{"id":13808,"date":"2010-07-15T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-07-15T18:59:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T16:59:00","slug":"vodafone-543-touchscreen-smartphone-for-r500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/13808-vodafone-543-touchscreen-smartphone-for-r500.html","title":{"rendered":"Vodafone 543 touchscreen smartphone for R500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vodacom recently announced that it will launch the very affordable <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/13136-Vodacoms-R400-smartphone.html\">Vodafone ZTE 546 smartphone<\/a> in South Africa.&nbsp; The device features a full Qwerty keypad, a 2.2&rsquo;&rsquo; TFT display, a 2 Megapixel camera, an FM radio and Micro-SD card support.<\/p>\n<p>The Vodafone ZTE 546 supports GPRS and EDGE connectivity, and comes standard with Bluetooth 2.1 and WAP.&nbsp; It also offers an email client, MIDP2.0 and changeable games.<\/p>\n<p>In June Vodacom said that the <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/242230-Vodafone-546-smartphone-for-R400\/page4\">Vodafone 546 will retail for around R400<\/a> per phone on a prepaid account, but the latest figures from the cellular operator indicate that it will actually cost around R600.&nbsp; No reasons were given for the sudden price increase.<\/p>\n<p>The Vodafone 546 is set to reach participating Vodacom outlets at the end of July.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A touchscreen version of the Vodafone 546, the Vodafone 543, will also be available at the end of July.&nbsp; The indicative price for the Vodafone ZTE 543 touchscreen phone is R499, well below the R599 price tag which is expected for the Vodafone 546.<\/p>\n<p>The Vodafone 543 is a touchscreen smartphone aimed at younger users and the emerging middle class. The device features a 2.4 inch touchscreen display, 1.3 Megapixel camera, stereo FM radio, MP3\/MP4 player, and MicroSD slot for memory cards.<\/p>\n<p>For those wanting to spend a bit more on a high end mobile phone, Vodacom has recently opened their Apple iPhone 4 pre-ordering form.&nbsp; While Vodacom only says that the new iPhone will be available &ldquo;in the coming months&rdquo;, it is rumoured that Apple&rsquo;s latest phone will hit local shores in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/250426-Vodafone-543-touchscreen-smartphone-expected-to-cost-R500\">Vodafone 546 and Vodafone 543 smartphones<\/a><\/strong> &lt;&lt; Will you buy one?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid 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