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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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Nokia G11 Plus is the Nokia G series to launch in Kenya. The phone is available locally starting from Ksh 18,000. The phone was launched in Kenya today and you can get it from Jumia and other phone retailers across the country.  The Nokia G11 comes a few months after the launch of the Nokia G21, another device in the Nokia G series. This is one of HMD’s affordable series that targets the youth who want some of the best specs at affordable prices.  The Nokia G11 Plus has some decent specifications that make it worth considering if you…

The OPPO A77 is the latest addition to the OPPO A series in Kenya. This phone is currently available in retail stores for Ksh 26,999. You can get the phone from Jumia, Kilimall, Sky Garden, Masoko and other smartphone retailers across the country.  The OPPO A series is made up of affordable devices from the company. This year we have already seen the OPPO A96, OPPO A55 and OPPO A16K. This series is never hyped as much as the Reno and OPPO Find X series. We tend to see quite a number of devices in this series launch in the…

The OPPO A57 is one of the recent smartphones we have seen from the company this year. The phone is currently available in Kenya for Ksh 22,300. This should not be confused with another OPPO A57 smartphone from 2017. The OPPO A57 is the successor to the OPPO A56 that you can also get in Kenya. The OPPO A series is the company’s slightly affordable series and a good option for those who can’t or are not able to get the OPPO Reno or Find X series. These phones are made for those who want good cameras and decent reliability…

The Infinix Note 12 Pro 5G is one of the latest devices from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is currently available in retail stores for Ksh 33,500. At this price, you are getting the phone with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage space.  The Infinix Note 12 Pro 5G is part of the Note 12 series devices the company launched in the country. We have already reviewed the flagship of the series, the Infinix Note 12 VIP, that you can get in Kenya for Ksh 42,000. The VIP targets a different customer base and is…

The Huawei nova Y70 is one of the latest devices in the company’s Y series to launch in Kenya. The phone is currently available locally from as low as Ksh 23,000. You can get the phone from Jumia and a few other smartphone retailers across the country. This phone was launched in Kenya late last month. The Huawei Nova Y70 joins the Huawei Nova 9 SE that we reviewed recently. The Nova 9 SE is a more expensive device and targets a different market segment compared to the Nova Y70. The Nova 9 SE is available for Ksh 39,999.  Back…