Love or hate design; Mixed camera performance; A tad pricey

At R4 499, the Hisense C30 Rock is bit on the expensive side when it comes to the types of devices that this Chinese company routinely serves up. Add to the fact that the similarly specced Hisense Elegance is less expensive and offers a better all-round experience, as well as the rugged Infinity KO being not too dissimilar to the C30 Rock, and the case for this smartphone is harder to make.