Mobile Phones

Tecno topples Samsung as top smartphone brand in Africa – report

Chinese phone maker Tecno overtook Samsung as Africa’s most popular smartphone brand in 2020. This was the finding of a report published by industry…

ZTE brings sub-R1000 Blade L210 smartphone to South Africa

As part of its re-entry into the South African market, ZTE has launched the Blade L210 smartphone — the second of its sub-R1000 phones…

Nokia 5.4 launches in SA – Here’s how much it costs

HMD Global has brought a new addition to its 5 Series, the affordable Nokia 5.4 smartphone, to South Africa. The company announced the phone’s…

6 new Nokia smartphones announced across different price ranges

HMD Global has announced six new Nokia phones and three distinct lines of smartphones across different price ranges. The announcement took place at HMD’s…

LG closing smartphone business: What does this mean for SA consumers?

LG Electronics has announced that it will close its mobile business unit, meaning that the company is pulling out of the smartphone market. This…

Telkom announces contract prices for Samsung Galaxy A smartphones

Telkom has revealed its contract prices for Samsung’s latest range of Galaxy A series smartphones. The phones include the recently launched Galaxy A32, A52,…

You can now buy phones, tech from Ackermans online

Ackermans has officially made tech products such as smartphones and tablets available to purchase online with the launch of the Ackermans Connect online store….

Samsung Access turns the smartphone into a subscription service

Samsung announced a new smartphone-as-a-service subscription plan as an alternative way to get its devices into users’ hands. Dubbed Samsung Access, the month-to-month service…

Redmi Note 9S: Xiaomi reveals SA launch date and pricing

For those hoping to see more Xiaomi devices land in South Africa, here’s some good news. The company has announced that the Redmi Note…

Huawei P40 and P40 Pro: official SA pricing and availability details

Huawei on Friday finally spilled the beans on the P40 series’ pricing, giving us an official date or release too. The P40 Pro will…

Android 10 updates are coming to the Huawei P20 Pro and Mate 10

Still running a Huawei P20 Pro or Mate 10 and wondering when you’re getting that Android 10 update? According to XDA-Developers, you won’t have…

Vivo to bring new Y series phones to SA in July, 5G device before year-end

Chinese phone maker Vivo landed in South Africa at the bottom end of 2019 with two fairly average and underwhelming mid-range devices. It’s now…

This is Samsung’s ‘Tactical Edition’ of the Galaxy S20

Okay. Folding phones are cool, but what ever happened to rugged devices? There are a few manufacturers keeping the dream alive for us butterfingered…

Huawei P40 5G and P40 Pro 5G: SA pricing info revealed

While Huawei may not have announced an official retail price or South African date of arrival for its P40 series, local retailer Cellucity has…

Samsung Galaxy A31 (and its big battery) now available in South Africa

Staying true to its roadmap, Samsung announced the arrival of the Galaxy A31 in South Africa. First announced in February along with five other…

Huawei P40 Lite 5G launches with 64MP main camera, 5G (duh)

Not content with how many P40 devices there are? Huawei’s set to add a fourth with the announcement of the P40 Lite 5G. In…

Samsung Galaxy A Quantum has a cool name for a totally ‘random’ reason

Samsung’s new smartphone has Quantum in its name, but it’s not thanks to a Fallout or Ant-Man collab. Instead, the Samsung Galaxy A Quantum…

Play the easiest game of spot the difference with Huawei’s P30 Pro ‘New Edition’

This is becoming a bit of a meme now. Huawei is set to “launch” yet another of its pre-Google ban devices, only this time,…

LG V60 ThinQ 5G is coming to South Africa: here’s how much it costs

The dual-screen, 5G, monster-mashing LG V60 ThinQ is coming to South Africa, the company confirmed on Friday. Announced in the backend of February, the…

iPhone SE 2020 will cost R9999 in South Africa

You can now preorder the iPhone SE 2020, the iStore announced on Friday. The phone, which was announced by Apple earlier this month, is…

LG K61 mid-range smartphone launches in South Africa for R6299

Although the LG Velvet announcement is now just a few days away, the company is today introducing a new mid-range phone to South Africa….

Huawei P40 Lite price is official, here’s how much you’ll pay in SA

Last month, we reported the retail price of the Huawei P40 Lite from Cellucity, but it seems you might need to fork out a…

Nokia C2 arrives in South Africa: here’s how much the budget phone will cost

HMD Global’s Nokia is launching a new cheapie smartphone in South Africa this week. Dubbed the Nokia C2, it features a 5.7-inch display with…

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