Realme Lipa Pole Pole Phones in Kenya

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Why Realme is a smart pick on a payment plan

Realme was started in 2018 by a former OPPO executive and grew fast by selling tough phones with big batteries at low prices. The newer C-series phones carry IP69 ratings, so they survive rain, dust, and a wash at a stall. They run realme UI on Android.

That toughness is what you want on a 12-month plan: a phone that is still working, and still worth something, after the last payment.

Realme C-series and Note explained

• C75 and C75X: the IP69 phones. The C75 has a Full HD+ screen and 45W charging; the C75X is the slimmer 120Hz model.
• C85 Pro: the AMOLED C-series with a Snapdragon 685, a 7,000mAh cell, and IP69 Pro.
• C71: the slim 120Hz C-series with a 6,000mAh cell and 45W charging.
• C100d and C100i: the big-battery phones. The C100d has an 8,000mAh cell and 45W; the C100i has a headphone jack and 15W charging.
• Note 60 and Note 60X: the entry Realme phones for a first smartphone, both with a headphone jack.

How Realme Lipa Pole Pole works

Open the Realme you want and compare the tables for each storage. These are the plans on the Realme phones here:

• Plan 1, Low Deposit Daily: bring a Kenyan ID and an active Safaricom line, pay a small deposit, take the phone, then pay a small amount every day for 12 months.
• Plan 3, Flexible Monthly: a Kenyan ID and a bigger first payment (50% to 90% of the price), then monthly payments for 1 to 6 months. It suits someone paid once a month.

Every plan needs an active Safaricom line, because approval is based on your M-Pesa statement. On a daily or weekly plan you can add up the amounts and pay the whole month at once. If you fall behind, the phone locks until you catch up, then it unlocks and you carry on. You can clear the balance early, and paying early lowers what you pay in total.

It goes by many names, lipa mdogo mdogo, lipa later, lipa mos mos, or buy now pay later. On a Realme it is a deposit first, then the small payments in the table.

Realme phones in this collection

Each card opens the phone with its description and the payment tables.

Realme C-series

Realme Note

What to check before you pick a Realme

• Toughness: the C75, C75X, and C85 Pro carry IP69 ratings.
• Battery: the C100d has 8,000mAh, the C85 Pro 7,000mAh, the C100i up to 7,000mAh, and the C71 6,000mAh.
• Screen: the C85 Pro is the only AMOLED here; the C75 has the sharpest LCD at Full HD+.
• Headphone jack: the C100i, Note 60, and Note 60X have one. The C100d does not.
• Charging: most C-series phones come with a 45W charger; the C100i charges at 15W and the Note 60 phones at 10W.

Realme prices and deposits

The Realme price in Kenya on each product is the cash price for that storage. The deposit and the daily or monthly amount sit in the table on the same page, so you can compare the C75 and the C85 Pro before you visit.

What you need to apply

• Your original Kenyan ID.
• An active Safaricom line, because approval is based on your M-Pesa statement.
• The deposit or first payment shown in the table on the phone you pick.
• A few minutes in the shop at The Bazaar Plaza, 10th floor, Wing A, Suite 1038, or the same sign-up over WhatsApp on +254 739 238 917.

Pros and cons of Realme phones

Questions about Realme payment plans

Buy your Realme at our shop

We sell genuine Realme phones from The Bazaar Plaza, Moi Avenue, Nairobi CBD. Walk in with your ID, or start the sign-up on WhatsApp and we send the phone after the deposit.