How to buy a smart TV in Kenya without going to Luthuli Avenue

How to buy a smart TV in Kenya without going to Luthuli Avenue

In the eighties, the nineties and last decade, we all knew that if you wanted to buy affordable electronics, Luthuli Avenue in Nairobi would be your best bet for good prices and wide variety.

Whereas Luthuli vendors had the advantage now, they are quickly losing that to other channels, both in terms of affordable pricing and wide product range. And most importantly, Luthuli has always had an issue with fake products. While most of the products are original, many fake products have ben detected in Luthuli. In this article, we analyze the new channels that are coming up to challenge Luthuli avenues dominance in the TV and electronics market in Kenya.

Electronics brand shops

After covid pandemic, many electronics brands have opened their own physical stores within town where clients can walk in and purchase their brands. The advantage of this, is that customers are sure that they are buying genuine brand products. But there is the disadvantage of lack of choice in terms of variety. Some of the TV brands that have opened branded shops are Hisense, which has an online store only, LG Electronics which has showrooms in Nairobi, Kisumu and Nanyuki and also a online store, Hotpoint which has showrooms in most major towns in Kenya, as well as an online store. Samsung which has a brand shop in Westlands, Nairobi.

Comparing prices of brand shops on popular models

Model	LG	Samsung	Hisense	Hotpoint
32 Inch Smart TV (Full-HD)	29,995	26,995	21,000	27,995
55" Crystal UHD 4K	74,995	79,995	58,000	59,995
N/B Samsung 10% discount

 

Online stores

There are many online stores which stock many brands of smart TVS. The advantage of online stores, is that they give customers an opportunity to compare prices of a variety of brands. Most online stores also allow customers to pay on delivery, which is a good way to avoid fraudsters. We list here some of the popular online stores that stock variety of TVS.

1)  Jumia Kenya

2)    Kilimall

3)    Electromart

4)    Nairobi TV Shop

5)    Anko Retail

6)    Jamboshop

Comparing prices of online stores on popular models

We compared the pieces of the popular 32inch FHD smart and 55inch 4KSmart TV across the various online stores

Model	Jumia	anko retail	Kilimall	Electromart	Jambo shop	Nairobi TV shop
Aiwa 55" 4K smart TV	55,000	52,090	59,000	N/A	49,599	58,400
Hisense 32Inch smart	20,999	20,990	18,999	21,000	15,999	22,500
N/B Jamboshop on offer

 

Supermarket promotions

If you are really looking for a good deal on prices and can wait, then you have to check out supermarkets, which have offers on TVS sometimes up to 40% . Carrefour, leads the way on this line, with their regular electronics offers often with the deepest discounts for big brand TVS. Other supermarkets like Naivas and Quickmart seem to concentrate their offers mostly to high season such as Christmas and Easter.

Comparing Carrefour TV Price with other Channels

Model	Carrefour
Hisense 32 Inch Smart TV (Full-HD)	29,990
Hisense 55" Crystal UHD 4K	84,990

 

In conclusion

In conclusion, you can get the best prices for both Large Premium TVS and entry level models, from online stores. Amongst the Big Brand shops, Hisense has the best prices for both 32inch and 55Inch. Most online stores and accept payment on delivery, which helps with avoiding scammers.

Please let us know which TV Models you are looking for and why? Also which channels do you trust while buying TVS

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