Mobicel Launches Affordable 4G/LTE Smartphone

Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 28-05-2019

South African smartphone brand Mobicel has launched an affordable LTE-enabled smartphone the successor to the popular Trendy device.

The Trendy 2 is one of the first smartphones in a minimum price range to run on Android PGo, the Go edition of the latest version of the Android operating system.

Features of the Trendy 2 includes a 5.45-inch display, 2 megapixel front camera, 5 megapixel rear camera and 8GB of onboard memory.

The integrated 4G/LTE capability allows entry-level users to enjoy a better experience when using bandwidth-intensive applications such as video and music streaming.

The Trendy 2 retails for R899 and is available online at Mobicel.co.za and all major retail stores around the country.

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