Huawei later presented Abraham with a brand new Huawei P9 Lite to replace his damaged phone, for free.
Advertising giant WPP's market research unit, Millward Brown, believed that China's telecom leader Huawei enjoys a growing business presence worldwide, and its smartphones have become a powerful growth engine with soaring popularity and reputation with consumers.
Xiaomi smartphones, which emerged in recent years in China, are also highly sought after overseas. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi now has gradually entered Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Brazil, among others, after its products were launched in Taiwan and Hong Kong regions of China in April 2013.
The popularity of OPPO, another Chinese smartphone brand, is steadily growing in Africa and Arab countries like Egypt.
China's movies, TV serials enter ordinary African houses
Watching TV was luxury in Africa in the past, with an initial installation charge of $200, a commissioning cost of $50, and a subscribing fee of at least $47, recalled an office salary earner called Joseph in Kenya.
Nowadays, Kenyans only need to pay $20 for a set top box and some $2.5 extra for a package to watch quality digital programs. This is brought to Kenya by Star Times, a Chinese private company that has successfully made its foot prints in the African continent.
Zhang Junqi, CEO of Star Times' Kenya subsidiary, said that over the past years, Star Times has established branches in more than 30 African countries like Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania, with more than 8 million subscribers.
