We will dominate the entire South African smartphone market - Huawei

[Jamie McKane]

We will dominate the entire South African smartphone market - Huawei

Huawei recently announced a refreshed version of its P Smart for 2019, following the success of the previous model in South Africa.

Speaking at a media event in Johannesburg, Huawei South Africa CTO Akhram Mohamed said the P Smart aims to fill a gap in the market which has opened up due to the increasing price of smartphones.

 

[lotus123]

Considering what's been happening to Huawei in world markets recently, SA is going to be a vital market. But not enough.

 

[ToxicBunny]

No real surprise...

They make good quality products in that segment

 

[Sinbad]

No real surprise...

They make good quality products in that segment

Even their entry level stuff. New Y series phones coming with face unlock, dual sim and decent internal memory from what I've heard

 

[Suspect99]

Xiaomi could really give them some competiton here. If they ever get a real presence

 

[ToxicBunny]

Xiaomi could really give them some competiton here. If they ever get a real presence

Doubt its gonna happen tbh....

 

[Polymathic]

Xiaomi could really give them some competiton here. If they ever get a real presence

Yup saw an article recently saying they going to open an African Office

 

[R4ziel]

Now give me a phone that can compete with my Note 8 in terms of usability with the stylus and we can get talking.

I've seen some of their phones, but nothing that raises an eyebrow yet

 

[grok]

No you won't..

 

[Park@82]

Doubt its gonna happen tbh....

It may just happen.

https://innovation-village.com/xiaomi-set-to-battle-transsion-holdings-and-huawei-in-africa/
https://www.dignited.com/41895/xiaomi-launching-department-africa/
https://technext.ng/2019/01/31/xiaomi-set-open-shop-africa-chinese-smartphone-market-declines/

 

[ToxicBunny]

It may obviously, but I think they will target the other markets in Africa before SA becomes a focus area...

 

[backstreetboy]

Xiaomi could really give them some competiton here. If they ever get a real presence

Not at all. Miui is a joke filled with ads.

 

[Mampara]

Just be careful how you price your fones. Apple slowly pricing themselves out of the market

 

[Suspect99]

Not at all. Miui is a joke filled with ads.

You know they are easy to turn off? or buy an android one version

 

[Jola]

Just be careful how you price your fones. Apple slowly pricing themselves out of the market

That, Huawei is quite expensive compared to OnePlus. At the moment OnePlus offers better value for me.

 

[Sumen]

Just be careful how you price your fones. Apple slowly pricing themselves out of the market

Already getting expensive, eventually happens with most brands as they add new features etc

 

[obsidian86]

Bbk will destroy them if they start taking Africa seriously

 

[Arthur]

Silly thing to say publicly, even if that's the plan. Sort of thing a corporate juvenile would say. An unnecessary set-up for facial egg.

 

[Vrotappel]

Can we trust them?

 

[Yirhu]

Their smartphones are alright but I personally feel that OnePlus gives one more value for money even though they don't have mid-range and entry level devices.