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The Samsung Galaxy A53 is the latest in the A series to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in the country for around Ksh 45,000. This is the successor to the Galaxy A52 that had a very positive reception when it was first launched. Samsung hopes the A53 will have the same reception on the market. The A53 is slightly more expensive but it is expected for an updated phone. Key Specs Display: 6.52-inch (1080×2400) Front Camera: 32MP Rear Camera:64MP + 12MP + 5MP + 5MP RAM: 8GB Storage: 128GB Battery Capacity: 4,500mAh OS: Android 12  The Samsung Galaxy A53 is…

The realme C25Y is currently available in Kenya for Ksh 17,999 through Jumia. The key selling point of this smartphone in the country is the big battery that should easily last you an entire day or even two. The battery has a capacity of 5,000 mAh and does support 18W fast charging. This is not going to win any awards but it is more than good enough for most people. The realme C25Y is slightly cheaper than the recently announced realme 9i that I have been using for a couple of weeks. These are very two different devices targeting different buyers.…

The vivo V23e is the affordable variant of the V23 series launched in Kenya today. The price of the vivo v23e in Kenya is Ksh 33,999. At this price, it should be competing with the recently unveiled Redmi Note 11 Pro. Both these are very good smartphones and it will be interesting to see which one ends up on top. Key Specs Display: 6.44-inch (1080×2400) Front Camera: 50MP Rear Camera: 64MP + 8MP + 2MP RAM: 8GB Storage: 128GB Battery Capacity: 4,050mAh OS: Android 12  The vivo V23e varies slightly from the 5G variant. The front-facing camera is a single-lens 50MP one and not…

The vivo V23 5G has just been launched in Kenya and is available in stores for Ksh 59,999. This will be the company’s premium device in Kenya for 2022 and its first major release of the year. the price is not cheap and at that, it will be competing with the likes of the Xiaomi 11T Pro. Key Specs Display: 6.44-inch (1080×2400) Front Camera: 50MP + 8MP Rear Camera: 64MP + 8MP + 2MP RAM: 8GB Storage: 128/256GB Battery Capacity: 4,200mAh OS: Android 12  We have not seen vivo actively promoting most of its recent smartphones but I hope this new phone will…

The latest addition to the realme family in Kenya is the realme 9i. This phone is the first major release from the company in Kenya this year and there is a lot I am hoping to get from it. We have known for a few weeks that the realme 9i was to be launched in Kenya and it is finally here. The realme 9i is available in Kenya starting from Ksh 22,999 for the 6GB RAM variant with 128GB of internal storage space. Key Specs Display: 6.6-inch (1080×2412) Front Camera: 16MP Rear Camera: 50MP + 2MP + 2MP RAM: 4/6GB Storage:…

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 is one of the latest smartphones from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is part of the Redmi Note 11 series launched by the company. Key Specs Display: 6.43-inch (1080×2400) Front Camera: 50MP Rear Camera: 50MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP RAM: 4/6GB Storage: 64/128GB Battery Capacity: 5,000mAh OS: Android 11 As a build up on the launch, the Rise to the Challenge campaign has been kicked off with a campaign song by Exray, Ndovu Kuu and Jovial. The song challenges people to rise to the challenge, to belief in themselves and go after their…

The itel A58 is the latest entry-level smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in stores for Ksh 8,650. We do not hear much about itel as the company normally focuses on devices that do not require aggressive marketing to fly off the shelves. The itel A58 is the latest in the company’s growing portfolio. Key Specs Display: 6.6-inch (720×1,612) Front Camera: 5MP Rear Camera: 5MP RAM: 1GB Storage: 16GB Battery Capacity: 4,000mAh OS: Android 11 (Go edition) The itel A58 is quite an upgrade when compared to its predecessors. It is still an entry-level…

The Samsung Galaxy S22 is the latest from the company to launch globally. The phone was launched to a global audience two days ago and will be the company’s flagship device for 2022. The Galaxy S22 series comes in three variants with the S22 being the base model. Key Specs Display: 6.1-inch (1080×2340) Front Camera: 10MP Rear Camera: 50MP + 10MP + 12MP  RAM: 8GB Storage: 256GB Battery Capacity: 3,700mAh OS: Android 12 The Galaxy S22 will be available in Kenya as from next month. The company has confirmed that the phone will be available on pre-order as from the 1st of…

The vivo Y01 was recently launched in Kenya and is currently available in stores for Ksh 11,500. This phone comes to the market a few weeks after the launch of the vivo Y15s. The Y15s is available in the country for Ksh 12,000. Their prices are not that far apart so you can choose either option if you are on the market looking for a new phone. The vivo Y01 has some decent specs for a phone within its price range. It does come with a capable processor and on paper should give you quite good performance. Vivo has not…

The OPPO A55 was recently unveiled in Kenya together with the OPPO A16K. This is one of the latest in the A series to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in stores starting from Ksh 24,000. This is slightly higher than the A16K but it is still cheaper than the A95 which was also launched in Kenya recently. The OPPO A55 is the successor to the A54 that was launched in Kenya last year. This phone is meant to fill the gap left behind by Huawei. Huawei has not been active in the smartphone space and it looks like…