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  Smartphones are getting smarter day by day and now a number of phones have computation capabilities almost similar to those of a powerful PC thanks to the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor.  Talk of 4K display quality, multicamera photo and video shooting, advanced wireless connections and multisim 5G conncetions as well as Multi-Frame game play, all these are just but a few of the features that this chipset is capable of. The Snapdragon 888 is a 64-bit 5nm fabricated system-on-chip announced by Qualcomm on 1st December 2020. It is expected to power a number of high end 2021 Smartphones, with a number of Smartphone manufactures already expected to launch phones with the Snapdragon 888 processor. Xiaomi already have emerged the first in the race to launch the first 5nm Smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi 11 announced on December 28th becoming the World's first Snapdragon 888 smartphone. 5G connectivity is one of the key features of this processor, and onboard is Qualcomm's own third

  The Smartphone manufacturer Vivo have launched their latest Vivo V20 Smartphone in the Kenyan market with an initial price of Ksh. 45,999. The asking price places the V20 at the top mid-range segment, a price category that is less ventured by many manufactures in developing countries due to low device purchases. But still it is a quite competitive segment largely dominated by Xiaomi, realme and Samsung. Seen as the successor to the  Vivo V19 the V20 has a number of interesting specs that has already given it a good reception being the first phone to launch in the Kenyan market with Android 11 out if the box. The phone is also trendy and sleek, with a thin metallic and glass body, an AMOLED display as well as a 33W fast charge support. The major selling point of this phone however are the cameras and specifically the front 44MP selfie camera with an impressive performance including advanced AI algorithms and 4K video recording. Since it's first debut in the country in November 20

  Released March 2019, the Huawei P30 Pro launched in Kenya April 2019 together with the P30 and P30 lite. Though it had an initial retail price of Ksh. 99,999, the Huawei P30 Pro price in Kenya is now between Ksh. 67,999 and  Ksh. 72,000 for the 8GB/128 GB variant..  It's current Jumia price is Ksh.88,000 for the 8GB/256 GB variant while Phoneplace Kenya is selling the 8GB/28GB P30 Pro at Ksh. 67,999. Pigiame has the 8GB/128GB one for Ksh. 77,500 and you can also get one at Priceinkenya @ Ksh. 61,000 for the 6GB/128GB variant. The huge price variation suggest that you need to check a number of stores before settling on a given one as this could save you some good amount. This phone is not the first nor the last to feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Chipset, and already has a number of competitors in the market, with the OnePlus 8T seen as it's major challenge. The Huawei P30 Pro competitors are: Huawei P40 Pro. Huawei P40. Samsung Galaxy S21. Samsung Galaxy S20 ultra Samsung

  Announced March 2021, the realme GT 5G became the cheapest Snapdragon 888 processor with a retail price of around Ksh. 57, 600 and is now considered the ultimate 2021 flagship killer, a title that has been largely associated with OnePlus. However after OnePlus launched it’s OnePlus 9 Pro priced at around Ksh. 115,000 it was clear that the brand had lost its iconic flagship killer title and realme looks to have been bold enough to take the crown with the release of the realme GT 5G.   It features a 6.43 inch Super AMOLED panel slightly bigger than the 6.4 inch of the Realme 8 though much smaller than in many flagships like the OnePlus 9 Pro or the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. It has an impressive Full HD+ display with 120Hz refresh rate and a good 409 pixel density. This is a very good quality display for watching movies and playing games. It’s 1,000 nits maximum brightness is also good enough to used in all lighting conditions including directly under the sun.  Apart from the Glass fron

  Released March this year, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro is now available in US with a retail price of around $346.99. It is a mid-range smartphone that has a number of improvements as compared to it's younger sibling the Redmi Note 10 which falls under the budget segment with a retail price of $228.99.   The Redmi Note 10 Pro features a 6.67 inch IPS LCD screen the same size as the Redmi Note 10. It also comes with a Full HD + display of 1080 x 2400 pixels the same as other Xiaomi budget phones including the Redmi 9 and Redmi Note 8 Pro making these phones the very few high quality display budget phones. Many smartphones at this price tag still come with 720p displays including the likes of Infinix Note 8. Just like the Note 9 pro, the Redmi Note 10 Pro features an impressive Corilla Glass 5 both in front and back with an aluminum frame making this phone one of the durable low mid-range smartphones around. This ensures zero screen scratches and gives your phone the maximum durabil

  Despite being a 2018 phone, the Nokia 5.1 Plus is still a competitive phone available in USA for around $169.99. The Nokia 5.1 runs on android 8.0(Oreo) upgradable to android 9.0(pie). Has a 5.86 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with HD display. It is powered by a Helio octa-core  p60 chip with a maximum clock speed of 1.8 GHz. The Phone is still available in a number of store  including Amazon at a price of USD 169.99 for the 3+32GB phone. The Nokia 5.1 plus is an upgrade of the Nokia 5.1 announced and released December 2018 months after the release of the Nokia 5.1. Though the plus version usually has better display and performance than it's predecessor, that might not be the case for the Nokia 5.1 plus and the Nokia 5.1. Below are the full specifications of the Nokia 5.1 plus.   Key Features/Specs. Launched: July 2018 Network Technology: GSM/HSPA/LTE. Sim type:  Hybrid Dual Sim Dimensions:    149.5 x 72 x 8.1 mm. Weight:             160 g. Screen size:      5.86 inch, 85.7