Entry-level Android smartphones below R3,000 that meet Google Pay minimum requirements

[Jan]

Cheapest tap-to-pay enabled smartphones in South Africa — all under R3,000

There are several affordable phone options for South Africans wanting to ditch their physical wallet in favour of a tap-to-pay-enabled smartphone.

For a smartphone to be capable of making tap payments using Google Pay or Samsung Pay, they require an often overlooked feature — near-field communication (NFC).

 

[Vorastra]

Now do hard mode.

Under R1000.

 

[backstreetboy]

Now do hard mode.

Under R1000.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Now do hard mode.

Under R1000.

or just do R3000, but with phones less than 5 years old

 

[Vorastra]

or just do R3000, but with phones less than 5 years old

Ultra hard mode

R1000 phone less than 2 years old.

 

[zolly]

Someone saw my thread this morning

Can I get cash back at a till if I use a NFC-enabled phone to pay?

I basically never carry cash around any more, but always withdraw a bit of cash when I pay to tip the car guards at the shopping centre. Whenever I do this I have to insert my card and put in my pin. Now I am very keen on making sure my next phone has NFC so that I don't have to carry my bank...

mybroadband.co.za

 

[Joseph matane]

Mybroadband and members help me is Samsung Galaxy A24 LTE-A or LTE because gsmarena specs says LTE-A but both on Vodacom and MTN I only get 4G

 

[Gudnews]

Mybroadband and members help me is Samsung Galaxy A24 LTE-A or LTE because gsmarena specs says LTE-A but both on Vodacom and MTN I only get 4G

Google is your friend.

 

[Mawirepower]

Where are these phones being sold? Facebook market???

 

[cr@zydude]

Where are these phones being sold? Facebook market???

I've seen a few of those models on Takealot.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Rather delete this article and start again

 

[Wayne2k]

Even chatgpt wouldn't be this lazy writing this article

 

[Joseph matane]

Google is your friend.

I get your point but like I mentioned GMS arena claim LTE-A chipset supposed to support cat13 I don't know how to check LTE specs on Galaxy using USSD

 

[NathanDrake]

Even chatgpt wouldn't be this lazy writing this article

At least the specs are listed.

 

[Gudnews]

I get your point but like I mentioned GMS arena claim LTE-A chipset supposed to support cat13 I don't know how to check LTE specs on Galaxy using USSD

Surely there must be some other site to get this information? Google harder.

 

[Dee96]

Hi .. looking for a phone with NFC and 6gb ram... Any recommendations under R5k...

 

[backstreetboy]

Hi .. looking for a phone with NFC and 6gb ram... Any recommendations under R5k...

Oppo? They usually have 4gb but you can extend it to 7gb or thereabouts.

 

[cpu.]

My P8 lite did not have NFC. Region dependant.

 

[Dee96]

Oppo? They usually have 4gb but you can extend it to 7gb or thereabouts.

Any oppo in mind