Surprise with 3 ways to charge your phone in Africa, where electricity is both rare and expensive

For poor Africans, where the economy is so backward, a full meal is a luxury, not to mention modern things like smartphones and tablets. Here, the popular phone model is the feature phone, the feature phones only have calling functions. Having a phone is difficult, but charging is also a problem because the electricity price in these areas is very high, even in many places there is no electricity. So, how do everyday poor Africans charge their phones?

Mobile charging station

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A mobile charging station, a vehicle with a power source that can travel anywhere, even remote areas without power lines, is the choice of most Africans. They will bring the phone to these mobile charging stations and charge and pay by the hour.

Use multiple sockets to charge

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Electricity connections in Africa are very few, these places have to connect to a lot of sockets because the needs of people are great. Taking advantage of this need, many people have conducted businesses to make a profit.

Charge by solar battery

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Solar charging is the most popular form of charging in Africa. But solar panels are very expensive, so only those who can afford to buy solar panels to charge phones and computers. Even these people also take advantage of those solar panels to make a profit.

1. Visiting the net shop in Africa, opening the web took 5 minutes, the expensive price was 419,000 VND / hour