Video: 19-year-old Nigerian Girl Buys iPhone 17 Pro, Claims She’s First To Use Device in Her City

Video: 19-year-old Nigerian Girl Buys iPhone 17 Pro, Claims She’s First To Use Device in Her City

  • A 19-year-old Nigerian girl celebrated as she flaunted the newly released iPhone 17 Pro she bought
  • She claimed she was the first to use the phone in her city, sparking mixed reactions from netizens
  • Her occupation and the city she lived in got people talking, as many wondered how she was able to afford the phone

A 19-year-old Nigerian girl celebrated as she bought the recently released iPhone 17 Pro.

She flaunted the phone in a viral video and claimed that she was the first person to use the device in her city.

Girl who bought iPhone 17 Pro flaunts device in viral video
A 19-year-old Nigerian girl celebrates as she buys the newly released iPhone 17 Pro. Photo: @candydteddy
Source: TikTok

In a video by @candydteddy on TikTok, the lady mentioned that she now had three phones.

She said:

“Clocked. I got 3 phones now. First in my city.”

In another post, she also clarified that she didn’t get the phone through swapping, revealing that she resided in Benin City, Edo State.

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Her TikTok posts revealed that she was a baker by profession.

Watch the video below:

Reactions as 19-year-old girl’s buys iPhone 17 Pro

@:) said:

"Congratulations girl you deserve it manifesting a blue 16 for my self before the year ends lord."

@KESSY said:

"Been using 11 for 4 years now. 11 nah 16 if u look am fast fast o."

@VICTORY said:

"Nd look at me im still stuck at 13pro. God abeg run my own even if na 16 I no mind."

@Crypto Coin Romania said:

"First in ur city. Na so benin poor rich? Phone wey don get second hand for lagos."

@CHOP WIRE said:

"Where did you manage to acquire the funds to purchase this iPhone 17 Pro Max?"

@Just mine said:

"She Dey tell us say no be swap she swap omo abeg where una Dey see money Oya candy I don loyal epp my life."

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@EGHOSA said:

"If na the one wey you don use before abeg dash me, storage full wan kill me."

@Verified Red flag said:

"You guy make una nor dey follow ppl mouth,nor go pressure urself oh, just dey do ur things one day u will get there okay ,me were be just 20 going to 21 nor be android i dey use."

@beauty Tessy said:

"I don't know if its only me I don't just like the design of this phone."
A 19-year-old Nigerian girl celebrates as she buys the newly released iPhone 17 Pro.
Apple releases iPhone 17 pro Max on September 19, 2025. Photo: Annice Lynn
Source: Getty Images

The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max were released on September 19, 2025, though it was unveiled almost two weeks earlier.

Another man expressed his amazement after seeing an okada man allegedly using an iPhone 17 Pro while working.

Drama after man buys wife iPhone 16

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a man bought an iPhone 16 for his wife, and she told him it got stolen two weeks after receiving it.

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After tracking the iPhone 16, the man discovered that she had given the phone to her boyfriend, who worked in the corporate sector.

Many who came across the man's upsetting story on social media gave their opinion and shared similar experiences they had.

Source: Legit.ng

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Victoria Nwahiri (Human Interest Editor) Victoria Nwahiri is a Reuters-certified journalist with 5+ years of experience in digital, social media, and print journalism. As a one-time freelancer and full-time journalist, she has extensively covered lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest stories that have impacted and attracted top policymakers. She is currently a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng and can be reached via victoria.nwahiri@corp.legit.ng