Budget phone recommendation

[zapp_brannigan]

I have been having terrible experience using Google pixel devices on Safaricom. I understand CAK / regulations currently prohibit service providers from building new cell towers within a certain radius of a competitors tower . Instead they are supposed to share the tower .This seems to have affected the reception in our area .
Those with phones that support volte don't seem to have a problem but unfortunately Google pixel , volte provisioning seems to be an issue on Safaricom .
I have suffered and I am now willing jump ship to another brand that supports volte out of the box .
Recommendations zikuje , anything with huge camera lenses that resemble owl are out of my list .

 

[The.Black.Templar]

Sema budget yako

 

[Bone Thugs N Harmony]

Samsung S23 Fe , S24Fe

 

[zapp_brannigan]

Are m

Samsung S23 Fe , S24Fe

How much for these ?

 

[mzeiya]

Google Pixel is a flagship though, no? Anyway, tafuta this bad boy that comes with its own cell tower.

Source: GTA Vice City

 

[Bone Thugs N Harmony]

Are m

How much for these ?

S23 fe - 50K
S24 fe -68K

 

[zapp_brannigan]

Google Pixel is a flagship though, no? Anyway, tafuta this bad boy that comes with its own cell tower.
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Source: GTA Vice City

fantastic camera and unlimited photo storage (some tinkering) but thats it .The provisioning on local service providers is not good in my case it is unusable.

 

[zapp_brannigan]

S23 fe - 50K
S24 fe -68K

How would you rate A56 to the fe series ?

 

[Cortedivoire]

Buy any Techno ya 20k . Ziko sawa

 

[Eng'iti]

anything with huge camera lenses that resemble owl are out of my list

Hehe

 

[Tommy Kwesule.]

How are you people talking about budget phones alafu you come out with simu za 60k? That's budget in America.

Chukua one of the Redmi Note series.

 

[Bone Thugs N Harmony]

How would you rate A56 to the fe series ?

Not bad if you're not into heavy gaming and taking best pics and videos.

 

[zapp_brannigan]

How are you people talking about budget phones alafu you come out with simu za 60k? That's budget in America.

Chukua one of the Redmi Note series.

The Xiaomi shop shared all available phones and only Redmi are available I was hoping to get Xiaomi Mi variants. How are the MediaTek chips ? I am lost on what to settle for, I have been on vanilla Android since the days of Nokia 5 so the heavily customized themes will be a challenge for the first few days.

 

[zapp_brannigan]

Not bad if you're not into heavy gaming and taking best pics and videos.

I don't game, regarding camera,i will have to accept whats offered . For no,w being reachable all the time is my priority.

 

[QuadroK4000]

The Xiaomi shop shared all available phones and only Redmi are available I was hoping to get Xiaomi Mi variants. How are the MediaTek chips ? I am lost on what to settle for, I have been on vanilla Android since the days of Nokia 5 so the heavily customized themes will be a challenge for the first few days.

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Why are you looking for Mediatek? Go for for a 5G Xiaomi with a proper Snapdragon.

 

[zapp_brannigan]

Why are you looking for Mediatek? Go for for a 5G Xiaomi with a proper Snapdragon.

Unfortunately hakuna budget Xiaomi in-stock .Mambo ya 5G ni icing .The important thing is best reception on basic network ,volte /vowifi .

 

[Bone Thugs N Harmony]

I don't game, regarding camera,i will have to accept whats offered . For no,w being reachable all the time is my priority.

A36 could be suitable for you

 

[zapp_brannigan]

A36 could be suitable for you

Safi Mkuu . Let me talk to Mitsumi mhindi he had quoted the below figures .
A36 at USD 320 and A56 captured hapa chini

 

[zapp_brannigan]

Settled for the A36 , 8GB ram , 256 GB storage.
Asante Sana @Bone Thugs N Harmony

 

[zapp_brannigan]

I am already missing unlimited photo backup since i am not using the Google Pixel. But there is a workaround but it involves setting up a pixel to do the donkey work. It must be the first generation pixel or pixel XL. These models include unlimited, full-resolution photo backup.
I will have no option but to get the 1st gen pixel and enjoy the full-res unlimited photo backup to be connected to power and internet through in a shelf somewhere.

Anyone interested can check out this reddit post

This explains why the first-gen pixel is still at not less than USD 100 almost nine years later kumbe it is being used in other ways. I will try and get it on the dirt cheap.