Gionee

Gionee Communication Equipment Co. Ltd.
Private
Industry Consumer electronics
Founded 2002
Founder Liú Lìróng (刘立荣)
Headquarters Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Liú Lìróng (Chairman)
Products Mobile phones
Number of employees
8000
Subsidiaries IUNI[1]
Website Gionee Global
Gionee China
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 (Gionee Communication Equipment Co. Ltd.) is a Chinese mobile phone 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 Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines and Algeria.[6]

Gionee Communication has two processing plants, Dongguan Jinming Electronics and Dongguan Jinzhong Electronics, with a total investment of more than RMB 80 million, a factory floor area of more than 20,000 square meters and the number of staff of beyond 1000 people. After 2010, Gionee started focusing on slimmer smartphone designs, and by 2014, Gionee held the title of the slimmest smartphone in the world with the Gionee Elife S5.5 whose body is only 5.5mm thick. Gionee launched an even thinner smartphone, the Gionee Elife S5.1, which is only 5.15mm thick. [7]

Gionee India

Gionee has recently introduced its first Made in India smartphone. The new Gionee lifestyle F Series F103 was launched as the first Made in India phone by Foxconn in SriCity, India.[8]

Controversies

In 2014, Gionee was accused by German media of delivering smartphones and tablets with pre-installed malware.[9][10][11]

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