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April 8, 2019

Infinix HOT 7 Review: HOT but……

The Infinix HOT 7 is officially selling in Kenya. Infinix actually has two variants of the device, the 1GB/16GB variant…

April 2, 2019

TECNO SPARK 3 Pro Unboxing

The TECNO SPARK 3 Pro went on sale in Kenya a couple of days ago. The SPARK 3 is the…

March 23, 2019

Infinix HOT 7 Unboxing and Quick Thoughts

The Infinix HOT 7 started going sale in Kenya this month. Infinix actually unveiled two variants of the device, a…

March 22, 2019

Huawei Y6 Prime 2019 Quick Thoughts

The Huawei Y6 Prime 2019 officially went on sale this month. Huawei is selling the device at Ksh.13,499 and you…

February 21, 2019

Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 Quick Thoughts

Huawei unveiled the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 in Kenya a few weeks ago. There was a media launch which we…

January 14, 2019

Nokia 6.1 Plus review: You cannot go wrong with this one

The Nokia 6.1 Plus became available in Kenya in October 2018. The device is the international version of the Nokia…

December 11, 2018

Review: All About The TECNO Camon 11 Camera

If you bought a new phone in 2018, it’s likely that a good camera ranked high on your list of…

December 9, 2018

TECNO Camon 11 Review: More than just the cameras

TECNO Camon 11 Review TECNO unveiled its latest device in the Camon series, the Camon 11 last month. The device…

November 26, 2018

TECNO Camon 11 Unboxing and First Impressions

TECNO Camon 11 Unboxing TECNO unveiled its latest device in the Camon series, the Camon 11 last week at an…

November 9, 2018

Huawei Y9 (2019) Quick Thoughts: More than just the cameras

Huawei did a media launch for its latest device in the Y Series, the Huawei Y9 2019 on the 18th…

October 23, 2018

Safaricom Neon Kicka 4: Kenya’s Cheapest Android Go Smartphone

Safaricom Neon Kicka 4: In August this year at the GSMA ‘Mobile 360 – Africa’ event held in Kigali. GSMA…

October 3, 2018

Nokia 3.1 Review: Nokia could have done better

The Nokia 3.1 started selling in the country in June this year. HMD Global is selling it at Ksh.15,999 and…

October 2, 2018

Video: Safaricom Neon Kicka 4 Unboxing

Unboxing the Safaricom Neon Kicka 4. Read more about the specs here. We have a full review coming up in the…

September 18, 2018

Infinix HOT S3X Unboxing and First Thoughts

Infinix is selling its latest device, the Infinix HOT S3X on its new e-commerce shop X-Mall for Ksh 17,500. The…

August 24, 2018

XIAOMI Redmi 6A Unboxing and Quick Thoughts

Redmi 6A Unboxing Xiaomi unveiled its budget-friendly Redmi 6A this week in Nairobi. Jumia had already started sending out teasers…

August 15, 2018

Infinix Note 5 Review: Best Infinix Device in The Note Series?

Infinix Note 5 Review: The Infinix Note 5 was launched in the country close to a month ago. The device…

July 20, 2018

Infinix HOT S3 Review: If You Love Taking Selfies Then Go For it

The Infinix HOT S3 has launched about a month ago. The device was first unveiled in January but never saw…

July 16, 2018

Unboxing the Android One Infinix Note 5

The Infinix Note 5 is the latest device from Infinix Mobility to be unveiled in Kenya. The Android One device…

July 13, 2018

IOTransfer 2: Managing and transferring your iPhone data has never been this easy.

If you’re a smartphone user, the chances of you wanting to transfer files between your phone and your computer are…

July 9, 2018

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Quick Review, specs and features

I have been using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 for a week now. I already did the unboxing article for…

July 2, 2018

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Unboxing, specs and first impressions.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 was unveiled early this year but started selling on Jumia last week for KSh 22,999.…

June 30, 2018

Tecno Spark 2 Review: Tecno’s amazing Android Go entry-level smartphone

Tecno Spark 2 Review: Tecno Mobile unveiled the Tecno Spark 2 a couple of weeks ago. The Tecno Spark 2…

June 30, 2018

Infinix HOT S3 Unboxing and First Thoughts

Infinix unveiled the Infinix HOT S3 a few days ago. As we have previously mentioned, the phone was unveiled back…

June 18, 2018

Tecno Spark 2 Unboxing and first thoughts

TECNO Mobile finally unveiled the Tecno Spark 2, its second device in the SPARK series. The device is available on…

June 6, 2018

Infinix HOT 6 Pro review: Good pricing with an amazing battery life

The Infinix HOT 6 Pro was launched about a month ago in the country. The device is the first smartphone…

May 26, 2018

Huawei P20 Lite quick review: Best mid-range smartphone in the market?

