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  The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is one of the three Mi 10 5g phones released  August 2020 and currently available in a number of markets with a retail price of around Ksh. 84,900. The Mi 10 Ultra is a mid-range smartphone with a number of flagship features including a high quality display, a strong built and a powerful processor to match. It also prides itself of a 120W fast charge support making it one of the fastest fast charge phones around.  It features a 6.67 inch Super AMOLED panel the same size as other Mi 10 phones as well as a number of other Xiaomi phones. However the Mi 10 Ultra has a high quality display made up of a Full HD resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, 120 Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ and 800 nits brightness. This is almost the same display quality as the Mi 11 announced December last year.   In order to show it's commitment to producing high quality phones at an affordable price, Xiaomi went for a Gorilla Glass 5 front, Gorilla Glass 6 back and an aluminum frame making this

  The Snapdragon 865 is a 5th generation chipset from Qualcomm announced late 2019 and powered many 2020 flagship smartphones including the Samsung Galaxy S20 Series. It is a 7nm fabricated 64-bit Octa-core chipset with a top CPU clock-speed of up to 2.84 GHz making it one of the fastest mobile processors around. The Snapdragon 865 is a 5g chipset with the Snapdragon X55 5G modem which can achieve multi-gigabit speeds up to 7.5 Gpbs download speeds and up to 3 Gbps upload speeds. Another highlight of this Processor is the Qualcomm Spectra  480 ISP capturing professional photos and videos supporting Dolby Vision capture, 8k video recording, 200MP photo capture and simultaneously capture 4k HDR videos and 64MP photos. The chipset is also a gaming powerhouse with desktop gaming experience on mobile with updatable GPU drives. Smartphones with Snapdragon 865 processor . The ZTE Axon 10s Pro announced February 2020 was the first phone to feature the Snapdragon 865 and later followed by a lon

  The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is one of the many Xiaomi 5G phones with an expected retail price of Ksh. 69,000. It is a powerful mid-range 5g smartphone with a number of flagship specs including a super AMOLED display, a powerful processor, Quad 108MP cameras and one of the best fast charge support.  The Mi 10 Pro features a 6.67 inch Super AMOLED display with HDR10+ and 90Hz refresh rate. The screen size is the same as that of many Xiaomi phones including the Mi 10, Mi 10 Ultra, Redmi Note 10 and other top mid-range Xiaomi phones. It also comes with a Full HD + display of 1080 x 2340 pixels the same as the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Ultra. A nice addition is the HDR10+ support and with 500 nits brightness you can use the phone at all lighting conditions including directly under the sun. Just like the other Mi 10 phones, the Mi 10 Pro features an impressive Corilla Glass 5 protection and with a Glass back and aluminum frame you get a strong sturdy built phone that will last as long as you want it to. It

  The realme C3 and the Samsung Galaxy A12 are among the best under 15k budget phones with a number of similarities including the same mini-waterdrop notch, the same screen size and the same display resolution. Below is our close comparison between the two budget phones so you can see which one fits your tastes over the other. Realme C3 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 spec and price comparison. Realme C3.            Galaxy A12                                                  Technology 2G, 3G, LTE.                   2G, 3G, LTE.                              LTE Bands 1,3,5,8,38,40,41           1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41.                                                               Build                           Dimensions 164.4x75x9 mm.        164x79x8.9 mm                             Weight       195 g                                   205 g.                             Materials Glass front, plastic       Glass front, Plastic back, Plastic                  back,plastic frame.                  

  Released March this year, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro is now available in Kenya with a retail price of Ksh. 34,499. 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 Ksh. 18,499.   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 dur

  The Infinix Hot 10s is a budget smartphone from Infinix Mobility released May this year and currently retails at around Ksh. 14,499. It's price is largely attributed to the memory capacity as it comes in a wide range of memory variants. The Hot 10s is among the long list of Hot 10 smartphones with the others being the Hot 10, Hot 10 Play, Hot 10 light and Hot 10T. Being  a budget phone it has a spec list expected of a phone at it's price including a big HD+ display, Triple cameras, 4GB RAM and no Gorilla Glass protection. The Hot 10s features a 6.82 inch IPS LCD screen the same size as the Hot 10 Pro and the recently launched Infinix Hot 10T. It is slightly bigger than the 6.78 inch of the Hot 10. Like it's siblings it also comes with a HD+ display resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. This is still the same resolution in this price range and the only phone with a Full HD+ display that comes so close is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, a budget King that has some of the best specs and

  Released September 2020 the realme 7 Pro is one of the many great mid-range phones from realme with a retail price of around £249.00. Realme is one of the youngest phone manufactures that has since been releasing very competitive mid-range and budget smartphones. Among it's great phones include the Realme C12, 7i and realme 6 pro to name just but a few.  The realme 7 Pro is a great mid-range with a number of inspiring specs including a big Full HD+ display, Gorilla Glass 3 protection and one of the best fast charge support at it's price range.  It features a 6.4 inch Super AMOLED panel slightly smaller than the 6.4 of the realme 7 and the 6.6 of the Realme 6 Pro. It also comes with a Full HD + display of 1080 x 2400 pixels the same as that of other midrangers including the Vivo V20, Oppo Reno 4 and the Samsung Galaxy A52 to name just but a few. Unfortunately the realme 7 Pro doesn't have a 90hz refresh rate like the realme 6 pro, and we will have to settle for the ordinar

