On: Microsoft sells patents to Xiaomi

[babayega2]

in Africa most of the mobile phones sold here are from huawei, xiaomi and other Chinese companies. And you find them cheaper and with most of the features a high end smartphone have as.

[ominous → babayega2]

Such as unlocked bootloaders, exposed filesystem and root access?

[babayega2 → ominous]

Few yes. But most are stable phones with dual sims and Xiaomi and Huawei come with less bloatwares. Unlocked bootloaders and root access are rarely seen.