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TechArena specifications showcases some of the key specifications of the latest smartphones available in Kenya. We include the specs and latest prices of these phones If you have any new phone that want us to publish, email us at [email protected]

The OPPO A77s is one of the latest smartphones from OPPO to launch in Kenya. The phone is currently available through platforms like Jumia for Ksh 30,000. This is a very competitive price segment with some very good and reliable smartphones from other brands including Samsung.  The OPPO A77s joins some of the other A series devices launched this year including the OPPO A77 which was launched in Kenya a few months back. The A77 is available for around Ksh 27,000 which is slightly cheaper that what the A77s is retailing for. OPPO seems keen on capturing this market segment…

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The Nokia C31 is one of the latest smartphones from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is currently available in stores for Ksh 16,000. This is affordable but not the most affordable smartphone you can get in Kenya at the moment.  https://youtu.be/vtqc8c8beDE At this price, the Nokia C31 is a direct competitor to the Samsung Galaxy A03, Tecno Spark 9, Infinix Hot 12i among others. All the phones mentioned are good choices and you cannot go wrong with either. HMD Global wants to compete with these phones and it does have a tough challenge ahead.  “The Nokia C-series…

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The Infinix Hot 20i is the latest from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in retail stores from Ksh 12,600. You can get this phone through Jumia and other smartphone retailers across the country. The Hot 20i was launched in Kenya last week and is the successor to the Infinix Hot 12 series from earlier in the year. The Hot 12 series was good but nothing about it really stood out. It was just the right entry level smartphone with nothing exciting about it.  Infinix hopes to change this with the Hot 20i  “Infinix always listens…

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The OPPO Reno 8 series is the latest series from the company to launch in Kenya. There are two main phones in this series in Kenya, the OPPO Reno 8 (4G) and the OPPO Reno 8 5G. We have already shared some key specifications of the Reno 8 5G that you can read more about here. The Reno 8 4G will be available for ksh 42,999. Back to the Reno 8 4G, it is the successor to the Reno 7 4G that I reviewed earlier this year. I did love the OPPO Reno 7 4G and I am hopeful I…

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The Huawei Nova Y90 is one of the latest smartphones from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is currently available in retail stores for Ksh 35,000. At this price, the Nova Y90 is a direct competitor to the Redmi Note 11 Pro,  Infinix Zero 20 among other devices. This is a very competitive segment with very good phones available to choose from.  We don’t see much from Huawei these days but the company still has some amazing devices on the market. The Nova Y90 is one of them. It does fit well into the company’s portfolio that is…

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The OPPO Reno 8 5G is the next smartphone that the Chinese manufacturer will be launching in Kenya. This will be the successor to the Reno 7 5G that has been in retail stores in Kenya for the better part of the year. The OPPO Reno 7 5G is currently available in retail stores for Ksh 55,500. The price of the Reno 8 is yet to be revealed but it should be around the same range.  Both these are the 5G variants but there is the OPPO Reno 7  (4G) and Reno 8 (4G) available for a slight;y lower price.…

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The latest smartphone fromInfinix is the Infinix Zero Ultra. This is the company’s flagship smartphone and is set to launch in Kenya soon. The price has not been confirmed but rumors are it will be available for around kSH 68,000. If this happens to be the case, this will be the most expensive smartphone from the company ever. This is not cheap by any standards and it will not be easy for the company to sell many units at this price. The price aside, the Infinix Zero Ultra packs some decent specifications. Its one stand out feature is the 200MP…

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The OPPO Reno 8 series is set to launch in Kenya later this month. There will be two devices in this series in Kenya, the standard OPPO Reno 8 and the OPPO Reno 8 5G. The one standout feature for me with the Reno 8 5G is its processor. It is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1300 processor. This is the first smartphone I have ever used with this processor and that is why I am excited to see what it has to offer. The Reno 8 is the successor to Reno 7 that was launched in Kenya earlier this…

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The Xiaomi A1 Plus is one of the latest entry level smartphones from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone was launched this week and is currently available in the country starting from Ksh 10,400. You can get the phone from Jumia or any other smartphone retailer across the country.  The Redmi A1 Plus is an entry level smartphone and is currently the cheapest from the company to launch in Kenya. This series is the successor to the Redmi 9A from way back. This was one of the best selling entry level devices in Kenya and Xiaomi hopes to…

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The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro is one of the handful of devices in the Redmi Note 11 series to launch in Kenya. This series was launched in the country a few months back and is made up of the Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11S, Redmi Note 11 Pro and the Redmi Note 11 Pro + 5G.We have already reviewed the Redmi Note 11S that you can read more about here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxshpZjhYkI&t=28s The Redmi Note 11 Pro is available in Kenya  on Jumia from Ksh 34,500. This is not cheap and at this price it does compete with some…

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