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Vodacom S Africa launches low-cost tablet
2014-10-15 17:13:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Vodacom has announced the launch of the first 3G tablet designed specifically for the South African market, IT News Africa reported. Called the Vodacom Smart Tab 3G, the 7 inch tablet runs the latest Android 4.4 KitKat operating system and is available on contract for ZAR 59 per month, an amount which includes 1GB of data each month. The Smart Tab 3G, which weighs 275g, features a 7 inch 960x540 TFT capacitive touch screen display, a 2 megapixel rear-facing camera for pictures and video, a 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video calls and selfies, 4GB of memory expandable to 32GB via micro-SD card, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zulu language support. In addition to the ZAR 59 per month 24 month contract, the Smart Tab 3G is also available on a prepaid basis for ZAR 999. The prepaid device comes with 100 MB of data each month for the first three months. The Smart Tab 3G is the second Vodacom branded device to be launched in South Africa. In August Vodacom launched the entry level smartphone called the Vodacom Smart Kicka. In the first two months since launch almost a quarter of a million of these devices were sold. Vodacom plans to introduce another own-branded device before the end of the year.
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