{"id":26058,"date":"2019-10-14T16:39:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T14:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/?p=26058"},"modified":"2019-10-14T16:41:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T14:41:11","slug":"buying-guide-best-cellphones-under-r5999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/buying-guide-best-cellphones-under-r5999\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Guide: Best Cellphones Under R5,999"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a mid-tier phone that will deliver flagship feature without the top-end bells and whistles, there are some great options that&#8217;ll deliver the quality needed without breaking the bank. We&#8217;ve rounded up some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/campaigns\/view-campaign\/4\/cellphone-specials-under-r5-999?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best devices for under R5,999<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Huawei P20 Lite<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26065 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Huawei-P20-lite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Huawei-P20-lite.jpg 800w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Huawei-P20-lite-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Huawei-P20-lite-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Huawei-P20-lite-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 63.6752%;\">Huawei&#8217;s Lite version of last year&#8217;s P20 (widely considered the best smartphone of 2018) is a fantastic option for those looking for a solid Android device but with a camera that could easily be mistaken for something on a R10,000-plus smartphone.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.3248%;\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=Huawei%20P20%20lite&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from R3,899<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Available from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/141051333\/Huawei+P20+Lite+64GB+Dual+Sim+in+Black?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takealot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/141051333\/Huawei+P20+Lite+64GB+Dual+Sim+in+Black?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excelltronics<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=Huawei%20P20%20lite&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"226\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Nokia 7.1<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26067 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Nokia-7.1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Nokia-7.1.jpg 1017w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Nokia-7.1-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Nokia-7.1-297x300.jpg 297w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Nokia-7.1-768x775.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Nokia-7.1-1015x1024.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 64.1026%;\">While often overlooked, Nokia has had an amazing resurgence with their smartphone devices since embracing the Android eco-system. Their 7.1 model is a strong contender for a sub-R6,000 device which delivers a 5.84-inch display., 3GBs of RAM and 32GB internal storage \u2013 more than enough for the average user.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35.8974%;\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=nokia%207.1&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from R3,999<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Available from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/146643829\/Nokia+7.1+Smartphone?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takealot<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=nokia%207.1&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"226\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>iPhone SE 32GB<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iPhone-SE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iPhone-SE.jpg 1000w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iPhone-SE-279x300.jpg 279w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iPhone-SE-768x826.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/iPhone-SE-953x1024.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 65.3846%;\">Apple\u2019s ecosystem of products carries a certain appeal because of their simplicity and the OS\u2019 slower rate of deterioration, but the price tag attached to their current flagship is a huge deterrent. Luckily, the iPhone SE is a great budget option; it has the design and body of the iPhone 5 (which will be great for fans of smaller smartphone dimensions) but has the internals of the 6S, making it quite a powerful phone for its size that can still keep up with basically whatever tasks you can throw at it.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 34.6154%;\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=iPhone%20SE%2032GB&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from R5,499<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Available from:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=iPhone%20SE%2032GB&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takealot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=iPhone%20SE%2032GB&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BidorBuy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=iPhone%20SE%2032GB&amp;utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png\" alt=\"view offers\" width=\"226\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers.png 550w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-300x57.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buttons_ViewOffers-536x105.png 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/campaigns\/view-campaign\/4\/cellphone-specials-under-r5-999?utm_source=blog.pricecheck.co.za&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog_Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999&amp;utm_content=Buying_Guide_Best_Cellphones_Under_R5999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compare and search for more smartphones under R5,999<\/a> on PriceCheck!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the best smartphone options for under R5,999!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5296,2850],"tags":[166,1385,5408,4962,378,430,452,5409,595,676,1527],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Huawei-P20-Lite.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26058"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26058"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26072,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26058\/revisions\/26072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}