The Safaricom Intel Yolo unboxing

Well, it has been almost a month since this phone was launched in Kenya as an Intel’s reference device. Safaricom has been able to sale more than 5000as I am reliably informed.  I have had the chance to have a hands-on experience with the phone and I must say it is quite impressive. The phone is laden with quite an impressive array of features just to note but a few. The Safaricom Intel Yolo smartphone is not a flagship smartphone — for high-end Android Phone hardware. But what makes the 620 interesting is its (low) price: this is an entry-level handset that puts a polished mobile computing experience (thanks to Intel inside) in your pocket without breaking the bank or compromising usability with dire, under powered hardware.

The first time I heard that Safaricom and Intel were going to launch a smartphone in the Kenyan market; it was like music to my ears. This was the first time a global brand with a wealth of experience in computer chip making was going to partner with a local major player in mobile telecommunication service provider. The writer in the local daily had had it all wrong when it came to phones specs that I wanted to know how all this was going to be possible and still achieve a mass market reach. I made an effort to attend the launch and secure myself a phone for an exclusive unboxing as you can see in the video below with editing….

Check out the video below for the exclusive unboxing

A few things to note:

• A quality finish which gives the phone a premium feel as well a perfect grip
• No dedicated camera button
• No LED flash
• Quite an impressive camera capable of shooting 1080p videos and still images
• The sccreen is big enough and not prone to scratching
• Wireless display feature for mirroring phone screen on TV, dongle sold separately
• The screen is bright enough and puts many phones in its price range to shame
• Impressive graphics
• Comes with android 4.0.4 for optimal performance
• Phone not locked to Safaricom

In conclusion, this phone is like “VW golf” and it is way ahead of the competition when it comes to design, finish, quality and performance. The camera is amazing, wait till you see the mirroring of the screen on a 46 inch HDTV. Gone are the days for me to a feature phone as my second phone for this phone store charge longer than any other droid I have ever had.

I will recommend this phone to anyone that treasures quality, performance and is looking to get value for his or her hard earned buck. You can so get it at Kes 10,999/= from any Safaricom retailer and you will never go wrong.

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