The Safaricom Neon Plus is a budget Android smartphone is at the ‘premium’ end of the Neon line of smartphones.
The smartphone features a decent budget profile with the highlight being its performance and battery profile.
That said, here is what the Safaricom Neon Plus has to offer.
Why you should buy the phone
- Great battery life
- Awesome Price
- Supports 4G internet
Demerits of the Phone
- Low display resolution
Display
Display Size: 5.0-inch
Display Type: IPS LCD
Screen Resolution: 854 x 480 Pixels
Screen Resolution Density: 196 PPI
The Safaricom Neon Plus packs a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display that has a 854 x 480 Pixels resolution. The display is 1-inch bigger than the one found on the Safaricom Neon Lite.
Design
The construction of the Safaricom Neon Plus is all plastic. However, Safaricom did an excellent job including some extra design features here and there. The features give the smartphone a nice premium look and feel.
Performance
Operating System: Android Oreo 8.1 Go
CPU: 1.25 GHz Quad Core
RAM: 1 GB
Internal Memory: 8GB
Micro SD: Yes
The Safaricom Neon Plus runs Android 8.1 Oreo Go out of the box. The OS is optimized to run on hardware of devices such as the Neon Plus. You can therefore, expect an awesome performance experience despite the simple hardware profile.
A 1.25 GHz chipset powers the Neon Plus and this is coupled with 1GB RAM and some 8GB of internal memory. In addition to that you get a micro SD card slot to expand the storage capacity.
Camera
Rear Camera: 5 MP
Secondary Camera: VGA
LED Flash: Yes
The Safaricom Neon Plus packs a 5MP rear camera for general photography and a VGA camera for your selfies.
Battery and Extras
Battery Capacity: 3000 mAh
A 3000 mAh battery powers the Safaricom Neon Plus. The battery is big enough to last a day while on moderate usage.
Rivals
Rivals of the Safaricom Neon Plus include the TECNO F1 (Ksh. 6,097) and Wiko Jerry2 (Ksh. 5,999)
Price in Kenya
The Neon Plus 4G has a suggested retail price of Ksh. 6,999 in Kenya.
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