Despite the troubles that have poured into 2021 from the previous year of horror, the smartphone and tech industry has this year seen some degree of recovery. The midrange price segment has benefitted the most with an array of smartphones launching in the last few months. And now that 2021 is about to come a close, it would be best to just recommend the best smartphones that you can check out if you wish to upgrade from your current device.

Budget Buddies

Budget smartphones are not meant to be flagship killers but they definitely are designed to hold their ground for your everyday use and at insanely affordable prices. Unfortunately, the market has not seen as many budget smartphones launched as we are used to. The likes of Nokia and realme have been quite aggressive with this price range launching some of the most affordable smartphones in the market.

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• IPS LCD 6.5-inch HD (720 x 1600 pixels) display
• Android 11
• Unisoc SC9863A processor
• 32GB storage, 2GB RAM
• 13MP + 2MP rear cameras, 5MP selfie camera
• 5,000mAh battery
• KES 10,500

Midrange Madness

realme GT Master

• Super AMOLED 6.43-inch display, 120Hz, 1000 nits, 1080 x 2400 pixels
• Android 11
• 6GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB
• Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset
• 64MP+8MP+2MP rear cameras, 32MP, selfie camera
• 4,300 mAh battery, 65W fast charging
• KES 37,500

vivo V21

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• AMOLED 6.44-inch 90Hz FHD display
• Android 11
• MediaTek Octa-core 800U processor
• 128GB storage, 8GB RAM
• 64MP+8MP+2MP rear cameras, 44MP OIS selfie camera
• 4000mAh battery
• KES 41,999

OPPO Reno6 5G 

• 6.43-inch display, AMOLED, 90Hz, 1080 x 2400 pixels
• Android 11
• MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G chipset
• 8GB/128GB
• 64MP+8MP+2MP rear cameras, 32MP selfie camera
• 4,300 mAh battery

Flagship

iPhone 13 Pro 

• 6.1-inch display, Super Retina OLED, 1170 x 532 pixels, 120Hz
• iOS 15
• Apple A15 Bionic
• 6GB RAM, 128GB?256GB/512GB/1TB storage
• 12MP+12MP+12MP+TOF 3D LiDAR
• 12MP front camera
• 3,095 mAh battery
• KES 147,000- KES 210,000 (depending on storage)