I have been interacting with the Huawei P20 Lite, a budget-friendly version of the standard P20 flagship phone for a…

May 22, 2018

The Nokia 6 (2018) unboxing, first impressions and specs

The Nokia 6 (2018) was among the Nokia Android devices launched this year in Kenya. The device was actually unveiled…

May 15, 2018

Infinix HOT 6 Pro Unboxing and first impressions

Infinix launched their first device of 2018 the Infinix HOT 6 Pro recently in the country. The device features some…

May 8, 2018

Tecno Camon X Review: More about the selfie camera

Tecno launched the Camon X less than a month ago. The Camon X is its latest addition to the Camon…

April 6, 2018

Tecno Camon X Unboxing and first impressions

Tecno launched the Camon X on Thursday 5th, a phone the company describes as aims to deliver unimaginable precision and…

December 28, 2017

OPPO F5 Review: All about the selfies

We have told you so much about the OPPO F5 already. The flagship device from OPPO Mobile was launched in…

December 19, 2017

NOKIA 5 First impression: Nokia pulled off a nice design

The Nokia 5 was among the 3 devices that HMD Global unveiled in Kenya back in July this year in…

December 18, 2017

Infinix ZERO 5 Review: Its Big, Powerful With Great Cameras

The Infinix ZERO 5 was launched a couple of weeks ago in the country. Prior to this launch, Infinix had…

December 14, 2017

TECNO Phantom 8 Review: Classic Design, Great Camera and Performance

I have been interacting with the Tecno Phantom 8 for two weeks now. The device was launched close to a…

December 14, 2017

Product Review: The Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Last year saw Samsung develop the Galaxy Note 7, a phone that they suspended its sales and announced an informal…

December 4, 2017

Tecno Phantom 8 first impression, pricing and availability in Kenya

The Tecno Phantom 8 was launched in October in Dubai, the second global launch Tecno Mobile was doing as it…

November 30, 2017

Infinix ZERO 5 Unboxing and first impressions (Pictures), Pricing and Availability

The Infinix ZERO 5 was launched a couple of weeks ago in Dubai. The launch was the first international launch…

September 26, 2017

Infographic: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Are you looking for a laptop/tablet hybrid that offers you the best of both worlds? Of all the hybrids on…

September 7, 2017

Infinix NOTE 4 Pro Review: Xpen, Larger Battery and everything you need to know.

Introduction So I have been interacting with the Infinix NOTE 4 Pro for some time now and I must…

August 31, 2017

Infinix NOTE 4 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions

Infinix Mobile finally launched the Infinix NOTE 4 Pro, which we had so much talked about. Infinix partnered with Kilimall…

August 1, 2017

Infinix Note 4 Review: Great device for just Kshs.14,000

A new report from DataFintech, a Kenyan consumer data broker reveals that Infinix Mobile has monopolized the first position in…

July 17, 2017

Infinix Note 4 Unboxing and First Impressions

Infinix Mobility finally unveiled the Infinix Note 4. Themed, Take Charge of Your Life, the Note 4 is the company’s…

June 18, 2017

Tecno DroiPad 7D Review: The Ideal Tablet For Your Kids

We have had the Tecno DroiPad 7D for a quite a while now and as we have mentioned in all…

June 16, 2017

Oppo F3 Review: Great selfie camera, but is it worth spending your cash on?

It has been a month since Chinese phone maker Oppo unveiled the Oppo F3 smartphone in the Kenyan market. You…

June 10, 2017

Tecno DroiPad 7D unboxing and first impressions

We have already told you about the latest tablet from Tecno Mobile, the DroiPad 7D. The tablet is probably one…

June 4, 2017

Battle For Superiority: TECNO Camon CX vs The Oppo F3

The TECNO Camon CX and the Oppo F3 are probably the hottest camera smartphones in the market right now. The…

June 4, 2017

Oppo F3 Unboxing and first impressions

OPPO Mobile launched the F3, its latest selfie-focused smartphone with dual selfie cameras in the country a couple of…

May 18, 2017

Infinix S2 Pro Review: Wefie, Selfie and all the things you love about smartphone photography

I have been using the Infinix S2 Pro for a while now and it’s probably one of the best devices…

April 25, 2017

TECNO Phonepad 3 Review- Perfect office companion

The TECNO Phonepad 3 was launched a couple of weeks ago in the country and earlier on we had already…

March 15, 2017

TECNO’s Premium PhonePad 3 Phablet is now available in retail stores

Last week we told you about TECNO Mobile plans to unveil the PhonePad 3 in Kenya. What we did not…

December 16, 2016

Tecno WinPad 2 Review: Your perfect ‘’Mobile Office’’ device

The Tecno WinPad 2 is the latest tablet from Tecno Mobile to be launched in 2016, a year that saw…

December 15, 2016

Huawei Y5 II full review: Is it worth your cash?

