I have not followed the news but was this really "considered the country's own answer to the iPhone"?. By whom exactly? One thing is to say "A Spanish company'

I have not followed the news but was this really "considered the country's own answer to the iPhone"?. By whom exactly? One thing is to say "A Spanish company's iPhone killer is a scam" an another "Spain's iPhone killer is a scam". I hope racism/cliches did not play a role here.