December 28th, 2018
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has planned to invest 1 billion yuan ($145.7 million) to encourage mobile app developers to create gaming, video and other forms of quality content.
The move has arrived after Oppo has accumulated 250 million monthly active users of its smartphones in the world. Every month, more than 200 million users...
November 30th, 2018Oppo’s managing director of India, Yi Wang has reportedly stepped down from his position and the basic reason behind this is the increasing losses faced by the Chinese smartphone company and on the other hand, growing competition in the local market.
It has also been reported that there was a pressure from the Oppo management on the...
August 1st, 2018Recently, Chinese player Oppo launched a phone under its sub-brand called Realme named "Realme 1" in May. The handset maker Realme has now announced that it is separating from its parent company to become a distinct brand. The company will be headed by Sky Li who is the former senior executive of Oppo and head of Oppo India.
With the...
July 4th, 2018The global electronics company Oppo launched its latest smartphone under the name ‘Find X’. The smartphone maker has launched a number of unique and highly attractive Android power smartphones in the past and now, it has launch the camera slider phone Find X.
The company claims that “Oppo Find X is the world’s first panoramic...
June 6th, 2018Facebook has informed that it had data sharing agreements with four Chinese consumer makers including Huawei Technologies Co. that has sparked privacy concerns yet again where the social media company has repeatedly failed to explain how personal information flows beyond Facebook.
The agreements were signed back in 2010 and the Huawei...
May 25th, 2018Samsung, the South Korean Electronics manufacturer market leader in India’s phone segment, recently affirmed that Samsung’s Indian business did not suffer much damage nor significant market loss after the arrival of Chinese smartphone brands in India. A top Samsung executive stated that the company was well geared to compete with...
May 2nd, 2018Market Intelligence Company Canalys has demoted Apple Smartphone sales in China as a part of "Others category" sharply in contrast from the 2015 peak where its market share was somewhere between 40-50% range in Urban China.
Many noted analysts have expressed concern over Apple's plunge in Chinese market including Katy Huberty of...
April 28th, 2018Chinese Smartphone Manufacturer Oppo has begun assembling printed circuit boards (PCB's) at its maiden second plant in India and is also planning to launch a sub-brand aimed at taking over arch contender Xiaomi, which is currently the leading player in the Indian market.
Just a few weeks ago this month, Xiaomi had announced its own...
January 25th, 2018Samsung Electronics has lost its crown as the top smartphone seller in India for the first time in six years, as it was outsold by China’s Xiaomi in the final quarter of 2017, data from two tech research firms shows.
Xiaomi’s aggressively priced suite of high-spec handsets and market expansion strategy enabled it to take the top...
January 9th, 2018Smartphone makers Oppo and Vivo have cut down retail margins by over 40% in India. Both Chinese smartphone companies cut the margin offered to large chains to 14-15% from 23-25%, the executives said. They reduced it to 5-6% for standalone stores from 15-16%.
As per the report published in economic times, both Oppo and Vivo have...
