I was getting more and more excited as I read this. I mean, a "#smartphone" (kinda) for R200? That could help a lot of people in #Africa... Until I got to the bit about it not supporting Wi-Fi. Erm, ja, no, mobile data is expensive, so much so that lots of people leave it switched off and live from hotspot to hotspot.
A phone that doesn't support Wi-Fi isn't really an option for those people. :/
https://techcentral.co.za/and-now-for-the-r200-4g-smartphone/250179/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica
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