Smartphone wars are heating up as the world’s number-three manufacturer makes its biggest move yet on the South African market.

Xiaomi, the Chinese brand that entered SA at the end of 2020 and launched products directly into the market last year, has been positioned as a provider of affordable, mid-range smartphones with high-end specs. Typically, handsets would arrive in SA long after they had launched elsewhere, further pushing down the cost...

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