I took the time to have a discussion with Gbenro Ogundipe of Abuja-based Pliris Mobile just to firm up my facts before publishing, and he confirmed the following: Pliris custom apps for Android include: Pliris Texty and Yoruba keyboard. PlirisMobile has also recently entered into an agreement with Swiftkey to incorporate their keyboard as default in the new range of Pliris smartphones. An upgrade to the Blaze has already been launched and has been in the market for many months. Both smartphones have been reviewed here on MobilityArena. That is the Blaze+, pictured below. Kindly notify Mashable and others who are carrying this news that they are wrong. The Elikia is certainly NOT the first African designed smartphone. Unless someone else shows up facts that there was one before 2010, that honour goes to the Pliris Blaze.

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