Canalys: the smartphone market in the Middle East grew 24% in Q4, 11% for the full year 2023

19 February 2024
Samsung is still the leading manufacturer, but Transsion, Xiaomi and Apple are close behind and vying for second.

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you have to suffer, 22 Feb 2024hyper OS were notoriously unstable. scratch that android sk... moreWell yes so to not void the warranty you have to keep bloatware no thanks.
When comes to phones most other usually chinese manufacturers do better job with their phones and preinstalled apps.
Lastly no phone should be sold just box and phone but as a complete device with all its necessary accesories but Apple is special and Samsung follows.
Hope the EU will fight this because last good samsung phones were S10 series those which came with all neccesary accesories in box even with preinstalle dscreen protector.
The only thing which were missing in box was case even a plain one will do.

    Cpt.Power, 20 Feb 2024Best bloatware yes. Nothing beats pure android experience w... morehyper OS were notoriously unstable. scratch that android skin until they fix it. also, it's possible to remove bloatware on one ui. all you need is to root the samsung device. (not recommended as you'll void warranty) old method like via ADB is obsolete.

      gsmguru, 20 Feb 2024Running oneui with minimal bloatware. Stock Android comes w... moreRun ing OneUI with minimal bloatware??? Said OneUI is bloatware it contains much more apps than google its self. Stock android comes with bare minimum apps. Where in Samsung UI yiou have 20+ samsung related apps and another 50+ which acting like a major app unable to delete nor even disable. Such S24 comes with bare 12GB ram while stock android needs not more than 6 to preform exactly same like Samsung with 12GB ram.
      Samsung best optimalization hah good joke. Their battery endurance is garbage.
      M51 for example had 7000 mAh cell and even Something like Sony Xperia 10 V preforms lot better with just 5000 mAh cell.
      IBut i am not here to argue with you Samsung ram and disk space management sucks.
      From low end phones to high end flagships.
      And even said low end phones runs ligher version of Samsung UI othervise they would preform like a retired turtle.

        Cpt.Power, 20 Feb 2024Research and foool?? Man if i run settings and check how m... moreRunning oneui with minimal bloatware. Stock Android comes with tons of software which are barely removable like what I can do in my a54. Got rid of all Microsoft apps and most of Samsung apps. Where the system runs so smoothly. And with sheer customization, unlike iOS flavor stock Android. Again you need research. And there Sammy is packed with the least numbers of RAM compared to other devices. Such as the s24 series has the highest 12 gigs only with the best multitasking functionality. Just because of great optimization.

          gsmguru, 20 Feb 2024Should have done some research. You just made yourself a fool. Research and foool??
          Man if i run settings and check how many apps running on samsung devices on backround and said stock android device. Said stock android device will always beats samsung.
          So if anyone here is fool its you.

            Cpt.Power, 20 Feb 2024Best bloatware yes. Nothing beats pure android experience w... moreShould have done some research. You just made yourself a fool.

              Surge in tourism? you mean go to UAE only? Who in a saint mind would want to go to middle east besides UAE? 🤣

                gsmguru, 20 Feb 2024OneUI is by far the best UIBest bloatware yes. Nothing beats pure android experience with no excessive fat like in one UI. Stock android with just 3-4GB ram feels equally smooth like Scamsung with 8GB ram.
                Even said MIUI or newly called hyper OS runs less bloatware than Samsung.

                  PepperPot, 19 Feb 2024Where are the sales numbers on foldables? It's alread... moreBro nowhere.
                  Nobody wants a garbage endurance phone with dissasterous durability and super easy to break main screen where repair cost as much as buying new flagship.
                  Not many people in world can afford that.

                    Anonymous, 19 Feb 2024Any phone gonna feel good unless it has MiUI and OneUI. Replace OneUI with FuntouchOS or RealmeUI tbh. They are the sole reason that I call HiOS fast

                      Anonymous, 19 Feb 2024Any phone gonna feel good unless it has MiUI and OneUI. OneUI is by far the best UI

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                        Anonymous, 19 Feb 2024I saw a video report about Transsion's cameras respect... moreEvidence for your claim?

                          Anonymous, 19 Feb 2024Any phone gonna feel good unless it has MiUI and OneUI. You seem to have MDS (MIUI Deranged Syndrome)

                            Where are the sales numbers on foldables? It's already February. That's not directed at you, GSM.

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                              Tranquillow, 19 Feb 2024No wonder Transsion does so good, I don't know what bl... moreI saw a video report about Transsion's cameras respecting dark-skin color so they became number one in African countries. All while Chinese people do not know that company exists.

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                                Tranquillow, 19 Feb 2024No wonder Transsion does so good, I don't know what bl... moreAny phone gonna feel good unless it has MiUI and OneUI.

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                                  Scamsung falling everywhere.

                                  Keep iphonezation going. Soon will not even be top 3.

                                    No wonder Transsion does so good, I don't know what black magic they use but they manage to make low-end phones feel actually snappy. I have tried Tecno something-or-another with a Helio G99

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