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Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 27-09-2017<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n First National Bank (FNB) has launched the next generation of its smartphones branded under the FNB name.\u00a0<\/p>\n The ConeXis A2 and the flagship ConeXis X2 was unveiled on Wednesday in Fairlands in Johannesburg.\u00a0<\/p>\n The ConeXis X2 has a metallic finish, 5-inch HD IPS display with 32GB storage capacity and 3GB of ram. It has a multifunctional fingerprint sensor and enhanced dual rear camera, one is 13 megapixels, the other 2MP \u2014 and a 5MP front-facing camera.\u00a0<\/p>\n ConeXis X2 runs Android Nougat and supports Tap & Pay functionality using Near Field Communication (NFC) and has a pre-installed FNB widget that allows instant message viewing, viewing of Connect subscription usage balances and access to perform a quick recharge should the need arise.\u00a0<\/p>\n To get an X2, customer must have at least R1 500 in an FNB savings account and will pay R199 per month for 24 months. The contract comes with a monthly 25 minutes of calls and 100MB of data on FNB Connect network that piggybacks on Cell C\u2019s infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n Customer on different eBucks levels get between 10% and 100% off the price.<\/p>\n The lower spec\u2019d A2 also has a metallic finish with a 4.5 inch display, 8GB memory and 1GB of ram. It is powered by an improved 2000 mAh battery and a quad core processor.\u00a0<\/p>\n To get the A2, customer must have R500 in their savings account R69 per month for 24 and comes with a monthly 15 minutes of voice and 50MB of data and eBucks level discounts also apply.\u00a0<\/p>\n In addition, the bank announced its new data and voice packages which includes the FNB Connect Ultimate Voice package and a Double Your Data promotion deal on once off data bundles.\u00a0<\/p>\n FNB\u2019s Shadrack Palmer says it\u2019s been a year since it became the first bank in Africa to launch its own branded smartphones.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are incredibly excited by our digital journey and ongoing commitment to empower our customers with tools to fully embrace an end to end digital experience.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Both phones are SIM-locked to the FNB Connect network, and will be on sale from 2 October at all FNB branches.\u00a0<\/p>\n FNB says once customers have paid off the devices, it will provide an unlock code so they can be used on any network.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n