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  1. Jan

    Sub-R3,000 entry-level smartphone roundup - May 2023

    Best smartphones under R3,000 in South Africa The budget smartphone segment in South Africa is teeming with highly-capable devices at affordable prices. MyBroadband looked for the best smartphones you can buy from reputable local tech retailers for less than R3,000 in May 2023.
  2. Jan

    Best-selling smartphones in South Africa - March 2023

    South Africa's top-selling smartphone models revealed Samsung's Galaxy A series budget and mid-range smartphones dominate device sales at two of South Africa's major mobile networks and a large general goods retailer. MyBroadband asked the country's four biggest mobile networks and several...
  3. Jan

    Cheapest cellphones for sale in South Africa - January 2023

    Cheapest mobile phones in South Africa — All under R200 Whether you cannot afford to spend thousands on a smartphone or don't need all the additional features they provide, you will find no shortage of basic mobile phones you can buy in South Africa for less than R200. MyBroadband scoured the...
  4. Jan

    South Africa's most affordable 4G smartphones

    Cheapest 4G smartphones in South Africa — starting from R549 The African National Congress (ANC) wants to shut down 3G connectivity in South Africa to modernise the country's mobile networks, effectively making 3G-capable smartphones useless. There are many 4G-capable smartphones available in...
  5. Jan

    Best-selling smartphones on MTN and Cell C

    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...
  6. Jan

    5 cheap smartphones in South Africa

    Cheapest smartphones in South Africa — including one for R329 The cheapest smartphone you can buy in South Africa is the TECNO Pop 2 Mini, and interestingly, it doesn't even feature on the manufacturer's website. It is available from Pep for R329, and it features 512MB of RAM and 8GB of...
  7. Jan

    Cheapest smartphones and feature phones in South Africa

    Cheapest smartphones in South Africa — starting at R299 South Africans can buy a Hurricane Iris Plus or Hurricane Flame Plus smartphone, which run on the Android Go operating system, for R299. For many South Africans, smartphones are the only way they can access the Internet and communicate...
  8. P

    Mobicel Echo Android Update?

    Hi, I just spoke to Mobicel support and according to them it is not possible to upgrade Android (comes with Android KitKat 4.4.2). They couldn't really give an explanation. Has anyone tried to/successfully updated their Android version on Mobicel Echo? Thanks
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    SA smartphone maker to launch new Android device

    SA smartphone maker to launch new Android device Local phone maker Mobicel is preparing to debut a new smartphone range in South Africa and take on big players in the industry
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