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Will My Phone Work in South Africa? 4G and 5G bands in South Africa

Check the compatibility of frequencies, bands and network coverage of your smartphone with the operators of South Africa

Frequencies supported in South Africa

Country: South Africa All Frequencies of South Africa

Technology Bands
Bands 5G n78 (3500)
Bands 4G B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300)
Bands 3G B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Bands 2G B3 (1800), B8 (900)
See 5G compatible phones from South Africa See 4G compatible phones from South Africa

If you have ever wondered if the mobile you are thinking of buying will work in South Africa, this is the right site to answer your question. You can also find out if your mobile phone is compatible with the frequency bands that are used in South Africa, or with the mobile phone operator you are going to use in South Africa.

Kimovil Frequency Checker can help you solve these questions by simply indicating which is the phone you want to consult. We'll show you the compatibility of all the versions of that mobile phone with the 2G, 3G and 4G networks of South Africa. You can also check the compatibility with each of the mobile phone operators in South Africa, so that you can know if it will work with one or another telephony operator.

Take account that in order to have a perfect coverage, the ideal is for your smartphone to have of all the networks that are used in South Africa, although if your smartphone lacks any of the frequency bands used, it does not mean that it does not work on that network, but coverage could be limited to certain areas.

Operators coverage in South Africa

Cell C

Technology Bands
Bands 4G B1 (2100)
Bands 3G B1 (2100), B8 (900)
Bands 2G B3 (1800), B8 (900)
See 4G compatible phones from Cell C

MTN Group

Technology Bands
Bands 5G n78 (3500)
Bands 4G B3 (1800)
Bands 3G B1 (2100)
Bands 2G B3 (1800), B8 (900)
See 5G compatible phones from MTN Group See 4G compatible phones from MTN Group

Telkom

Technology Bands
Bands 4G B40 (TDD 2300)
Bands 3G B5 (850)
Bands 2G B3 (1800)
See 4G compatible phones from Telkom

Vodacom

Technology Bands
Bands 5G n78 (3500)
Bands 4G B3 (1800)
Bands 3G B1 (2100)
Bands 2G B3 (1800), B8 (900)
See 5G compatible phones from Vodacom See 4G compatible phones from Vodacom

Rain

Technology Bands
Bands 5G n78 (3500)
Bands 4G B3 (1800), B38 (TDD 2600)
See 5G compatible phones from Rain See 4G compatible phones from Rain

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