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Hisense takes on SA’s smartphone market

Johannesburg - Chinese electronics maker Hisense has launched a mid-range smartphone and tablet range in South Africa as local competition in the market heats up.

Hisense - which is better known for its television sets and household appliances - has unveiled its metal Infinity H6 smartphone and its 6.35mm thin Sero 8 Pro tablets.

Both devices sport Google’s Android 4.4 operating system.

Specifications of the Infinity H6 include a 5 inch screen, Dolby Digital Sound, a Snapdragon quad-core 1.2 GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM and dual-SIM functionality.

The Infinity H6 also retails at a suggested price of R3 499.


The Hisense Infinity H6. (Hisense)

Meanwhile, the Sero 8 Pro tablet supports 4K video decoding and display, a Quad Core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB Memory and Wi-Fi capabilities.

Hisense has said that this device will be available in SA in March in grey, gold, red and silver at a suggested retail price of R2 999 at selected retailers.

“We’re pleased to offer products boasting the same technology as our competitors, yet at a more affordable price,” said Hisense General Manager, Youbo Li.


The Hisense Sero 8 Pro tablet. (Hisense)

Growing competition

Choice in South Africa’s smartphone market is growing amid a flurry of low cost devices being launched in the country this year.

On Thursday, Vodacom announced that it plans to start selling its Android powered Smart 4 Turbo LTE smartphone at a price of R1 499 in SA.

And on Wednesday, Microsoft launched its Lumia 535 in South Africa - a dual-SIM Windows Phone device that costs R1 699 on prepaid and R149 per month on contract.

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