Huawei launches Mate 8 in SA – what’s the damage?

It may be a few months late to the party, but Huawei finally released the Mate 8 smartphone in South Africa.

The phone, which was first released in China in November before seeing a global launch earlier this year, has a R12 999 prepaid price.

The phone also has a starting price of R579 per month on Vodacom contract, while other networks have the device for R599 a month, Huawei explained.