‘Thinnest’ smartphone is set for debut in Cambodia
Two days after Huawei introduced the world’s thinnest smartphone in London and Singapore, the Cambodian representative office of the China-based company announced that the sleek device would be sold in the Kingdom in July. While the Chinese telecom giant hopes to increase its market share of smartphones in Cambodia, experts say local skepticism of Chinese brands and the fat price tag for the thin device might hurt the phone’s competitive potential. … Sales of SIM cards reached 19.7 million last year, a 21 per cent rise from the 16.2 million sold in 2011, statistics from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications show. … Be Chantra, lead organiser of Barcamp, an international network of user-generated conferences primarily focused on technology and mobile devices, said the amount of smart phones used in Cambodia is increasing because it is easier to access the internet and social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. …
