Gionee facts for kids
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| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Liu Lirong |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Products | Mobile phones, smart watches |
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Number of employees
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3000+ |
| Subsidiaries | IUNI |
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| 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. | ||||||
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Gionee (Chinese: 金立; pinyin: Jīnlì) is a Chinese company that makes smartphones. It is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Gionee was started in 2002. For a time, it was one of China's largest mobile phone makers.
In 2012, Gionee had a 4.7% share of the phone market in China. The company also sold its phones in many other countries. These included India, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines, and Algeria.
Company History
In August 2016, Gionee India announced plans to build a factory in India. At the same time, Gionee launched its first "Made in India" smartphone. This was the F103 model. It was made at a Foxconn factory in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.
In November 2018, the company faced financial challenges. On December 10, 2018, a court in Shenzhen accepted a request for Gionee to go through bankruptcy.
On March 1, 2021, Gionee launched a new phone in India. This phone was called the Gionee Max Pro. It had a large 6,000mAh battery. It also featured a 6.52-inch screen. The phone came with 3GB of memory and 32GB of storage. You could add more storage using a microSD card.
Partnership with BLU Products
BLU Products is a phone company from Miami, Florida, in the United States. BLU Products sells many Gionee phones under its own brand name. They sell these phones in the United States and other parts of North America. BLU Products also works with Gionee China and Gionee India to design phones together.
