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The Tecno Spark 3 Unboxing and First Impressions
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The Tecno Spark 3 Unboxing and First Impressions

The Tecno Spark 3 is the smaller brother to the Spark 3 Pro that I reviewed last month. I loved this phone especially the build quality and the battery. For Ksh 12,000, the Spark 3 Pro outshined some of its key competitors and that is why…

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The Huawei Y5 2019 Will Be Launched in Kenya Later This Month
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The Huawei Y5 2019 Will Be Launched in Kenya Later This Month

Huawei has clearly been busy this year coming out with a new smartphone almost every other month. The most recent smartphone from the company is the Huawei P30 Lite, which we are still reviewing, but that will not be the case for long. The…

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The Infinix S4 Unboxing and First Impressions
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The Infinix S4 Unboxing and First Impressions

The latest smartphone from Infinix to launch in Kenya is the S4. This is yet another camera-focused smartphone that is available in two variants of 3GB/32GB and 6GB/64GB. The 3GB/32GB variant is available for Ksh 14,999 while the 6GB/64GB…

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The Tecno Spark 3 Pro Unboxing
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The Tecno Spark 3 Pro Unboxing

The Tecno Spark 3 Pro was launched in Kenya a couple of weeks back as the successor to the successful Spark 2 series from last year. The phone is available in the country from Ksh 12,500, a sweet spot for a smartphone targeting the masses.…

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Android Pie Update is Now Available for the Nokia 5.1
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Android Pie Update is Now Available for the Nokia 5.1

Another week, another Android Pie update from HMD Global. This latest update is rolling out to the Nokia 5.1 which you can get in Kenya for as low as Ksh 17,000 on Masoko. The phone has been available in the country since late last year…

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The Infinix Hot 7 is Up on Pre-order on InfinixMall for Ksh 9,999
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The Infinix Hot 7 is Up on Pre-order on InfinixMall for Ksh 9,999

Not so long ago, Infinix unveiled its most expensive smartphone in the country, the Infinix Zero 6. The phone keeps showing up on ecommerce sites Jumia and Kilimall and then disappears after a day or two. This is the company’s current…

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The OPPO F11 Pro with A Pop-Up Selfie Camera Has Been Unveiled
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The OPPO F11 Pro with A Pop-Up Selfie Camera Has Been Unveiled

Sometime last year, OPPO introduced the Find X smartphone to the market. This was a very controversial smartphone and its price, Ksh 100,000, was seen as being way over the top. The price aside, the OPPO Find X stood out thanks to its very…

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Tecno Camon 11 Unboxing and First Impressions
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Tecno Camon 11 Unboxing and First Impressions

The Tecno Camon 11 is the latest smartphone from the company that has made its way to Kenya. The phone is available in retail stores for Ksh 14,999, a reasonable price and one that competes directly with what Huawei is offering with the Y7…

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The Nokia 1 Gets Discounted on Jumia, Now Available for Ksh 5,000
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The Nokia 1 Gets Discounted on Jumia, Now Available for Ksh 5,000

The Nokia 1, the cheapest smartphone from HMD Global, was officially announced back in February. In Kenya, we got the phone towards the end of April and its recommended retail price was Ksh 9,500 at the time. A few months later, this price…

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The Safaricom Neon Smart Kicka 4 Unboxing and First Impressions
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The Safaricom Neon Smart Kicka 4 Unboxing and First Impressions

The Safaricom Neon Smart Kicka 4, quite a mouthful, is currently the most affordable Android Go smartphone in Kenya. The phone has been on the market for a few weeks and is available online through Masoko, Jumia and offline through…

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Infinix Hot S3X Unboxing and First Impressions
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Infinix Hot S3X Unboxing and First Impressions

The Infinix Hot S3X is the latest device from the company to be launched in Kenya. You can call it the Infinix Hot Sex or Hot S3X, whichever you like. The phone has been in retail stores for a few weeks now and I do have a unit to review.…

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Apple Unveils the iPhone Xs, Xs Max and the ‘Cheaper’ iPhone XR
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Apple Unveils the iPhone Xs, Xs Max and the ‘Cheaper’ iPhone XR

Yesterday, Apple officially unveiled its latest iPhones. We pretty much knew everything about these new phones before they were unveiled so the launch event was just to confirm what we knew. The iPhone Xs (pronounced “10-ess”) and Xs Max…

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Huawei Y5 Prime 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
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Huawei Y5 Prime 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions

The Huawei Y5 Prime 2018 has finally been launched in Kenya. This is the latest smartphone from the company and is available in Kenya through e-commerce platform, Jumia, and through offline retailers across the country. The recommended…

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The Infinix Note 5 First Impressions
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The Infinix Note 5 First Impressions

Infinix Mobile officially unveiled its latest Note device, the Infinix Note 5, in Dubai a couple of weeks back. The phone is finally available in Kenya for as low as Ksh 17,939 through e-commerce platform, Jumia. I do have a review unit…

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Tecno Spark 2 Unboxing and My First Thoughts
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Tecno Spark 2 Unboxing and My First Thoughts

Tecno’s latest smartphone, the Spark 2, is finally available in Kenya. The phone is available exclusively through Jumia for Ksh 11,299. I do have a review unit and with that, I had to do an unboxing post and share my initial thoughts. It…

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My Experience Using the Safaricom Digital TV & Internet Box
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My Experience Using the Safaricom Digital TV & Internet Box

If you are like me, then you probably spend more time on YouTube and less time watching TV. As I got hooked to YouTube and other video streaming services, I found no reason to watch TV as I used to before. I have even questioned why I…

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Android Oreo Is Now Rolling Out to the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
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Android Oreo Is Now Rolling Out to the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Samsung is not known for timely updates when it comes to new Android releases. Even though this is the case, the company usually updates a handful of it devices in the mid-range and premium segments with the latest Android iterations at…

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