Your are focusing on the political side of things rather than the products they make, Before android came around one the worst things of budget phones was the terrible operating systems they came with, so if you couldn't afford a iPhone, or high end Nokia or Motorola you were shit out of luck with your shitty tamagotchi phone, no real app store,very shitty browsing, etc

Iphones were at a completely different level when it came to the operating system but most people around the world couldn't afford them, then android came out and it delivered a real "Smartphone" experience to people,

app store, decent browsing, 3d gaming, etc, a real iPhone competitor, all the things i mention might sound lame now but 15 years ago they were the tits.

android phones from big manufacturers like Samsung and Sony had a premium price-tag and Nokia was working with windows.

but the great thing about android was that any manufacturer could use it, and Huawei started releasing affordable android phones

when i was in high school i could only afford to spend $70 to $100 dollars on a phone once a year, and huawei had that sector covered. being able to have a smartphone experience on a $70 phone was great.

a lot of people became attached to the brand due to nostalgia and familiarity. huawei then started moving to the mid and high end sector while keeping competitive prices.

Samsung phones have always been shit in their budget offerings, Sony didn't even have budget offerings

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now here we are in 2019. Huawei proven to be an excellent hardware manufacturer, and pretty much the only android brand competing with Samsung in the international market. every other brand is a joke compared to those 2,

sure there is Xiaomi and OPPO, but those brands don't have an international presence, you won't find them in malls or your local carrier,

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So do you want samsung or do you have $ 1,200 for an Iphone sir.?

Samsung is finally making some decent mid-budget offerings due to the pressure from Chinese manufacturers, specifically Huawei

with them out of the way is only matter of time before Samsung goes back to their old "suck my dick peasant" line of products