Chinese flagship smartphone battle in South Africa - Xiaomi vs Oppo vs Honor vs Huawei

[Jan]

Xiaomi vs Oppo vs Honor — the fight for Huawei's spot in South Africa

Chinese manufacturers Honor, Oppo, and Xiaomi have started battling it out to fill a Huawei-sized hole in the flagship smartphone market in South Africa.

The three companies officially launched some of their high-end smartphone models locally — including the Honor Magic4 Pro, Oppo Reno 8 Pro, and Xiaomi 12 — in 2022.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

now all we need are Google and Oneplus to represent themselves locally

 

[poffle]

China phones are great. Vivo x80 pro ftw!

 

[krieg]

China phones are great. Vivo x80 pro ftw!

Vivo is great, going on three years now with my 1906.

 

[Unreal]

But how long do these phones retain their value? I saw a less than a year old Samsung S22 Ultra on sale for R12,500.
That’s like half its value In less than a year.
I can’t imagine the price erosion on the other not so we’ll know Chinese brands

 

[Sapphiron]

Look at that list of high-end models, it's embarrassing how overpriced the Honor, Huawei and Oppo is.

Xiaomi and Vivo are far more compelling price points at the higher end.

 

[backstreetboy]

But how long do these phones retain their value? I saw a less than a year old Samsung S22 Ultra on sale for R12,500.
That’s like half its value In less than a year.
I can’t imagine the price erosion on the other not so we’ll know Chinese brands

It's a scam.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

But how long do these phones retain their value? I saw a less than a year old Samsung S22 Ultra on sale for R12,500.
That’s like half its value In less than a year.
I can’t imagine the price erosion on the other not so we’ll know Chinese brands

Most electronics lose their value, possibly with the exception of high end speakers. These aren't things you buy with the expectation of getting a decent return later...

 

[Slckrck]

Look at that list of high-end models, it's embarrassing how overpriced the Honor, Huawei and Oppo is.

Xiaomi and Vivo are far more compelling price points at the higher end.

Even Vivo is overpriced, their two new V series phones are priced at more than 65% higher than in Europe....these brands think we don't know how to Google

 

[FiestaST]

Now do one for the (other) Chinese threesome for car okes. Haval vs Chery vs Proton aka Geely.

 

[Slckrck]

Most electronics lose their value, possibly with the exception of high end speakers. These aren't things you buy with the expectation of getting a decent return later...

iPhones retains their value pretty well, so it's a better investment than a car....that being said Android does suffer from too many models on the market, too many choices, saturated market means prices drop significantly after 3 months unless artificially inflated like in SA

 

[FiestaST]

iPhones retains their value pretty well, so it's a better investment than a car....that being said Android does suffer from too many models on the market, too many choices, saturated market means prices drop significantly after 3 months unless artificially inflated like in SA

100%, very easy to prove this point.
I would personally just amend your 3 months to 6 months (for flagships).

 

[kota]

iPhones retains their value pretty well, so it's a better investment than a car....that being said Android does suffer from too many models on the market, too many choices, saturated market means prices drop significantly after 3 months unless artificially inflated like in SA

Good point, I suppose if you want a flagship phone and change it when a new one comes out, Apple makes good sense, but if you don't require flagships and plans to use the phone for a few years, then androids probably offer more bang for your buck.

 

[Herr_Koos]

Still ticked off about this. I owned several Huawei phones and loved them all. Sadly, access to the Google ecosystem won out in the end.

 

[Dolby]

with the exception of high end speakers

The resale on those is terrible .

Great for people like me, though

 

[Gudnews]

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[sdrawk]

Huawei P40 Lite FTW. Even without Google it kicks ass.