Canalys: Global smartphone market grows by 11% in Q1, Transsion enters top 4

16 April 2024
Transsion and Xiaomi were the only two brands in the top 5 that saw market share growth.

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Supus, 17 Apr 2024Whataboutism? Nice! Ye right, does any mobile phone brand/c... more"Whataboutism? Nice! Ye right, does any mobile phone brand/company in the world did like this intentionally?"

Using "big words" now in order to go defensive? Sure call it whatever you want, I just made an example of another company that had a problem, which still stands. I know what Transsion did, but I also know that they are done with it and have been for years, so that problem doesn't stand anymore.

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    DarlingYext, 16 Apr 2024Oh, I remember that, and I also know for a fact as an Infin... moreWhataboutism? Nice! Ye right, does any mobile phone brand/company in the world did like this intentionally?
    "Triada malware installs a piece of code known as xHelper onto compromised devices, automatically subscribing users without their knowledge to services that consume pre-paid airtime — the only way to pay for digital products in many developing countries.

    "The xHelper trojan persists across reboots, app removals and even factory resets, making it extremely difficult to deal with even for experienced professionals, let alone the average mobile user," Secure-D, which is owned by mobile technology company Upstream, said in a statement."

      Supus, 16 Apr 2024What a short memory got everyone. It's a scandal about... moreOh, I remember that, and I also know for a fact as an Infinix user that that isn't an issue any longer, and hasn't been in the past 4+ years.

      On the other hand I also remember Samsung and their Note 7. Does anyone care about that anymore? No. Have we forgetten about it? Most people likely haven't. Is it still an issue? Well, the exact same thing isn't, but Samsung still very much has issues with bloated batteries, though most would claim that due to their slow charging it's not a thing. They can claim whatever, it still happens way too often.

        aex, 16 Apr 2024they even copying the traademark for xiaomi phones "th... more"they even copying the traademark for xiaomi phones "the IR Blaster". "

        Not even close to being a Xiaomi trademark. In the early days Sony, LG, HTC, Sharp and Samsung all had it, while Xiaomi was nowhere to be found.

        "Also there phones has ads just like the old miui software skin to reduce the cost of the device."

        Wrong, there are no ads.

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          IgorS, 16 Apr 2024Good point on custom OS skin. HiOS and XOS have been imp... moreWhat a short memory got everyone. It's a scandal about transsion techno phones with spyware. Google it.

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            Hanif Fikri, 16 Apr 2024Xiaomi is king they manages to be in top despite majority o... moreKing of childish user interface and horrible support. That's where Xiaomi is king.

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              aex, 16 Apr 2024they even copying the traademark for xiaomi phones "th... moreGood point on custom OS skin.

              HiOS and XOS have been improving a lot in the last years, but ads? I owned Note 10 Pro, Hot 11S and have a Zero X Pro from Infinix, 1 from Tecno Camon 18P and they never showed ads. I probably got more ads with my old Redmi 6 than with all four from Transsion. Only one that gave me troubles was my Infinix Zero X Pro, but nothing that I could solve in some hours.

              But yes, they must do something with bloatwares. Some ways of solving that could be making them decent for use to the point you don't need another app, allowing the user to keep or unninstall them, or get rid of them all.

              Anyway... Xiaomi wasn't a trustful brand years ago. People always told me I would lose money and have my data stolen when using an "unknown and weird brand". Years later, they are in top 3 and despite the many slips they had, the brand earned a respectable name.

              I see the same happening with Tecno, Infinix and Itel in some years, maybe with way less of the same slips Xiaomi did in the past, but that depends solely of themselves.

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                IgorS, 16 Apr 2024I say that for almost 3 years, but always got bashed by the... morethey even copying the traademark for xiaomi phones "the IR Blaster". Also there phones has ads just like the old miui software skin to reduce the cost of the device. Copying the strat of Xiaomi is good but for how long?.

