The source adds the following information: "Mobile phone (any) includes users who access via a smartphone or a feature phone" and "Laptop or desktop (any) includes users who access via their own computer or a computer provided by their employers".
As of January 2024, most South Africans accessed the internet using a mobile phone: a share of **** percent of internet users connected via this device. Most users adopted smartphones, while only *** percent were connected using feature phones. Furthermore, roughly ** percent used a laptop or a desktop computer to connect to the internet. Personal laptops/desktops were preferred over the ones provided by an employer. Alternatively, only **** percent accessed the internet using smart home devices.
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