South Africa’s mobile operators have revealed pre-order contract prices for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+.
The devices are set to launch on 16 March, and orders before 31 March will receive a R500 Samsung accessory voucher and six months of free Samsung Mobile Care cover.
Different operators have also included other extras to sweeten their deals.
Telkom has added voice minutes and 60GB of data valid for 3 months to its FreeMe 1GB plan, for example.
Pricing
The cash and contract deals on offer at the time of writing are shown below.
Not shown in the tables is that Telkom’s FreeMe plans include free calls to any Telkom number, 10GB free Wi-Fi hotspot data, and free data for instant messaging.
Certain FreeMe packages also receive Telkom’s LIT value-added services.
Cash prices
Cash Prices | ||
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Seller | Galaxy S9 | Galaxy S9+ |
Cell C | R16,499 | R18,999 |
MTN | R17,279 | R20,389 |
Dion Wired, Technomobi | R15,499 | R17,999 |
Contract prices – S9
S9 Contract Prices | |||||
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Deal | Price | Data | Minutes | SMS | Extras |
Telkom FreeMe 1GB | R649 | 1GB | 100 | 50 per day | 60GB once-off for 3 months |
Telkom FreeMe 2GB | R699 | 2GB | 3,000 Telkom | 50 per day | |
MTN Made for Me M | R699 | 1GB | 150 | 100 | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
Vodacom Smart S | R699 | 1GB | 75 | 200 | |
Telkom FreeMe 5GB | R849 | 5GB | 3,000 Telkom | 50 per day | |
Telkom FreeMe 10GB | R949 | 10GB | 3,000 Telkom | 50 per day | |
Telkom FreeMe 20GB | R1,199 | 20GB | 1,500 | 50 per day | |
Telkom FreeMe Unlimited | R1,599 | 25GB FUP | 3,000 | 50 per day | |
MTN Made for Me L | R869 | 2GB | 200 | 100 | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
MTN Sky Lite 3GB | R1,499 | 3GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
MTN Sky Lite 5GB | R1,599 | 5GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
MTN Sky Lite 10GB | R1,849 | 10GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
MTN Sky Supreme | R2,599 | 25GB FUP | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
Cell C Pinnacle 250 | R849 | 250MB | 250 | 250 | 1GB x 12 months |
Cell C Pinnacle 600 | R999 | 1GB | 600 | 600 | 2GB x 12 months |
Cell C Pinnacle Unlimited | R1,399 | 10GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free Black smart box |
Contract prices – S9+
S9+ Contract Prices | |||||
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Deal | Price | Data | Minutes | SMS | Extras |
Telkom FreeMe 1GB | R749 | 1GB | 100 | 50 per day | 60GB once-off valid for 3 months |
Telkom FreeMe 2GB | R799 | 2GB | 3,000 Telkom | 50 per day | |
MTN Made for Me M | R799 | 1GB | 150 | 100 | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
Vodacom Smart S | R799 | 1GB | 75 | 200 | |
Telkom FreeMe 5GB | R949 | 5GB | 3,000 Telkom | 50 per day | |
Telkom FreeMe 10GB | R1,049 | 10GB | 3,000 Telkom | 50 per day | |
Telkom FreeMe 20GB | R1,299 | 20GB | 1,500 | 50 per day | |
Telkom FreeMe Unlimited | R1,699 | 25GB FUP | 3,000 | 50 per day | |
MTN Made for Me L | R969 | 2GB | 200 | 100 | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
MTN Sky Lite 3GB | R1,599 | 3GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
MTN Sky Lite 5GB | R1,699 | 5GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
MTN Sky Lite 10GB | R1,949 | 10GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
MTN Sky Supreme | R2,699 | 25GB FUP | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30GB once-off for 30 days |
Cell C Pinnacle 250 | R949 | 250MB | 250 | 250 | 1GB x 12 months |
Cell C Pinnacle 600 | R1,099 | 1GB | 600 | 600 | 2GB x 12 months |
Cell C Pinnacle Unlimited | R1,499 | 10GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free Black smart box |