Huawei launched the Huawei Y5II a couple of months ago, in Kenya. The Y5 II brings every good feature that…

December 10, 2016

Infinix ZERO 4 Review: Full Package with Amazing features

I have been interacting with the Infinix ZERO 4 device for a while now. During the unboxing article, I did…

December 1, 2016

Tecno WinPad 2 Unboxing and first impressions

It’s been a week since Tecno Mobile unveiled the WinPad 2 into the market. In the first article, we did…

November 26, 2016

Infinix ZERO 4 Unboxing and first impressions

So Infinix finally unveiled the much awaited Infinix ZERO 4. I know many of you, me included were really waiting…

November 16, 2016

Huawei P9 Lite Review: A light, powerful and comfortable smartphone

The Huawei P9 Lite is one of the best devices from Huawei Mobile I have interacted with in recent times.…

November 3, 2016

Review: Topaz PP-80AR Power Bank, beautifully designed

When you are always on the go, the last you want to have is your smartphone battery low or even…

October 25, 2016

Tecno DroiPad 10 Pro II Review: Tecno outdid themselves on this one

Launched a couple weeks ago, the Tecno DroiPad 10 Pro II is probably the best tablet ever from Tecno Mobile.…

October 17, 2016

Tecno DroiPad 10 Pro II Unboxing and First Impressions

A couple of weeks ago, I did a teaser article about what could be the best tablet Tecno Mobile has…

September 24, 2016

Infinix HOT S Review: The perfect lifestyle smartphone.

Launched a couple of weeks ago, the Infinix HOT S was one of the devices we were really looking forward.…

September 5, 2016

Infinix Note 3 review: It’s big and powerful

It’s close to two weeks since Infinix Mobility launched the new Infinix Note 3 smartphone into the Kenyan market. I…

August 7, 2016

The Infinix X-Band: When fashion meets technology.

A couple of weeks ago I told you about Infinix Mobility officially entering into the smartwatch market. The company announced…

August 3, 2016

Wiko K-Kool Full Review

The Wiko K-Kool is one of the latest smartphone from Wiko Mobile to hit the market. Since entering into the…

July 27, 2016

Video: Tecno Camon C9 Unboxing and First Impressions

We have told you so much about the Tecno Camon C9, the latest device from Tecno Mobile. Launched a few…

July 7, 2016

Tecno Camon C9 full review: Photography enthusiasts where are you at?

Launched a couple of weeks ago, the Tecno Camon C9 is a smartphone any photography enthusiast would wish to have.…

July 1, 2016

Tecno Phonepad 7 II review and specifications

Well, Tecno Mobile thinks more Kenyans need to use affordable smartphones. Recently we have seen the company unveil a range…

June 30, 2016

Tecno Phonepad 7 II Unboxing

The Tecno Phonepad 7 II is one of the latest products from Tecno Mobile. The devices came just weeks after…

June 26, 2016

Tecno Camon C9 Unboxing and first impressions

The much awaited Tecno Camon C9 was finally launched into the Kenyan market last week, confirming the leaks and rumours…

May 17, 2016

Tecno DroiPad 8II Quick Review

Tecno Mobile launched the Tecno DroiPad 8II tablet into the Kenyan market. The tablet, as I had mentioned in my…

May 16, 2016

UC Browser Review, Best Browser for Downloads

UC Browser is China’s leading and most popular mobile browser. The browser recently launched in Kenya and other African markets.…

May 9, 2016

TECNO Droipad 8II Unboxing, first impression and release dates

So we have told you all the details you need to know about the TECNO DroiPad 8II, a product TECNO…

May 6, 2016

Video: Infinix HOT 3 VS HOT 2 Comparisson

For the past month we have been telling you about the Infinix Hot 3. Since we heard the news…

April 23, 2016

XIAOMI Redmi NOTE 2 REVIEW, Another Brand to watch out for in Kenya

A few weeks ago I told you about Xiaomi Mobile entering the Kenyan market. Xiaomi entered the market when the…

April 21, 2016

Infinix HOT 3 Review, another mark of simplicity from Infinix

For the better part of last year I have been interacting with Infinix smartphones. Actually, I have used nearly all…

April 20, 2016

Meet SILK, first smartphone to be designed in Kenya

The number of smartphone users continue to increase drastically in Kenya. This increase has been attributed to so many smartphone…

April 14, 2016

REVIEW: TECNO Boom J8, another Music Phone from TECNO Mobile

We all agree that TECNO Mobile has been doing quite well when it comes to producing great phones. The company…

April 8, 2016

Infinix HOT 3 Unboxing and First impressions

Just last week Infinix added a new phone to its family of Infinix HOT devices by unveiling the Infinix HOT…

April 6, 2016

TECNO Boom J8 Unboxing and First impressions.

