3 Brand-New Smartphones in South Africa You Need to Know About

Knowing what smartphones are available in the South African market can be tricky. From local to international brands, there’s a lot to choose from. If you’re shopping for a new device, we’ve wrapped up some of the latest releases from key brands to help you find the perfect solution for your needs.

Honor X7e

Honor has been doing some great things with its X series, bringing affordable devices to the South African market without skimping on too many features. The Honor X7e is the newest in the line and features a 6.61-inch display (1604×720), 120Hz refresh rate, 6GBs of RAM, 128GBs of storage, a 50MP main camera and a 5MP front-facing shooter, but the highlight is a sizable 7500mAh battery with 45W wired supercharge to keep you going all day.

The Honor X7e is priced at R5,999 and available in a midnight orange or black colourway.

Oppo Reno 16 F

If the quality of the camera is your main focus when phone-shopping, Oppo’s Reno 16 F should be on your radar. It features a 50MP ultra-clear main camera, 50MP 3.5x telephoto portrait camera (3.5× optical zoom) and an 8MP ultra-wide camera, along with a 50MP ultra-wide selfie camera.

Priced at R16,999, it also packs a 6.57-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 8GBs of RAM, 256GBs of storage, and is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300-Energy chipset a 7,000mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Samsung’s Galaxy F series has become pretty popular in South Africa thanks to it coming in at a bit of a better price-point than its A series. Coming in as the closest thing you’ll get to the top-of-the-range models, it features an Exynos 2500 chipset, 8GBs of RAM, a 6.7-inch AMOLED 2X display, and a triple camera set-up comprising of a 50MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, and 8MP telephoto (3x optical zoom). It also houses a 12MP front-facing camera too.

It does include a bit of a smaller battery than other options on this list (4,900mAh), and comes in at R15,499 for the 128GB model, while the 256GB edition is R17,999.