"Clones" of Samsung and Apple may appear in Russia as a replacement for departed brands

Igor Bederov, an expert at the SafeNet engineering center of the National Technology Initiative (NTI), said:

that the departure of Apple, Samsung and other well-known brands from Russia can be covered by little-known Asian manufacturers who will be able to provide the Russian market with “clones” of the departed brands. Discuss

According to the expert, these companies will be able toopen official legal entities in countries with which Russia maintains diplomatic relations. It can be Belarus, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and other states.

According to Bederov, China, India and other Asian countries will be able to supply smartphones to Russia. Asia as a whole produces the vast majority of mobile devices in the world.

"Clones" of expensive and familiar smartphones, ratherIn total, they will be simplified or cheaper versions of the equipment of top manufacturers. Some part of users will not accept them due to certain requirements for characteristics and image. But many users will not go overboard and will accept new brands in terms of price and quality.

In turn, the information expertsecurity, Igor Egoryichev noted that the little-known brands do not mean poor quality. It is worth remembering the same Xiaomi and Huawei, which also entered the market as "little-known Asian brands."