Smartphones are the in thing right now and should be as they enable us to be completely mobile with our lives with their built in apps and on-the-move friendly features and abilities; although their prices tend to quarrel with our wallets because they are just so costly… but, with a bit of searching we have compiled a list of 10 good smartphones that are R1000 and less with their specifications; starting from R1000 down to the cheapest.

 

10. Dixon  Android Smartphone W360- R 999.90

3.5″ Wide,

Capacitive Touch Screen,

Internal Storage 512MB + 4GB,

320×480(HVGA) Resolution,

2.0MP Camera With LED Flash,

3G Network, Edge, GPRS, WAP, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, G-Sensor,

Supports Dual Sim Cards,

Dual Standby,

Built In Lithium Rechargeable Battery(1100mAh)

 

9. Samsung Galaxy Fame Lite- R999.90

Android (4.1)

Dimensions:4.46 x 2.43 x 0.47 inches (113.2 x 61.6 x 11.9 mm)

Physical size: 3.5 inches

Resolution: 320 x 480 pixels

Pixel density: 165 ppi

Touchscreen: Multi-touch

Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Camera: 3 megapixels

Processor: Single core, 850 MHz

Graphics processor

Built-in storage:4 GB

Storage expansion: microSD

YouTube player

Built-in online services support: YouTube (upload), Picasa/Google+

HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, EDGE, GPRS

Multiple SIM cards: 2 slots

Sensors: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

 

8. Nokia Asha 503- R979.90

Display size: 3 -inch
Display features: Brightness control, Corning® Gorilla® Glass, Nokia Glance screen, Screen double tap
Camera: 5Mp, LED flash
Storage: 174.2MB with 4GB microSD as standard (Max 32GB)
SIM card type: Micro SIM
Charging connectors: Micro-USB
Battery capacity: 1200 mAh
Size: 102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7
Weight: 110.2g

 

7. AG Chrome Plus- R949.00

Dual sim

5MP Camera

2MP Front camera

MP3/MP4 Player

 

6. Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus- R 899.00

Whatsapp Facebook Twitter & Email

2MP Camera + Google Maps

Android 4.0 ICS OS with free Games

3G Smartphone with Bluetooth + WiFi

 

5. Vodafone Smart Mini- R799.99 

Headline specs: a 3.5-inch display, with a resolution of 480 x 320,

1GHz processor

microSD card slot

4GB of internal storage

There’s also a 2-megapixel camera

Runs Android 4.1.

 

4. Samsung Galaxy Star- R599.99

Android (4.1) TouchWiz UI

Dimensions: 4.14 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches (105.2 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm)

Physical size: 3.0 inches

Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels

Pixel density: 133 ppi

Touchscreen: Multi-touch

Camera: 2 megapixels

Features: Geo tagging

Processor: Single core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A5

Graphics processor:

System memory: 512 MB RAM

Built-in storage: 4 GB

Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

Radio: FM, Recording option

YouTube player

Built-in online services support: YouTube (upload), Picasa/Google+

GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

Data: EDGE, GPRS

 

3. Huawei Ascend Y220 Black- R590.90

VGA Camera

Memory card slot

FM Radio

MP3/MP4 Player

Organiser

 

2. Alcatel one touch Pixi 4007 –R549.00

Android (2.3)

Dimensions: 4.53 x 2.45 x 0.48 inches (115 x 62.3 x 12.2 mm)

Weight: 4.16 oz (118 g)

Physical size: 3.5 inches

Resolution: 480 x 320 pixels

Pixel density: 165 ppi

Touchscreen: Multi-touch

Features: Proximity sensor

Camera: 2 megapixels

Processor: 1000 MHz

Graphics processor

System memory: 256 MB RAM

Built-in storage: 0.512 GB

Maximum User Storage: 0.100 GB

Storage expansion: microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

 

1. MTN’s Steppa smartphone- R 500.00

Price: R499

Display: 3.5-inch 320X480 resolution

Operating System: Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread

Processor: 1GHz single core Qualcomm Snapdragon

Memory: 512MB

Storage: 1GB expandable by up to 32GB microSD

Camera: 2 megapixel rear

Networking: 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0

Other: FM Radio, GPS