has a good tech scene and is a great place to move to for programmers, but I would like to see sustained tech progress in SA's other big cities and then places like Rwanda or the eastern African countries.

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by smeyer » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:45 PM UTC

MichaelApproved wrote: post #21

sgt wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI for those unaware, grecy is the guy who recently completed a >50000 mile Africa expedition[1]. This guy knows Africa. It's nice to hear that Rwanda is doing well. [1] http://theroadchoseme.com

Wow. The coastline of Africa is 18,950 miles (30,500 km), so That’s like looping around the content nearly 3 times. Here’s what I found on that site: > I’m doing an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit right now. Come on over to Reddit.com and ask me any question you have about my three year, 54,000 mile and 35 country expedition around Africa. It’s all on the table – safety, money, health, budget, visas, route, people, anima…

Or he just looped around the coastline once at a tighter resolution than your source of 30,500 km

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox

(Also thanks for the AMA link)

Re: Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa

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Post by spoovy » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 1:47 PM UTC

MichaelApproved wrote: post #21

sgt wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI for those unaware, grecy is the guy who recently completed a >50000 mile Africa expedition[1]. This guy knows Africa. It's nice to hear that Rwanda is doing well. [1] http://theroadchoseme.com

Wow. The coastline of Africa is 18,950 miles (30,500 km), so That’s like looping around the content nearly 3 times. Here’s what I found on that site: > I’m doing an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit right now. Come on over to Reddit.com and ask me any question you have about my three year, 54,000 mile and 35 country expedition around Africa. It’s all on the table – safety, money, health, budget, visas, route, people, anima…

Not trying to be argumentative just mentioning as an ex-GIS guy that it's impossible to meaningfully measure any coastline. Read about the coastline paradox it's quite interesting.