Samsung Galaxy S5 contract pricing in South Africa
New deal books from Vodacom, MTN, and Cell C list the contract prices of the Samsung Galaxy S5 on various packages available from the networks.
The networks have all been running pre-registration campaigns for the Galaxy S5 leading up to its launch this Friday, 11 April 2014.
Cell C and Vodacom are set to offer the device from R469 per month (on 24 month contracts), with options to “upgrade” the contracts for additional minutes, SMS messages, and/or data.
According to Vodacom and MTN, the Samsung Galaxy S5 supports their Long Term Evolution networks.
As might be expected, the “contract” available from First National Bank (FNB), which is for the device only and no cellular service, comes in the cheapest at R399/month for 24 months.
The device-only contract prices are summarised in the table below, sorted by monthly cost:
| Samsung Galaxy S5 contracts | Price (per month) | Data | Minutes | SMS |
| FNB | R399 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vodacom Smart S | R469 | 450MB | 75 | 200 |
| Cell C Straight Up 100 | R469 | 100MB | 100 | 100 |
| MTN My MTNChoice 100 | R489 | 300MB | 100 | 100 |
| Vodacom Smart S + 1GB | R549 | 1474MB | 75 | 200 |
| Cell C Straight Up 200 | R549 | 1GB | 200 | 200 |
| Vodacom Smart M | R549 | 550MB | 120 | 300 |
| MTN My MTNChoice 200 | R609 | 300MB | 200 | 100 |
| MTN My MTNChoice 350 | R759 | 300MB | 350 | 100 |
| Vodacom Smart L | R699 | 750MB | 250 | 500 |
Vodacom announced last week that it will be the only network in South Africa to offer the “copper gold” colour model of the Galaxy S5 during the first month of its release.
In addition to the standard contract deals, Cell C, MTN, and Vodacom also list packages that include the Galaxy S5 and one of Samsung’s new fitness bands or smart watches.
These deals are summarised in the table below:
| Samsung Galaxy S5 contracts | Price (per month) | Data | Minutes | SMS |
| MTN MyChoice 100 + Samsung Gear 2 | R619 | 300MB | 100 | 100 |
| Cell C Straight Up 200 + Samsung Gear Fit | R669 | 200MB | 200 | 200 |
| Vodacom Smart M + Samsung Gear Fit | R699 | 300MB | 120 | 300 |
| MTN MyChoice 200 + Samsung Gear 2 | R739 | 300MB | 200 | 100 |
| Cell C Straight Up 400 + Samsung Gear Fit | R819 | 400MB | 400 | 400 |
| MTN MyChoice 350 + Samsung Gear 2 | R889 | 300MB | 350 | 100 |
| Cell C Straight Up 800 + Samsung Gear Fit | R1,049 | 800MB | 800 | 800 |
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