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                  potato4k, 16 Apr 2024Transsion will kill Xiaomi in a year or two. They basically... moreI say that for almost 3 years, but always got bashed by the Xiaominions. lol

                  What Transsion Holdings is continuously doing with its brands (Tecno, Infinix and Itel) is basically what Xiaomi did in the past: Consistently releasing affordable phones for all needs and overall solid specs instead poluting the market with at least 13 models of the same line, like Xiaomi did with Redmi Note 12.

                  People asked for OS updates, and they are listening. Tecno Camon 30 series and Infinix Note 40 series will get more updates and I didn't noticed any absurd rise in their prices because of that. No accessories were removed from the box, it was the oposite: Tecno Camon 30 comes with TSW earbuds, other phones by Infinix comes with wireless charging pad and stuff.

                  Unfortunatelly, people think that when you like a brand or two, you automatically CAN'T criticize them for this or that, or you're not a "real fan", when is through those critics that brands will understand what's customer's needs and try to improve.

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                    potato4k, 16 Apr 2024Transsion will kill Xiaomi in a year or two. They basically... morethe poco x6 pro with the 8300 and UFS *four* memory is sold for peanuts. on the other hand, tecno's best phone has an old 8200 which has the same architecture as the 8100 and the 1200 from 2021. Xiaomi has always used the newest SoCs. Transsion on the other hand, is good exclusively for battery life.

                      Aan2007, 16 Apr 2024very little :-) they are just owned by same company - BBK ... moreBBK is no more, it doesn't exist, it has been deregistered since early last year. There are 2 separate parent companies now, one of which is vivo with iQOO as its subsidiary, and oppo with Realme and OnePlus as its subsidiaries. Not to mention that while they may have always been sharing parts, which they might keep doing, but vivo's software has never been anything like Oppo/Realme/OnePlus*'s software.

                      Altough OnePlus was different in its early days, it was always obvious that they were just Oppo phones with different software, now they are just Oppo phones with a different logo.

                        DarlingYext, 16 Apr 2024Oppo usually includes both Realme and OnePlus when it comes... morevery little :-) they are just owned by same company - BBK

                        it's exactly same situation as Transsion

                          PureOS, 16 Apr 2024Xiaomi really need some phone for girls,to attract them. I ... moreThere's a reason why Xiaomi Civi existed.
                          And that one collaboration with Hello Kitty kinda explains that.

                            Aan2007, 16 Apr 2024Does Xiaomi includes also Redmi/Poco brands? Does OPPO incl... moreFor Xiaomi — yes. And for Oppo — not really, only Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme. BBK is no longer existed btw. It's been splitted up into Oppo and Vivo.

                              Transsion will kill Xiaomi in a year or two. They basically took Xiaomi's playbook during their early days.

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                                Hanif Fikri, 16 Apr 2024Xiaomi is king they manages to be in top despite majority o... moreThat's because Xiaomi marketing were too technical.
                                "best in.... "
                                "best in..... "

                                Whereas the Vivo, and other brand you mention just use a beautfiful girl taking picture and looks happy.

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                                  its a smurf, 16 Apr 2024eew reading is overated. Why so many brands though? Differ... moreDifferent brand to avoid some country being jealous and banned them.
                                  Better to stay low

                                    sr777, 16 Apr 2024Transsion was a surprise to me. Not surprising at all if your in tune with entry market news

                                      DarlingYext, 16 Apr 2024Tecno, Infinix and iTel are all owned by Transsion. Ulefone... moreeew reading is overated.
                                      Why so many brands though? Different brands for different markets..or just a merger like oppo vivo and 1+ ?

                                        its a smurf, 16 Apr 2024Transsion this transsion that, I can't find a single p... moreTecno, Infinix and iTel are all owned by Transsion. Ulefone isn't.

                                        Read the article, it's in there:

                                        "Transsion Holdings which owns the Tecno, Infinix, and itel brands made the largest leap and now stands at fourth place.."

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