Mi-Fone launches low cost Android phone to African markets

Mi-Fone is perhaps not as well known in South Africa as it is in other parts of the continent, but the company has today announced its new Android smartphone range. The Mi-Fone 3 will retail for just US$35, which will make it Africa’s “lowest priced Android smartphone,” according to the company.

The device, available in Kenya, Angola, Rwanda and Nigeria among other African nations, features dual SIM support, and a 3.5-inch screen. Two feature phones also join the lineup, as well as an additional four smartphones running Android variants.

“The range includes features phones and Smartphones and are designed to put quality devices in the hands of African consumers,” Mi-Fone founder Alpesh Patel explains in the press release.

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“We are the FIRST and true Pan African brand and the mi-Fone commitment has always been to deliver ‘aspiration within reach’ to our people in Africa,” Patel continued.

“Our message keeps getting stronger in the marketplace and folks are loving our quality offerings. We knew about the African potential 10 years ago but only now do we start seeing foreign brands trying to enter into the continent. For our competitors it may be a money making exercise but for us its about creating real value in the every day lives of the African consumer by giving them access to a world of possibilities via a quality affordable tool such as mi-Fone.”

The phones will be available in South Africa “very shortly” while other African markets can get their hands on the devices via Mi-Fone’s official website.