How we check phone prices
filterfree.ng is independent. We don't sell phones, and no retailer can pay to change a price, a ranking or a recommendation. This page explains how every price on the site is checked before you see it.
1. We check Nigerian retailers every week
Every week we go through the phone listings of established Nigerian retailers, including Slot, Jumia, Kara, 3CHub, flx.ng, Bimcom, Slickmobile, Just Fones, Spectrum and Ogabassey. For each listing we note the price, the storage and RAM version, whether it is new or UK used, and whether it is in stock that day.
2. Every price is matched to the exact phone
Phone names are easy to mix up. A Spark 40 is not a Spark 40 Pro, and a Galaxy A17 is not a Galaxy A17 5G. A listing only counts for a phone when the model and the storage version both match. Cases, screen guards, chargers and bundles are left out, and UK used or refurbished units are always kept apart from brand new ones.
3. Prices that look wrong are held back
A price far below or above what the same phone sells for elsewhere is usually a typing error, a deposit or a different model. We hold those back until the next check confirms them. If a shop's prices suddenly all look off, none of its prices are used that week. We never fill a gap with a guess: when no shop has a phone in stock, its page tells you when and where it was last seen, and at what price.
4. We show a range, not a single number
The same phone can cost very different amounts from one seller to the next. Each phone page shows the lowest and highest price we found, which shops had it in stock, and a fair price range based on those in-stock listings. Marketplace sellers often ask more than official shops, especially when a model is running low.
5. We keep every week's prices
Each weekly check is kept, which is how the price history charts and the monthly price report are built. You can see whether a phone is getting cheaper, holding its price, or going up with the exchange rate. Launch prices come from the brand's own announcement or from Nigerian reports at the time of launch.
6. Specs are checked against more than one source
Specs come from each manufacturer's official product pages. Where a brand's page is missing details or has been taken down, we confirm the figures against at least one other reliable source before publishing them. Product photos are the brands' official images, credited under each picture.
7. New phones are added when they reach Nigerian shops
When a new model starts appearing at Nigerian retailers, we confirm its specs, check the listings and add it with the prices we found. A phone whose specs can't be confirmed waits until they can, so you won't see half-finished pages.
What we don't do
- We don't accept payment from retailers or brands for placement or reviews.
- We don't use prices from social media posts, WhatsApp groups or classified ads, because they can't be checked.
- We don't round prices up or down: the figure you see is the one the shop listed.
Found a better price or a mistake?
Send the shop name and the link to adeya@filterfree.ng. We read every message and use it in the next weekly check.