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Qualcomm sues China’s Transsion, the ‘Smartphone King of Africa,’ for infringing on its patents
In emerging markets in Africa and South Asia, Transsion—not Apple or Samsung—is the smartphone manufacturer to beat. The Shenzhen, China-based smartphone manufacturer and its brands Tecno, Infinix, and iTel, account for almost half of Africa’s smartphone …