Last Saturday TECNO Mobile unveiled its first 2016 smartphone, the TECNO Boom J8. The J8 is the successor of the…

March 27, 2016

Wearables: Samsung Gear S2 unboxing and first impressions

I love wearables and I think they one of the most interesting technologies to watch out for, in fact, smartwatches…

February 9, 2016

Review: Infinix ZERO 3, the camera Hero

Infinix Zero 3 is the latest smartphone from Infinix Mobility that is priding itself in the emerging smartphone market. It…

January 26, 2016

Video: The ASUS Transformer Book Flip TP550L Review

Asus never disapoints us when it comes to laptops. Its latest Asus Transformer Book Flip TP550L is a Multimode Foldable…

January 22, 2016

Review: How a New LED EasyKeyFinder device helps you find your misplaced valuables

Misplacing something is one the most common things that happens to us. It could be a phone or even bunch…

January 19, 2016

Video: Infinix Zero 3 Unboxing and Fist Impressions

After the launch we got the chance to have a first hand impression of the Infinix Zero 3. The video…

January 11, 2016

Have You subscribed to TechTrendsKE ‘s New YouTube Channel?

We have a New YouTube channel up and running. Have you subscribed? This channel will be featuring weekly roundups of…

December 22, 2015

Top Smartphones Reviewed on TechTrendsKE 2015, The Choice is yours.

As promised this month we are focusing on some of the interesting stories TechTrendsKE covered. This Tuesday we are on…

December 21, 2015

Review: Hands On with the Infinix Note 2

As I had mentioned in my unboxing article, the Infinix Note 2, from Infinix Mobility is probably one of the…

December 13, 2015

Infinix Note 2 Unboxing and Photos

It is probably one of the coolest gadgets one would wish to have right now in town; I am talking…

November 29, 2015

Review: Hands On with the SNOKOR Rocket Z5000 Smartphone.

Snokor Rocket Z5000 is the latest Smartphone to enter the Kenyan market, coming at a time when the number of…

October 23, 2015

Review: The Huawei Ascend P8

Intro: Seven years ago Huawei was manufacturing HSDPA modems for Vodafone. It was making smartphones that other companies could brand…

October 13, 2015

REVIEW: Hands On with the TECNO Phantom 5

Quick Key Specs • Display: 5.5 inch HD touchscreen (1080 X 1920 pixels) • OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop • Processor:…

August 28, 2015

Review: Why you should buy The Microsoft Lumia 640

When Microsoft unveiled the Lumia 640 together with a range of other Lumia devices into the Kenyan market in May…

June 8, 2015

REVIEW: Hands on with the Asus EeeBook X205TA

Introduction: If the “EeeBook” name sounds familiar, you’re probably recalling Asus’ storied netbook lineup from years back. Let me take…

May 28, 2015

Tecno Boom J7: Review and Unboxing Video

Tecno Boom J7 is yet another great product from Tecno Mobile and what makes it very different from previous devices…

May 21, 2015

Product Review: Microsoft Lumia 535

Introduction: One of the most “what if” questions came to pass in 2013, when Microsoft announced the buyout of the Nokia…

May 15, 2015

VIDEO: The Safaricom Neon Smart Tab unboxing

If you love gadgets then the Safaricom Neon Smart Tab is something you should consider buying. It is one of…

April 14, 2015

Product Review: Hands on with the Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual Sim

Way back before Nokia was acquired by Microsoft, Nokia held a legacy for a long time, especially for the build…

March 24, 2015

Hands On with the Infinix Hot; The Unboxing and Review

This is the Infinix Hot as you’ve never seen it or even held it, the Unboxing and First Impressions from…

December 23, 2014

HP Launches Full-HD Touchscreen Display 14-Inch Chromebook, Specs

HP has officially unveiled its Chromebook 14 Touch adding it to its list of Chromebooks unveiled in September. This latest Chromebook,…

October 28, 2014

Hands on with the new Nokia 130

Microsoft announced the launch of its latest addition to Nokia 130,the latest addition to its phone range, the Nokia 130.…

October 13, 2014

Hands on with the new 13-inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 pro, Specs

Lenovo unveiled a new tablet,a 13-inch Yoga Tablet 2 Pro with an on-board projector and is reportedly scheduled to hit…

October 13, 2014

3 Things to Know About Apple Pay Ahead of Rumored Launch Date

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