Innjoo partners with Jumia to launch first smartphone in Kenya

Jumia, an online retail store, has partnered with Innjoo to launch its first smartphone, Innjoo Note, in Kenya.

Jumia Kenya MD Parinaz Firozi announced that the new Innjoo Note will retail at Kshs 12,000.

The Innjoo Note 5.5’ HD screen comes with two cameras; a 13 Megapixel secondary camera and a 5 megapixel primary camera to ensure you take as selfies and videos.

The phone comes with 16GB worth of internal memory, 1GB RAM speed and a 3000mAh Li-Ion battery.  The phone is running a 4.4 KitKat operating system and is a Dual mini SIM.

Other Innjoo products launched exclusively and with exclusive prices on Jumia include the Innjoo T1 phone tablet 7″ 8GB Dual S​IM​ and the Innjoo F2 tablet- 10.1″Dual​ SIM retailing at Ksh. 9,999 and 10,999 respectively.

Customers who purchase the smartphone in Nairobi and all major towns will enjoy free deliveries that Jumia offers alongside a free return and exchange policy of 7 days and the option to pay cash on delivery.

Customers outside major towns can confirm the shipping fees to their locations on the company’s (Jumia) website.

Speaking on the offer Firozi encouraged brands to sell on Jumia online marketplace where they can offer the best prices for their products.

“While selling on the online marketplace, costs like rent, storage fees, wages and salaries, city council/government permits, risks like looting, theft are exempted.” said Firozi. “Their shop also gets to be open 24/7 to thousands of customers thus escalating sales and profits.​”

This launch comes after a launch of Infinix Hot X507 – which features a Quad-Core CPU with 16 GB internal memory – selling exclusively on Jumia for Kshs 7,000 down from the normal Kshs 16,000.

The smartphone was the latest being unveiled from Infinix into the Kenyan market. Infinix, formerly called Sagem, is a brand that entered and left Kenya twice fast between 2002 and 2005 and was quite popular due to its low prices and design.