Mara Phones recently opened the first-ever smartphone manufacturing facility in South Africa, where it will build its Mara X and Mara Z smartphones. The company built the factory using a R1.5-billion investment that was supported by the South African government. The smartphone maker states that its two devices have long-lasting batteries, lots of storage space, and are Android One-certified.
Mara Phones is entering a competitive budget smartphone market, however, with dominant companies Samsung and Huawei both offering similarly-priced handsets.
The conclusion is pretty easy to determine from the comparison at https://mybroadband.co.za/news/smartphones/324426-the-first-south-african-smartphone-how-it-compares-to-huawei-and-samsung.html. One thing not mentioned is the support period and expected speed of Android updates which is pretty key too.
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The first South African smartphone – How it compares to Huawei and Samsung
The Mara Z is entering a competitive budget smartphone market, with dominant smartphone companies Samsung and Huawei offering similarly-priced smartphones.
Well according to https://mybroadband.co.za/news/smartphones/433126-r1-5-billion-down-the-drain-south-africas-first-smartphone-factory-goes-on-auction.html this is all unravelling in Feb 2022 as the factory and contents are up for sale… So one wonders what happens with Android updates for those who bought the phones. This is going to make anyone twice shy of buying local ever again.