Author: Kaluka wanjala

Infinix Kenya will be launching its latest smartphone, the Infinix Zero 3, in the country tomorrow. The Infinix Zero lineup consists of the company’s premium devices just like the way Samsung has the Galaxy S series Read More: Infinix Zero 2 (X509) Review The Infinix Zero 3 will be taking over from the Zero 2 that was launched sometime last year. The Zero 2 is available from Ksh 18,900 and I expect the Zero 3’s retail price to be close to that. The Zero 2 was not that popular as other Infinix devices even though it was the most premium…

Yesterday, we told you about Samsung’s plans to upgrade its cheapest smartphone, the Galaxy J1. We even saw images of what is the Galaxy J1 2016 edition that Samsung was working on. This device mostly targets consumers in emerging and developing markets so you should be seeing it in Kenya this year. Today, Samsung has officially introduced the Galaxy J1 (2016) in Dubai. Samsung announced this smartphone quietly and there was no hype as we are used from Samsung when launching new devices. To be fair, Samsung always hypes its high end flagship s but the low end ones tend…

The Samsung Galaxy J1 is currently the cheapest smartphone from the Korean Electronics company. This device in Kenya retails at around Ksh 10,000. This phone has been in the country for a while and has managed to sell very well and that is why Samsung will be upgrading it this year. The company is working on the Galaxy J1 for 2016 which we will be seeing anytime soon. The phone has gone through the FCC meaning that it is already out and is in the final stages. With the FC out of the way, @evleaks has shared new renders on…

The Infinix Hot 2 is the first Android One smartphone to be launched in Africa. It was launched sometime last year and most Android fans were happy to see it since it was the first Android One device this part of the world. For those who don’t know, Android One devices are made through a partnership between manufacturers and Google and tend to be affordable and usually have some decent (not the best but good) specifications. They usually are among the first devices to get the latest Android updates and tend to run stock Android or something close to that.…

With 2016 underway, Samsung is working to replace the current Galaxy J5 smartphone with an updated 2016 version. The original Galaxy J5 was quite an impressive phone and went ahead to sell a good number of units and at some point was in the top 10 list of the bestselling smartphones in Kenya. The Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 is currently being tested in India and this means that it may be launched anytime from today. The phone with model number SM-J510 made its way into India as you can see from the information in the screenshot below. As for specs,…

Last week, we told you that Lenovo’s plans to phase out the Motorola name as it completed the acquisition of the company. Since the Moto devices to be unveiled in the future will all be under Lenovo, the company has some plans to wow you in 2016. Lenovo has announced that all Moto devices to be launched this year will come with fingerprint scanners. If you know something about Motorola smartphones, then you know that the company has not been keen to include fingerprint scanners on its devices. With most other major manufacturers doing so, Motorola was sort of left…

Nokia was once a big name in the smartphone space but things have changed and the name has faded from the market. Nokia’s mobile division was even acquired by Microsoft sometime back. A few months after this happened, we began hearing that the company was planning a comeback to the smartphone market sometime in 2016, this time it will be focusing on android and not Windows phone. The agreement between Microsoft and Nokia required the latter to stay clear of the smartphone market until late 2016. With 2016 starting, we are hearing that Nokia is currently working on three android…

usually the low-end feature phones that Microsoft makes to target those who still have not full embraced smartphones or those who want a second phone on top of their already existing smartphone. The company’s most recent feature phone is the Nokia 230 that was launched back in November last year (2015). This phone has some of the most basic features including a 2.8 inch display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, 16MB of RAM, a 1,200 mAh battery and 2MP camera. As you can see, these are not the most impressive specs. One company has noticed this and…

Xiaomi has today launched its first and most affordable smartphone of 2016, the Redmi 3. This phone comes with some very impressive specs and retails for $105 only (approximately Ksh 11,000). This makes it one of the cheapest smartphone launched by a top manufacturers and I will be keen to see if it makes it into a country such as Kenya because it will sell quite a number of them. The Redmi 3 has a full metal chassis that gives it a premium look and feel. It has a 5 inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720 x…

Tablets are not very popular in Kenya and most people tend to think that you have to spend a lot of money to get one perfect for you. With this way of thinking, majority of Kenyans end up buying cheap knock offs from China that end up disappointing them in the future. To save you from the disappointments of cheap Chinese knock offs, this article will look at the top 5 tablets you can get in Kenya right now for less than Ksh 20,000. Most of these tablets are available on e-commerce site, Jumia and many other offline shops. They…