Handsets made by Transsion Holdings, a little-known Chinese smartphone company based in Shenzhen, have become hot products in Africa, Guancha.cn reported.
According to foreign media, Transsion sold 50 million cell phones http://wx.cm/3yR in Africa in the first half of this year, surpassing Samsung to become the largest handset provider in Africa.
Transsion is expected to sell 120 million of its handsets to 41 countries this year, according to media estimates.
Market research firm ID also said that Transsion ranks fourth in global mobile phone sales, following Samsung, Apple and China’s Huawei.