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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…

One of the latest smartphones to launch in Kenya is the OPPO A16K. The phone was launched recently together with the OPPO A55 and is currently available in stores for Ksh 19,999. This is not the cheapest OPPO in the country but it is one of the cheapest ones you can get. The OPPO A16k is very well spec’d for a smartphone within its price range. It has all it takes to compete with some of the other devices from its competitors including Xiaomi, Tecno, vivo and Infinix. Since it is a newer phone, it may be able to outshine…

One of the new entry-level smartphones to make its way to Kenya is the vivo Y15s. This phone is currently available in the country starting from Ksh 12,000. This makes it one of the cheapest smartphones from vivo that you can get in Kenya at the moment. It should be the perfect smartphone for anyone looking for their first device or just anyone looking for a new phone within this price range. At Ksh 12,000, the Y15s will be competing with some good phones from Xiaomi, Tecno and Infinix. All these brands offer good phones within this range and the…

The Samsung Galaxy S21 is the latest from the Korean giant and is available in Kenya starting from Ksh 88,299. This is not cheap by any standard but it is the perfect smartphone for anyone who was eyeing the Galaxy S21 but could not afford one. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has not officially launched in Kenya but will be launched soon. I do have a unit to review and so far I love it. This is the first Galaxy FE smartphone that I got to use and I am impressed. The phone offers really good performance as you would…

The Xiaomi 11T Pro is the latest smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in Kenya starting from Ksh 49,999. This phone was launched in Kenya back in December and you can get it from Jumia and Xiaomi stores across the country. The Xiaomi 11T Pro offers really good value for money if you look at the specs it comes with. If you happen to find such specs on a different smartphone brand like Samsung, it would cost upwards of Ksh 60,000. This is just how good this phone is compared to some of the…

The OPPO A95 was recently unveiled in Kenya and is currently available in stores for Ksh 33,999. This is the latest from the company and the first to launch in 2022. It is the successor to the OPPO A94 and from the specifications it comes with, it does compete well with some of the other devices within its price range. The OPPO A95 comes with a massive 5000 mAh battery that should easily last you an entire day. The battery supports 33W VOOC flash charge technology. This should help charge the battery much faster when it is running low. This…