Gionee

Gionee
Private
Industry Consumer electronics
Founded 2002
Headquarters Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Liú Lìróng (Chairman and Founder)
Products Mobile phones
Number of employees
 3000
Subsidiaries IUNI[1]
Website Gionee Global
Gionee China
Gionee India
Gionee
Simplified Chinese 金立通信设备有限公司
Traditional Chinese 金立通信設備有限公司
Literal meaning Gionee Communication Equipment Co. Ltd.
Gionee Elife S5.1 at Mobile World Congress 2015 Barcelona

Gionee (stylized as GIONEE; Chinese: 金立; pinyin: jīn lì) is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong.[2] Founded in 2002,[3] it is one of China’s largest mobile phone manufacturers.[4] According to Gartner, its market share in China was 4.7% in 2012,[5] and it has expanded into other markets, including India, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines and Algeria.[3]

History

In August 2016, Gionee India introduced their plans to build a manufacturing plant in India. At the same time, Gionee introduced its first Made in India smartphone with the introduction of the F103 model. The model was manufactured in a Foxconn plant in Sricity, Andhra Pradesh.[6] Gionee India was sold to Karbonn Mobiles in September 2018 with license of its brand.[7]

Association with BLU Products

BLU Products, a cell phone manufacturer based in Miami, Florida, sells many rebadged Gionee phones under their brand name in the United States and other North American markets, and engineers phones together with Gionee China and Gionee India.[8]

Controversies

In 2014, it was shown by the German media that Gionee was delivering smartphones and tablets with pre-installed malware.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ garg, yash (16 November 2013). "Gionee's new sub-brand 'IUNI' to be launched 20th Nov". GizChina.
  2. ↑ "Shenzhen Gionee Communication Equipment Co Ltd: Company Profile". Bloomberg.
  3. 1 2 "Gionee - Company Background". global.gionee.com.
  4. ↑ Krishna, R. Jai (2014-08-08). "Arrival of Chinese Phone Brands Sets Stage for Price War in India". Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  5. ↑ Nandakumar, Indu; Valsan, Visy (2013-11-22). "Smartphone market: Can China's Gionee take on Apple, Samsung in India?". Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  6. ↑ Verma, Hansa (2016-08-22). "Gionee to set up its own manufacturing plant in India, says company CEO". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Gionee to sell its India operations to Karbonn Mobiles in deal worth Rs 250 crore". The News Minute. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  8. ↑ "Our interview with CEO of Blu Products: spec wars, upcoming products, LTE support, and more". AndroidGuys. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  9. ↑ Wenn der Spion in der Hosentasche steckt, Die Welt 2014/10/12
  10. ↑ Lookout meldet auf Smartphones vorinstallierten Android-Trojaner
  11. ↑ China-Phones mit Malware ab Werk


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