Wiko is a French smartphone manufacturing company that has a presence in Britain, the UAE as well as Nigeria in Africa. Wiko entered the Kenyan market last year and has since availed several mobile devices to the Kenyan consumer. They range from the dirt cheap feature phones like the Lubis and the Riffs to the more modest smartphones like the Goas.
We are going to look at the Wiko smartphone range available in the Kenyan market.
1. Wiko Goa
- 3.5 inch HVGA (320 x 480 pixels) display
- 2 megapixel camera with LED flash and no autofocus; 1.3 MP front-facing camera
- 4 GB internal storage expandable via microSD card upto 32 GB
- 512 MB RAM
- Dual-core Mediatek processor clocked at 1.2 GHz
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 1300mAh battery
- 3G network connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/, Bluetooth 4.0
- Dual-SIM
- Colour options: Black, White, Bleen, Fuchsia, Coral, Violet, Yellow
Price: Ksh 5,799
2. Wiko Lenny
- 5 inch FWVGA (480 x 854 pixels) display
- 5 megapixel camera; 1.3 MP front-facing camera
- 4 GB internal storage expandable via microSD card upto 32 GB
- 512 MB RAM
- Dual-core Mediatek processor clocked at 1.3 GHz
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 1800mAh battery
- 3G
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- Dual-SIM
- Colour options: Black/Bleen, White/Silver, Bleen/Black, Violet/Coral, Yellow/Bleen
Price: Ksh 7,299
3. Wiko Rainbow
- 5 inch HD (720 x 1280 pixels) display
- 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording at 30fps; 2 MP front-facing camera
- 4 GB internal storage expandable via microSD card upto 32 GB
- 1 GB RAM
- Quad-core Mediatek MT6582 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 2000mAh battery
- 3G
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- Supports USB OTG
- Dual-SIM
- Colour options: Black, White, Bleen, Yellow, Fuschia, Coral, Violet
Price: Ksh 15,999
4. Wiko Bloom
- 4.7 inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) IPS display
- 5 megapixel camera; 2 MP front-facing camera
- 4 GB internal storage expandable via microSD card upto 32 GB
- 1 GB RAM
- Quad-core Mediatek processor clocked at 1.3 GHz
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 2000mAh battery
- 3G
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.
- Dual-SIM
- Colour options: Black, White, Bleen, Fuchsia, Yellow, Purple, Coral
Price: Ksh 13,999
5. Wiko Sunset
- 4 inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) display
- 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash and no autofocus; 1.3 MP front-facing camera
- 4 GB internal storage expandable via microSD card upto 32 GB
- 512 MB RAM
- Dual-core Mediatek processor clocked at 1.3 GHz
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 1300mAh battery
- 3G
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/, Bluetooth 4.0
- Dual-SIM
- Colour options: Black, White, Bleen, Fuchsia, Yellow, Violet, Coral
- No proximity sensor
Price: Ksh 5,999
6. Wiko Highway
- 5 inch Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) IPS display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2
- 16 megapixel camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording; 8 MP front-facing camera
- 16 GB internal storage; no microSD card slot/ not expandable
- 2 GB RAM
- Octa-core Mediatek MT6592 processor clocked at 2 GHz
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 2350mAh battery
- 3G
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- Supports USB OTG
- Dual-SIM
- Colour options: Black, White, Electric Blue, Clementine, Purple
Price: Ksh 32,699
7. Wiko Highway Signs
- 4.7 inch HD (720 x 1280 pixels) IPS display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2
- 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p video recording; 5 MP front-facing camera
- 8 GB internal storage; expandable via microSD card slot upto 32 GB
- 1 GB RAM
- Octa-core Mediatek processor clocked at 1.4 GHz
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 2000mAh battery
- 3G
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- Supports USB OTG
- Dual-SIM (1 micro, 1 nano)
- Colour options: White, Coral, Grey, Electric Blue, Purple
Price: Ksh 24,999
8. Wiko Getaway
- 5 inch HD (720 x 1280 pixels) IPS display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2
- 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p video recording; 5 MP front-facing camera
- 16 GB internal storage; expandable via microSD card slot upto 32 GB
- 1 GB RAM
- Quad-core Mediatek processor clocked at 1.3 GHz
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 2000mAh battery
- 3G
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- Supports USB OTG
- Dual-SIM (1 micro, 1 nano)
- Colour options: Black & Gold, White & Silver, Navy
Price: Ksh 20,999
You can check our hands on and first impressions of the Getaway here.
All these smartphones are available both through online retailers like Jumia Kenya and near you at a brick and mortar shop throughout the country. The prices indicated here are those reflected on the Jumia website with the Mobile Week Megathon ongoing as of the date of publication. We’ll continually update the article to reflect any changes.
Photos: Wiko
