Canalys: Xiaomi gains on rivals in the African smartphone market in Q3 2024

24 November 2024
Xiaomi narrows the gap with Samsung for the No. 2 spot amid modest overall market growth on the African continent.

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Anonymous, 2 hours agoSometimes I kind of regret getting the Poco X6 Pro when a T... moreBut I legitimately hesitate about the Dimensity 8300's performance in POCO X6 Pro and Xiaomi 14T when POCO F6 is a better "flagship killer" processor or even the non-Xiaomi Dimensity 8200 phones like CAMON 30 Pro, GT 20 Pro, ZERO 40 5G, vivo V30 Pro, and Reno11 Pro, among others. GPU stability really sucks in Dimensity 8300, according to 3DMark.

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    Anonymous, 4 hours agoTransition is what Xiaomi used to be.... Cheap & Afford... moreSometimes I kind of regret getting the Poco X6 Pro when a Transsion sub-brand, Infinix, has a GT20 Pro with bypass charging at the cost of an older gen D8200U.

      Anonymous, 4 hours agoTransition is what Xiaomi used to be.... Cheap & Afford... moreYou know them now but I know them more than 15 years now they are around way before even Xiaomi, am from Africa myself BTW.

        Omo, naija no be better country.
        See person wey una vote for.


        Well, Tecno, infinix and Itel are doing well here cause they give you the value of what you buy.

        Ohh, and they still include charger in the box as well as screen protector

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          Hemedans, 8 hours agoMost people don't love transmission here though, it�... moreTransition is what Xiaomi used to be.... Cheap & Affordable.
          It's still bellow Huawei/Vivo/Oppo/Xiaomi in term of Software and Hardware.
          But, it's good enough and stable.

          And Transition is also a company that value progression. They invest in R&D to improve their product over time. Transition product is keep getting better and better.

            Hemedans, 8 hours agoMost people don't love transmission here though, it�... moreThey are called TRANSSION, not transmission and their phones are great, I have some of them.

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              Anonymous, 10 hours agoXiaomi is simply the best xoxoI have a Poco F6 now. Not my first Poco phone. Had some other Xiaomi/Redmi models in past.
              The only thing I find nice in Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco phones is the charging speed and good chipsets for relatively cheaper prices.
              The software experience is usually average or below average.
              This is just my opinion from personal experience.

                I wonder how much smartphones sales in general compared to dump phones in Africa

                  WhoCaresTM, 12 hours agoAnd for good reason. I've got an S24U, my wife has ... moreThere are other phones that have good sensor and are small like the Vivo X200 pro mini, oppo X8 and Xiaomi 15 they might not be the best when it comes to cameras and not the smallest when it comes to the size but at least you get a charger in the box

                    Rbx, 7 hours agoThey have objectively progressed a lot with an exceptional ... moreAs I said in my previous comments, there are More than Billion people in Africa, every year hundreds of Millions of phones are sold here, Statista put Active subscription this year around 500M units at sub Sahara Africa, whole Africa would be near 1B units. You think only 18M phones are sold here every 3 month? That's only official figures, no one smuggling Tecno phones in Africa, you find Iphones, Samsung, Sony, Oppo, Sharp Aquos etc

                    Most phones sold in Africa are refurbished phones originate from Dubai, Japanese, China, Korea and USA market. And they market them heavily with Government blessings,

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                      Hemedans, 8 hours agoMost people don't love transmission here though, it�... moreThey have objectively progressed a lot with an exceptional growth curve over the years, your judgment is biased, worthy of pseudo elitist consumers who swear by high-end phones without having the means to afford a new one.

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                        Eyaddy, 13 hours agoSamsung is losing in every place right now, I don't kn... moreThey have relied too much on their achievements in relation to Chinese competition, hence the erosion of their market share in Africa and even in Europe.

                          Anonymous, 11 hours agoThere was an article somewhere that said Africans love Tran... moreMost people don't love transmission here though, it's usual Brand which associated with ignorance.

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                            It will now be very difficult for Samsung to dislodge Transsion Holdings from the top spot as the gap between the two is widening a little more each year. I would not even be surprised to see Xiaomi take second place in the medium term. These data prove even more than ever that the fringe ready to afford brand new high-end Samsung or Apple devices remains a minority on the African market, a trend reinforced by the adverse effects of galloping inflation. The entry-level and mid-range / "premium" mid-range segment remains and will remain dominant for years to come.

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                              With the inflation effects and all the hardships of everyday life Transsion Holdings will remain african leader market for many years to come, the gap between them and Samsung is impressive and increasing every year, I won't be surprised to see Xiaomi toppling them from their second place in the near future. People who can afford fancy Samsung and Apple flagships remain a minority after all.

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                                Anonymous, 12 hours agoIn Nigeria, due to inflation, the price of Airpods can lite... moreyet despite the price of Airpods there Samsung taken the lead in removing the 3.5 mm headphone jack from the Mid-range 😡 & now even entry level A16! yet they wonder why the sale are plummet! even no charger in the box all these anti-consumer moves make no one buy Smsung.

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                                  Xiaomi is simply the best xoxo

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                                    DarlingYext, 15 hours agoWow look at Transsion destroying Samsung right there!There was an article somewhere that said Africans love Transsion because their cameras respect skin color.

                                      If u want to know which brand is best value for money, go to Africa. And thats is, btw, Tecno. Even for Europe their price's is the same.

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                                        WhoCaresTM, 12 hours agoAnd for good reason. I've got an S24U, my wife has ... moreIf they give ultra specs in a smaller body, they know the ultra won't be an ultra anymore.

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