Financial insights for South Africa
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The Same iPhone, Up to R8 280 Apart: Four iPhones Compared Across South Africa's Networks
We compared the iPhone 16e, 15, 16 and 17 on contract. The gap between networks runs from R360 on the iPhone 15 to R8 280 on the 512GB iPhone 17, and the network that's cheapest changes with the model.
No Network Is Cheapest for Every Phone: Three Popular Android Phones, Four Networks
We compared the Galaxy A57, Galaxy A37 and OPPO A6 on Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom. The cheapest network changes with the phone, and the gap on one phone is R2 880 over 36 months.
iPhone 18 Pro on Contract: R1 119 to R1 299 a Month, and a R6 480 Gap Over Three Years
We compared the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max on Vodacom, MTN and Telkom. Over 36 months the cheapest 256GB Pro costs R40 284 at Telkom and R46 764 at Vodacom. Cell C doesn't list it yet.
SIM-Only Plans: Why 20GB Costs R99 on One Network and R519 on Another
We re-checked 42 SIM-only plans from Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom on 21 September. Three things set the price of the same 20GB, and the cheapest data per gigabyte always comes with a 24-month contract.
The Cheapest Monthly Phone Contract Is Rarely the Cheapest Contract
We checked 2 125 live handset deals and 46 SIM-only plans from Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom Mobile. In 932 of 935 like-for-like cases, the lower monthly price came attached to the higher total bill.