  Released September 2020 the realme 7 Pro is one of the many great mid-range phones from realme with an average retail price of Ksh. 34,499. Realme is one of the youngest phone manufactures that has since been releasing very competitive mid-range and budget smartphones. Among it's great phones include the Realme C12, 7i and realme 6 pro to name just but a few.  The realme 7 Pro is a great mid-range with a number of inspiring specs including a big Full HD+ display, Gorilla Glass 3 protection and one of the best fast charge support at it's price range.  It features a 6.4 inch Super AMOLED panel slightly smaller than the 6.4 of the realme 7 and the 6.6 of the Realme 6 Pro. It also comes with a Full HD + display of 1080 x 2400 pixels the same as that of other midrangers including the Vivo V20, Oppo Reno 4 and the Samsung Galaxy A52 to name just but a few. Unfortunately the realme 7 Pro doesn't have a 90hz refresh rate like the realme 6 pro, and we will have to settle for the o

  The realme C3 and realme Nazro 10A are budget smartphones from the smartphone brand realme released months apart. The realme C3 was released February 2020 while the Nazro 10A was released May the same year. Both phones have almost the same specs including the same display and Processor and considering that they both are within the same price range it night be difficult to choose one from the other. Below is our close comparison between the two budget phones so you can see which one fits your tastes over the other. Realme Nazro 10 A vs realme C3 spec and price comparison. Realme Nazro 10A.            Realme C3.                                                 Technology 2G, 3G, LTE.                   2G, 3G, LTE.                              LTE Bands 1,3,5,8,38,40,41           1,3,5,8,38,40,41.                                                               Build                           Dimensions 164.4x75x9 mm.        164.4x75x9 mm                             Weight       195 g     

  Infinix have just launched their latest Hot 10 series smartphone the Infinix Hot 10t with a retail price of between Ksh. 14,000 and Ksh. 17,000 depending on the storage size and where you're buying it from. The Hot 10T is a typical budget phone with a number of specs expected of a phone at this price range including a big HD+ display, big battery and a budget gaming chipset. In order to sell, the phone has to battle it out with a number of phones within it's price range already in the market some having almost the same specs as this phone. One of the Hot 10T close rivals is the realme Nazro 10A released May 2020. Despite having a rather older Waterdrop notch design compared to the punch hole of the Hot 10t, the realme Nazro 10a has a Gorilla Glass 3 protection which the Hot 10t doesn't have. Both phones have a number of similar specs including the same MediaTek Helio G70 processor.  Below is our close comparison between the two budget phones so you can see which one fits

  Infinix have just launched their latest Hot 10 series smartphone the Infinix Hot 10t with a retail price of between Ksh. 14,000 and Ksh. 17,000 depending on the storage size and where you're buying it from. The Hot 10T is a typical budget phone with a number of specs expected of a phone at this price range including a big HD+ display, big battery and a budget gaming chipset. In order to sell, the phone has to battle it out with a number of phones within it's price range already in the market some having almost the same specs as this phone. One of the Hot 10T close rivals is the realme C3 released February 2020. Despite having a rather older Waterdrop notch design compared to the punch hole of the Hot 10t, the realme C3 has a Gorilla Glass 3 protection which the Hot 10t doesn't have. Both phones have a number of similar specs including the same MediaTek Helio G70 processor.  Below is our close comparison between the two budget phones so you can see which one fits your tast

  Infinix have just launched their latest Hot 10 series smartphone the Infinix Hot 10t with a retail price of between Ksh. 14,000 and Ksh. 17,000 depending on the storage size and where you're buying it from. The Hot 10T is a typical budget phone with a number of specs expected of a phone at this price range including a big HD+ display, big battery and a budget gaming chipset. In order to sell, the phone has to battle it out with a number of phones within it's price range already in the market some having almost the same specs as this phone. One of the Hot 10T close rivals is the Samsung Galaxy A12 released December 2020. Despite having a rather older Waterdrop notch design compared to the punch hole of the Hot 10t, the Galaxy A12 has almost the same specs as the Hot 10t.  Below is our close comparison between the two budget phones so you can see which one fits your tastes over the other. Infinix Hot 10T vs Samsung Galaxy A12 spec and price comparison. Infinix Hot 10T.         

  Infinix have just launched the their latest Hot 10 series smartphone the Infinix Hot 10 with a retail price of between Ksh. 14,000 and Ksh. 17,000 depending on the storage size and where you're buying it from. The Hot 10T is a typical budget phone with a number of specs expected of a phone at this price range including a big HD+ display, big battery and a budget gaming chipset. I'm order to sell the phone has to battle it out with a number of phones within it's price range already in the market, some having having almost the same specs as this phone. One of the Hot 10T close rivals is the Nokia Nokia 2.4 released December 2020. Despite having a rather older Waterdrop notch design compared to the punch hole of the Hot 10t, the Nokia 2.4 has a clean user interface thanks to the Android one program which ensures zero bloatware as well as timely security and software updates. Below is our close comparison between the two budget phones so you can see which one fits your tastes