ZTE Lipa Pole Pole Phones in Kenya

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Why a ZTE Blade on a payment plan

ZTE is a Shenzhen company founded in 1985 that builds network equipment for mobile operators around the world, as well as phones. Its Blade A phones are budget Android phones with clean software and Android 15 or newer, which many cheaper phones do not get.

For a parent, a spare line, or a first smartphone, a Blade gives you a big screen and a full-day battery for one of the smallest deposits in the shop.

The Blade phones we stock

• Blade A36: the entry Blade with a 90Hz screen, an 8MP camera, a headphone jack, and a memory card slot up to 1TB.
• Blade A56: the 90Hz Blade with a 13MP main camera and 4GB+128GB.
• Blade A57: the 120Hz Blade with 22.5W charging, IP64, and Android 16.
• Blade A76: the 50MP Blade with a 90Hz screen, 22.5W charging, and 4GB+128GB.

How ZTE Lipa Pole Pole works

Open the Blade you want and check its table. These are the plans on the ZTE 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.

Buy now pay later, lipa later, lipa mdogo mdogo, lipa mos mos: on a ZTE they all mean the same thing here, a deposit and then small payments.

ZTE phones in this collection

ZTE Blade A

More in this collection

You will also find ZTE Blade A35 in the product grid below. Open each one for its details, and WhatsApp us to confirm which plan it is on today.

What to check before you pick a ZTE

• Screen: the A57 runs at 120Hz; the A36, A56, and A76 run at 90Hz.
• Camera: the A76 has a 50MP main, the A56 and A57 13MP, and the A36 8MP. Some of the extra lenses on the back are helper lenses, not full cameras.
• Network: the ZTE phones here are 4G, which covers Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom. They do not support 5G.
• Storage: the A36 and A57 come with 64GB; take the A56 or A76 if you want 128GB.

ZTE prices and deposits

The ZTE price in Kenya on each product is the cash price for that storage. The deposit and the daily or monthly figures are in the table on the same page, so you can compare the A36 and the A76 before you come in.

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 ZTE Blade phones

Questions about ZTE payment plans

Buy your ZTE at our shop

We sell genuine ZTE Blade phones from The Bazaar Plaza, Moi Avenue, Nairobi CBD. Walk in with your ID, or start on WhatsApp and we deliver after the deposit.