Importing smartphones not officially sold locally

[Daniel Puchert]

Best smartphones you can import to South Africa — from R7,700 to R26,000

While South Africa's retailers and mobile networks offer an extensive range of smartphones, several outstanding models are not officially sold locally.

Google, OnePlus, and Asus are three major brands that do not sell smartphones in South Africa.

 

[LCBXX]

I wonder how well the promotion of grey-imported handsets will go down with the likes of SARS and ICASA..

 

[swakop_toe]

I wonder how well the promotion of grey-imported handsets will go down with the likes of SARS and ICASA..

I suppose that is the intention.
If they can block Starlink, why not all the phones as well?
ICASAsePUSH

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

Good luck getting esim to work on them.

 

[JAM007]

Would Luv a Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

 

[IamNoone]

Good luck getting esim to work on them.

How so?

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Good luck getting esim to work on them.

Why?

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

Why?

https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/airmobile-stay-away.1274922/ etc. etc.

 

[DreamKing]

the importing phones will be confiscated because you didn't pay for the icasa stickers .......

good luck.

 

[FiestaST]

Nothing (brand) was here but supposedly tanked hence V2 not offered.