A $200 Russian smartphone aiming to replace the iPhone isn't getting much love — fewer than 1,000 units have been sold since its debut | iCloud.Info

Tue, 04/04/2023 - 02:09

A woman takes pictures with a smartphone standing on the pedestrian Patriarchal Bridge over the Moskva river, with the Kremlin seen in the background, in central Moscow on March 21, 2023, ahead of a meeting of Russian President and his Chinese counterpart. — A $200 Russian smartphone aiming to replace the iPhone isn't getting much love — fewer than 1,000 units have been sold since its debut.
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Russia's AYYA T1 smartphone has sold just 905 units since its October 2021 launch, per Vedomosti.
The smartphone was touted as a homegrown alternative to Apple's iPhone.
Russia's smartphone market is dominated by Chinese brands, with Xiaomi in the lead, per Statista.

Russia's answer to Apple's iPhone isn't getting much love at home.

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