On Monday 22nd October, Airtel Uganda unveiled their first 4G Smartphone in the Pearl of Africa. The new smartphone costs only Ugx200, 000 and comes with value back data of upto 15GB free worth Ugx90, 000 which goes for 90 days. This means that subscribers will enjoy 5GB per month for the next 3 months after purchase of the phone.
Additionally, the phone comes with a free 4G Simcard, 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.
Commenting about the new phone, Airtel Uganda Chief Commercial Officer Mr. Amit Kapur expressed excitement at the opportunities that an affordable smartphone will bring to subscribers.
“As a brand with a promise to improve lives, we believe that with an affordable smartphone we shall improve Ugandans’ lives through education, e-commerce, financial inclusion and the full offerings of Airtel Uganda’s reliable network,” he added.
“Airtel has the largest 4G network in Uganda with high speeds and most importantly at affordable rates. My First 4G Smartphone offers a complete package to include a 4G phone, data, quality network and Sim Card to the convenience of the user.”
The Airtel 4G phone runs on Android 8.1 operating system and will give subscribers the freedom to use any other network SIM card in addition to the mandatory Airtel SIM Card. With an 8GB ROM and 1GB RAM, the phone, which has a front 2MP and back 5MP camera also, comes with a flash light and WIFI capabilities.
