Best smartphones under R5,000

Daniel Puchert

Daniel Puchert

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Five best smartphones under R5,000 in South Africa

R5,000 is plenty of money to buy a highly capable smartphone in South Africa in April 2025.

Although there are many budget devices under R2,000, these often feature slower processors and lower display resolutions, making them better suited for basic applications.
 
Only way to get OneUI 7. You have to buy a new phone lol.
 
Quicks said:
Sheesh you don't get much for R5K anymore.
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I remember my stepdad buying a Sony Xperia Z2 flagship at Orange for just under R9,000 back in the day.

Now a flagship is 3 x that :/
 
Great price for that A26, sure it's meant to be 6GB tho.
 
Dolby said:
I remember my stepdad buying a Sony Xperia Z2 flagship at Orange for just under R9,000 back in the day.

Now a flagship is 3 x that :/
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Welcome to living in SA, the Xbox One was R6k in 2014, the series X was R13k 6 years later.
We get shafted here
 
Dolby said:
I think we go over this every single thread and you must be trolling at this point
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Well even Google still doesn't get it.
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Google Pixel 9a vs iPhone 16e Value Comparison

Google Pixel 9a or iPhone 16e, which delivers more value? Comparison?! What comparison?! Pixel 9a has Gemini built in and an incredible camera – all for a price that’s just as smart.
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It’s powered by the same Google Tensor G4 chip found in Pixel 9 Pro – the phone on the cutting edge of AI. It works fast, the battery lasts all day,2 and it has an incredible camera.3
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Smiggles said:
Well even Google still doesn't get it.
store.google.com

Google Pixel 9a vs iPhone 16e Value Comparison

Google Pixel 9a or iPhone 16e, which delivers more value? Comparison?! What comparison?! Pixel 9a has Gemini built in and an incredible camera – all for a price that’s just as smart.
store.google.com store.google.com

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You know what, I shouldn’t be so hard on you. You’re not really technically minded - so I really blame you for not understanding.

Carry on posting and most of us will just bypass the junk
 
Dolby said:
You know what, I shouldn’t be so hard on you. You’re not really technically minded - so I really blame you for not understanding.

Carry on posting and most of us will just bypass the junk
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Same to you.
 
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