As the Chinese smartphone market slows down, more vendors are eyeing overseas markets.

In east Africa, Kenya has seen five Chinese smartphone vendors enter its phone market, according to Xinhua News Agency. Let us have a look at these early birds.

The ranking is in random order and does not reflect the market share of the vendors.

Huawei

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd displays its mobile products at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas. The Chinese company shipped 34.27 million smartphones globally in the first six months of 2014.[Photo/Xinhua]

Huawei, which tapped the country sometime in 2010, sells phones ranging from $60 to $681.

The phones, just like many other Chinese brands, are normally conspicuous in different shops because of their widescreen (six inches), cameras and other features.