Worditorial Archives - Android Kenya https://androidkenya.com/category/worditorial/ Pure Android Passion Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:18:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://androidkenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-ak_ico-32x32.png Worditorial Archives - Android Kenya https://androidkenya.com/category/worditorial/ 32 32 123899007 You should think twice before buying Tecno’s latest foldable phones https://androidkenya.com/2024/10/tecno-phantom-v-fold-2-mediocre-software-support/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:18:15 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=25046 Let’s talk about Tecno Mobile for a minute. Not about their flashy foldable designs or AI-backed camera tech, but about something much less glamorous — software support. Specifically, I’m looking at the Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 and V Flip 2, both recently launched in Kenya following their two-week pre-order window. These devices are Tecno’s […]

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]]> 25046 Samsung Galaxy S1: The digital TV pioneer you never knew about https://androidkenya.com/2024/08/samsung-galaxy-s1-the-digital-tv-pioneer-you-never-knew-about/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 03:00:38 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=24667 When Samsung released the Galaxy S1 back in 2010, it was a groundbreaking device that set the stage for the company’s dominance in the smartphone market. With its sleek design, powerful hardware, and the introduction of Samsung’s TouchWiz interface on Android, the Galaxy S1 quickly became a favorite among tech enthusiasts. But while many remember […]

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]]> 24667 Oppo, Oppo, Oppo… what have you done? https://androidkenya.com/2024/07/oppo-oppo-oppo-what-have-you-done/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:34:31 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=24515 Despite the jarring frequency of churning out new models, I’ve always liked the Reno series’ flashy designs and innovative features. But recently, Oppo has been pulling a fast one on their global fans, and it’s not cool. With the recent launch of the Oppo Reno 12 series in India, Oppo fans worldwide will be eager […]

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]]> 24515 Oppo’s Reno rollercoaster: Another upgrade, really? https://androidkenya.com/2024/07/oppo-reno-rollercoaster-another-upgrade-really/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:00:53 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=24439 It feels like just yesterday when we were marveling at the Oppo Reno11 series launched in Kenya in January. Before we could even unwrap our minds (or wallets) around the Reno11 F, launched in April as a budget-friendly alternative — and one that is fun to have and use, Oppo has already unveiled its successor […]

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]]> 24439 My love affair with SmartTube may have come to an end https://androidkenya.com/2024/04/my-love-affair-with-smarttube-may-have-come-to-an-end/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:32:58 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=23890 For years, my Chromecast with Google TV has been a haven for ad-free YouTube enjoyment. SmartTube, a sleek third-party app, was my secret weapon, seamlessly filtering out those intrusive interruptions that plague the official YouTube experience. It felt like a clever workaround, a way to have my cake and eat it too. But the landscape […]

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]]> 23890 Showmax/Showmax Pro has one glaring flaw that needs fixing https://androidkenya.com/2023/08/showmax-flaw/ https://androidkenya.com/2023/08/showmax-flaw/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:21:00 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=21740 It’s that time of the year when the football season is, once again, upon us. Seeing as it is that DStv just jacked up its prices for the umpteenth time, it’s obvious in our best interests in a squeezed economy to shop around for options. The number one option you are likely to encounter or […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2023/08/showmax-flaw/feed/ 0 21740 Over half of all mobile devices on the Safaricom network are from Transsion – and we are not surprised https://androidkenya.com/2023/05/transsion-kenyan-market-dominance/ https://androidkenya.com/2023/05/transsion-kenyan-market-dominance/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 08:00:26 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=21346 Transsion, have you heard of them? They’re the mother company of some brands you already know. The back story Phone brand Tecno has largely been the poster child of Transsion around the world since the beginning when they just had feature phones in their lineup. It has since been joined by youth-focused smartphone brand Infinix […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2023/05/transsion-kenyan-market-dominance/feed/ 0 21346 Why you might be better off avoiding the smart TV craze https://androidkenya.com/2021/08/the-case-against-smart-tvs/ https://androidkenya.com/2021/08/the-case-against-smart-tvs/#respond Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:00:08 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=16581 Smart TVs are all the rage now, with most people ditching traditional and satellite TV (also, cable TV in places where such is available) and hopping on various streaming platforms like Netflix and Showmax. But would you be better off with a “dumb TV” than buy a streaming box separately? A dumb TV is basically […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2021/08/the-case-against-smart-tvs/feed/ 0 16581 Did you sell your Huawei phone following U.S. trade ban? https://androidkenya.com/2019/07/did-you-sell-your-huawei-phone-following-u-s-trade-ban/ https://androidkenya.com/2019/07/did-you-sell-your-huawei-phone-following-u-s-trade-ban/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:12:00 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=9878 The past few weeks have been hectic, to say the least, for Huawei. The Chinese company was placed on a U.S. “Entity List” of vendors with “questionable” business dealings, forcing Google and a host of other American companies to halt their partnerships with Huawei. President Donald Trump gave American companies until August 19, 2019, to […]

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]]> https://androidkenya.com/2019/07/did-you-sell-your-huawei-phone-following-u-s-trade-ban/feed/ 0 9878 Huawei being denied access to Google services: What it means for you https://androidkenya.com/2019/05/china-us-trade-spat-implications/ https://androidkenya.com/2019/05/china-us-trade-spat-implications/#comments Mon, 20 May 2019 06:15:53 +0000 https://androidkenya.com/?p=9306 Introduction That China’s increasing influence in the tech space, heralded by the poster child of its global ambitions, Huawei, has rubbed the United States government the wrong way has never been hidden from plain view. Accusations of cyber espionage and spying have been thrown around for quite some time now, coming to a head when […]

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