How did the GCC region (Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain) fare with sales and shipments of smartphones in Q4 2020? With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the International Data Center sheds more light with their Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker.
The whole discussion about 5G has been focused solely around Europe and Asia, but people have forgotten that few countries in the Middle East have already deployed 5G. The lack of consumer devices supporting 5G has been the main thorn. Vodafone Qatar took the big step by bringing the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G to allow users to enjoy the benefits of the new 5G network. It’s also the first of any smartphones readily able to support it.