For those that didnt know, Africa is one of the most rapidly growing technology markets in the world. So it comes as no surprise that Microsoft and Huawei have announced a new Windows Phone designed just for Africa called the "Huawei 4Afrika," part of a new Microsoft initiative called "4Afrika Initiative."

"Designed specifically as an affordable option for students, small businesses, developers, and first-time smartphone owners, the Huawei 4Afrika with Windows Phone 8 will make its debut later this month in seven countries: Angola, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa," Microsoft stated in an official blog post. The phone is available in four different colors: blue, red, black, or white.

What about specs you ask? It has a 4-inch 480 x 800 display, dual-core 1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor, front and rear-facing cameras, 10mm case, and 4GB of internal storage. "According to Huawei, the phone delivers a whopping 420 hours of standby time (that’s a tad over two straight weeks, folks) thanks to its built-in power-saving technology," Microsoft adds.

This isn't the first Windows Phone to hit Africa, just the first from Huawei. This phone is special because it features custom apps created by African developers for African consumers and has a market-specific store within the larger Windows Phone Store for downloading locally-relevant apps and content. "We believe there has never been a better time to invest in Africa and that access to technology—particularly cloud services and smart devices—can and will serve as a great accelerator for African competitiveness," Microsoft mentioned in a statement.

http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-and-huawei-unveil-windows-phone-africa-called-huawei-4afrika

4llerbuntu: buhahahaha

MS is going for the low end, which they ought to anyway, that high end market is long gone

blackchild09: just checked the phone review its a good phone for beginners and relatively low price so they should sell a lil, but then do they have stuffs they can catch young peeps attention games, instagram etc on.windows os?

4llerbuntu: then again Nokia is the king of the low end but that's not a smart phone low end.

its was dumb phones below 10k and symbian phones for 20-30k and even that range has been eroded by budget droids.

are they going to make sub 10k smart phones? nope

Francheezy: guy b0nE...if t0 say diz kind f0ne f!t get BBM, walai e g0 seLL 4 na!Ja

loswhite: The fone is launched 4 Africa n not only Nigeria .so if Nigerians no buy e no mean say other African countries no go buy o

mdsocks:


who said nokia is the king of low -end..

i hope you havent seen the trail blazing of Techno...

4llerbuntu:


i can only surmise that you have been lving at the north pole in the past 10 years.

Nokia? Palasa Phones? Niokia no get rival for palasa phone bros. take a short survey around u. techno ke? all the techno phones combined no sell reach nokia torchlight

claycares: These ailing companies are looking at Africa because of the fierce competition in the smartphone market and the decline in PC sales.

4llerbuntu: then again Nokia is the king of the low end but that's not a smart phone low end.

its was dumb phones below 10k and symbian phones for 20-30k and even that range has been eroded by budget droids.

are they going to make sub 10k smart phones? nope

blackchild09: just checked the phone review its a good phone for beginners and relatively low price so they should sell a lil, but then do they have stuffs they can catch young peeps attention games, instagram etc on.windows os?