Vodacom is planning to launch its cheapest smartphone yet – the ZTE Vodafone 546 (Laurence). The device features a full Qwerty keypad, a 2.2’’ display, a 2 Megapixel display, an FM radio and Micro-SD card support.<\/p>\n
The Vodafone 546 has a 2.2 inch color graphical display with TFT technology, with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels.<\/p>\n
The device supports GPRS and EDGE connectivity, and comes standard with flight mode and conference call capabilities. It also comes with Bluetooth 2.1 and WAP.<\/p>\n
The most attractive part of the new smartphone is however not its features or build quality – which is understandably not the same as high-end phones – but rather its price. <\/p>\n
At R400 it is far cheaper than any other smartphone on the market – and with a touchscreen version which should retail for between R500 and R600 – more consumers than ever can have access to smartphones.<\/p>\n
According to Vodacom they expect prices to some down by another 25% within the next twelve months, making the Vodafone 546 even more affordable to South Africans.<\/p>\n
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