Motorola chooses high end products for re-launch into Kenya

The new Motorola Z smartphone was launched alongside new innovations dubbed, Moto Mods.

Lenovo, through its subsidiary, Motorola Mobility, announced the reintroduction of the Motorola brand in Kenya with a range of high-end devices

Motorola was reintroduced to Kenya in the form of the Moto Z smartphone, which retails at a recommended price of KES 70,000, while the Moto Z Play retails for KES 55,000. The phones were launched alongside new innovations dubbed Moto Mods. With the Moto Mods, Lenovo has entered the next era of mobile technology. Consumers can transform their Moto smartphone into exactly what they need it to be, and the possibilities are endless.

Danish Oyugi, Country Manager for Lenovo Kenya commented, “We are proud to bring back the Moto brand into Kenya by launching the thinnest smartphone in the world, the Moto Z along with the revolutionary Moto Mods.’’

The Moto Mods Family includes the JBL SoundBoost speakers (with a retail price of KES 15,000) so users can take the party with them, the Insta-Share Projector (with a retail price of KES 26,000) to go beyond the screen with a big, clear picture; power packs from Incipio (with a retail price of KES 15,000) to big up the battery life; and the Hasselblad True Zoom (with a retail price of KES 26,000), which brings extra photography firepower.

There’s more to come, throughout East Africa, Mr. Oyugi added.

“This is just the beginning of showcasing what Lenovo will bring to the East African market,” he said at the launch event. “We plan on rolling out more smartphones from the Moto family.”