Lesser known Chinese smartphone maker, Transsion Holdings, has become the top player in Africa's rapidly-expanding smartphone market, with 38% market share, beating Apple and Samsung, according to industry research firm IDC. Transsion—whose products are sold under the Tecno, itel and Infinix brand names—developed handsets with two SIM-card slots after research showed people were carrying additional cards to avoid making out-of-network calls to save money. The company is also working on a new version of its popular Android operating system, which will be available for sale later this year.
Lesser known Chinese smartphone maker, Transsion Holdings, has become the top player in Africa's rapidly-expanding smartphone market, with 38% market share, beating Apple and Samsung, according to industry research firm IDC. The company is also working on a new version of its popular Android operating system, which will be available for sale later this year.