MANILA/GUANGZHOU -- Chinese smartphone vendors have been putting longtime leader Samsung Electronics on the defensive in Southeast Asia as budget-friendly phones priced at around the equivalent of $200 proliferate.
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Tecno-branded devices on display at a cellphone store in Manila. (Photo by Yuki Fujita)
MANILA/GUANGZHOU -- Chinese smartphone vendors have been putting longtime leader Samsung Electronics on the defensive in Southeast Asia as budget-friendly phones priced at around the equivalent of $200 proliferate.