Its Christmas season, a time to show the most of love to those you care for. The timing is directly proportional with the end of the year, and it is a ripe time to hand in gifts to those you appreciate.
Such a time comes with price cuts on some items, and price hikes on others. It is thus wise to spend your money on the items that won’t strain your budget.
Among these are entry level smartphones. Being in a technologically advanced era, a gift box containing a smartphone is worth the wrapper,and the recipient should be lucky enough to open it themselves.
Let’s take a look at some of the devices you can buy your loved one this Christmas.
Airtel’s “My First 4G Smartphone”
The Airtel4G smartphone comes with Android Go 8.1 granting it extra space off the 8GBInternal memory and 1GB RAM. It sports a 2MP front and back 5MP camera, with an average 1800MAh battery – A good purchase for UGX 200,000 and comes with a value back offer to the customer of free 15GB of data worth UGX 90,000 valid for 90 days.
The phone comes with a free 4G SIM card, a one-year warranty and an offer of 200SMS Airtel to Airtel, 200MBs, 30 Minutes Airtel to Airtel calls and 500UGX worth of Airtime on registration. You can get it from any Airtel store or outlet.
Airtel 4G smartphone Specifications
- Camera: 2 MP front, 5 MP rear
- Storage: 8GB ROM, 1GB RAM
- Operating System: Android 8.1
- Network: GSM/HSPA/LTE
- Battery: 1800Mah
- Accessories: 1 battery, 1 USB charger, 1 USB cable (micro5pin) and one headset (3.5mm)
Tecno F1
This is arguably Tecno’s finest entry level smartphone available on the market today.
It comes with a 5.0inch display, 854 pixels by 480 pixels resolution, Android 8.1 (GO Edition) and a 1.3GHz Quad-Core processor running on 512MB of RAM.
An 8GB internal storage, MicroSD slot for up to 32GB, a rear camera of 5MP, front camera of 2MPwith flash, and 2000mAh battery – all at a price of UGX 240,000, with availability in Tecno Mobile outlets.
Tecno F1 Specifications
- Camera: 2MP front, 5MP rear
- Storage: 8GB ROM, 512MB RAM
- Operating System: Android 8.1
- Network: GSM/HSPA/LTE
- Battery: 1800Mah
Itel S13
The device features a 13MP front camera for taking great selfies and is powered by a1.3GHz quad-core processor with a 1GB RAM and has an 8GB internal memory whichis expandable up to 32GB via the SD card slot.
It features a 5.5”IPS display with a 480*960 resolution, powered by a MediaTek MT6580 quad-core-processor which is clocked at a 1.3GHz speed. It is run on 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory which is expandable up to 32GB via the SD card slot. Itel S13 features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth and WIFI among many other sensors.Its battery is pretty average coming at a non-removable 2400mAh Li-ion. You can get it at UGX 290,000 via Jumia and Itel outlets.
Itel S13 Specifications
- SIM: Dual Micro-SIM
- OS: Android™ 8.1.0(32 bit Go Edition)
- Network: GSM,WCDMA, GPRS, EDGE
- Memory: 8GB ROM,1GB RAM, microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
- Camera: 5 MP (2560x 1920) + 5MP (2560 x 1920) dual rear cameras, auto-focus, dual-LED flash, 13MP(2560 x 1920) front Camera with LED flash
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Fingerprint
- Battery: Removable Li-Ion 2400 mAh battery
MTN’s Fero Christmas phone
MTN Uganda partnered with Fero mobile to offer the Fero A4001 Plus smartphone at UGX 119,000 for the Christmas period only. Though not 4G powered, it comes with 2GB data valid for 30 days. Dial *160*8# to activate the data bundle. You can get it at any MTN Uganda outlet.
MTN’s Fero Christmas phone specifications
- Network: 2G / 3G
- Operating System:Android 6.0, Marshmallow.
- Processor / GPU:1.3 GHz Quad Core Cortex A53 / Mali.
- Display /Resolution: 5.0 Inches / 854 x 480 pixel.
- RAM: 512 MB.
- Internal /External Memory: 8 GB / Expandable by up to 32 GB.
- Camera: Back /Rear (2 MP), Front (VGA)
Itel A32F
Just another of Itel’s entry level devices, the A32F features a fingerprint scanner, and debuted as the brand’s first to do so. You can get it for UGX 290,000 from Itel outlets and get to experience some amazing specifications in a low budget smartphone.
Itel A32F Specifications
- SIM: Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
- OS: Android 8.1, Oreo (Go Edition)
- Network: GSM, WCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA, 2G/3G
- Display: 5.0″ / 854 x 480 pixel
- CPU: 1.3 GHz Quad Core Cortex A53
- Memory: 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM, Memory card Expandable by up to32 GB
- Camera: 5.0 MP AF rear camera, 2.0 MP front Camera
- Sensors: Fingerprint, Accelerometer, Proximity, Light,Compass
- Battery: 2050 mAh Li-Ion
