Best-selling smartphones in South Africa
Android devices dominate smartphone sales in South Africa, and the best-selling devices vary between post-paid and pre-paid customers, according to Cell C and MTN.
MTN told MyBroadband that Android devices make up 94% of the smartphones on its network...
Samsung vs Huawei — The Android king of South Africa
When it comes to Android smartphones in South Africa, two brands stand out from the rest — Samsung and Huawei.
According to data from GlobalStats Statcounter, these two manufacturers have the most popular smartphone brands in the country, by...
Communications minister scores R29,000 Samsung smartphone from Telkom
Telkom gifted communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, valued at R29,000, and a Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, valued at R6,000.
This was revealed in parliament's latest Register for...
Huawei P50 Pro: Smashing Camera Expectations
The Huawei P50 Pro is a prime photography phone that delivers excellent images and video even if you don’t have the skill for it. It’s a premium smartphone with a day’s battery life and a full recharge under an hour. For R19’999, to be just a great...
Network vendors compared — Huawei, Nokia, ZTE, and Ericsson
MyBroadband’s Q1 2022 speed test data revealed that South Africans enjoy the fastest mobile network performance on radio equipment from Huawei.
The report is based on over 300,000 speed tests performed by MyBroadband speed test app...
I upgraded to the Galaxy S22 for R7,000
Samsung and its retail partners are offering an attractive R10,000 guaranteed trade-in value for various Apple, Huawei, and Samsung flagship smartphones that launched as far back as 2017.
Let's get something out of the way — I don't believe you need to...
Huawei South Africa and labour department settle over employment violations
Huawei Technologies South Africa has agreed to employ more than 50% South Africans within three years.
That forms part of an out-of-court settlement with the Department of Employment and Labour after alleging that...
Hi all,
Does anyone know if it possible to load my bank card onto the Huawei GT3 Watch. It says it has NFC, but when I try click "Huawei Wallet" on the Huawei Health App, I get a "Query Failed".
Huawei's massive stand at MWC 2022
Few of the exhibitions at Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022) leave as long-lasting an impression as that of Huawei's Lighting up the Future stand.
Located towards the end of Hall 1 of the Fira Gran Via, the massive pavilion was packed with activity during...
Huawei launches new MateBook X Pro
Huawei unveiled its new premium MateBook X Pro laptop and the MateBook E — a two-in-one convertible — on the eve of Mobile World Congress 2022.
The MateBook X Pro is Huawei's top-end notebook, featuring powerful hardware in a thin and light chassis.
Goodbye copper — Huawei launches 1Gbps Wi-Fi "anywhere in the house"
Huawei has launched a new fibre-to-the-room system that replaces conventional copper network cables in a home or business network with optic fibre, providing massive boosts in Wi-Fi performance.
For conventional home fibre...
Brand new Huawei Nova 9 dual sim smartphone in beautiful Black.
50MP Ultra Vision Camera
66W HUAWEI SuperCharge
Many other amazing specs
Age and condition: brand new and unused, in perfect condition
Do you include packaging: Yes
Warranty: With Huawei
Reason for selling: It was a gift and I...
Huawei in settlement talks over employing too many foreigners in South Africa
Huawei says it has entered into negotiations with the Department of Employment and Labour to reach a settlement agreement over employment equity violations, hoping to keep the matter out of court.
This comes after...
We tested cheap smartphone add-on lenses — with disappointing results
MyBroadband tested a few cheap clip-on lenses for your smartphone camera, and the experience was sub-par.
Many modern smartphones sport multiple rear cameras with different lenses, usually with a combination of zoom or...
I got a Huawei WS7100 AX3 with my Afrihost order with the intention of setting it up as a downstairs WiFi repeater. I have a MikroTik HAP ac2 as my main router.
I factory reset the AX3, logged in via WiFi, set it up in repeater mode. It listed the MikroTik's 5GHz network, so I selected it and...
Huawei nailed for employment equity violations in South Africa
The Department of Employment and Labour filed court papers against Huawei Technologies South Africa today for non-compliance with South Africa's employment equity policy.
"Huawei Technologies South Africa was audited in 2020 and...
Huawei P50 Pocket foldable coming to South Africa — The details
The Huawei P50 Pocket will be launching in South Africa in 2022, becoming the first foldable smartphone model the company will roll out locally.
This was confirmed by Huawei Consumer South Africa general manager Justin Sun, during...
Huawei is bringing the P50 to South Africa in 2022
Huawei will be bringing a range of new products to South Africa in 2022, including its flagship P50 series smartphones.
That is the word from former Huawei South Africa consumer business CTO Ahkram Mohamed, who recently spoke to MyBroadband...
Cheapest online stores to buy smartphones in South Africa
Cellucity and Takealot have the best pricing for several smartphones, offering significant savings compared to other online stores.
MyBroadband compared five major online smartphone-selling stores to determine which is the cheapest.
Huawei Nova 9 launched in South Africa — Pricing and specifications
Huawei has launched its latest smartphone in South Africa — the Huawei Nova 9.
The Nova 9 slots in at the high-end of the mid-range but packs some powerful features previously only available in Huawei’s flagship smartphones...