Across the world, the biggest smartphone manufacturers are Apple (28%), Samsung (24%), Xiaomi (12%), Oppo (6%) and Vivo (5%). However, there are geographic patterns in popularity, with Apple dominating North America and East Asia, while Samsung leads in South America, Europe, Africa and West Asia in addition to its home turf of South Korea. Xiaomi is the most popular phone brand across South Asia, Spain, Venezuela, Ukraine, Madagascar, Kyrgyzstan and Palestine, while Tecno is popular in West and Central Africa. Oppo, Vivo and Huawei lead in Indonesia, Bhutan and Togo respectively.

  • Bye@lemmy.worldEnglish
    54·
    2 months ago

    It uses Wi-Fi and has sms fallback and works with iMessage

    • Blaze@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Aren’t they suppose to be compatible with Android at some point due to the EU?

      • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
        31·
        2 months ago

        I mean, the biggest (or rather, only) reason I still use WhatsApp is that it works with (other people’s) WhatsApp.