A smartphone for only R400?!

If you’ve wanted a smart phone but bulked at the high price tag, then I have great news for you.  Vodacom intends to launch the Vodafone 546 for only R400.00.  This little device is jam-packed with features and I suspect it will sell like crazy!

Vodafone 546

It looks very similar to the BlackBerry Curve, with an icon based  desktop and menu structure.

Here are some of its cool features:

• A full QWERTY keyboard for easy messaging.
• 2 MP camera with video.
• FM radio
• Micro SD slot for extra storage capacity
• Data connections: GPRS, EDGE and Bluetooth (does not have wi-fi)
• Can do SMS, MMS and Email
• Media playback of most common types (for example mp3)
• Flight mode
• Conference call facilities

At R400 this is a sure winner.  Vodacom intends to bring out another version with a touchscreen, which will retail for around R600- R800.  That too, is far lower than today’s entry level smartphones from R2500.00.

I think that devices like this, at these excellent price points, could really help to get more South Africans online and connected.