Gionee
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thumb|250px|Gionee Elife S5.1 at Mobile World Congress 2015 Barcelona Gionee () was a Chinese smartphone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Founded in 2002, it was one of China's largest mobile phone manufacturers. According to Gartner, its market share in China was 4.7% in 2012, and it expanded into other markets, including India, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines and Algeria.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Gionee
- Company.logo
- Gionee_logo.png
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.founder
- Liu Lirong (Chairman & CEO)
- Company.industry
- Consumer electronics
- Company.products
- Mobile phones, smart watches
- Company.fate
- Bankruptcy (Indian unit acquired by Karbonn Mobiles in 2019)
- Company.location
- Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Chinese.s
- 金立通信设备有限公司
- Chinese.t
- 金立通信設備有限公司
- Chinese.p
- Jīnlì Tōngxìn Shèbèi Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
- Chinese.l
- Gionee Communication Equipment Co. Ltd.
- Chinese.order
- st
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 2002
- Location
- Shenzhen, China
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.497845.3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Country
- China
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen
- Employees
- 500
- Official website
- global.gionee.com
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- inception
- 2002-09-16
- Commons category
- Gionee
- MAC Address Block Large ID
- 48A380
- social media followers
- 138946
- location of formation
- Dongguan
- product or material produced
- mobile phone
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Controversies
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|Gionee Elife S5.1 at Mobile World Congress 2015 Barcelona Gionee () was a Chinese smartphone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Founded in 2002, it was one of China's largest mobile phone manufacturers. According to Gartner, its market share in China was 4.7% in 2012, and it expanded into other markets, including India, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines and Algeria.
==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 Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. In November 2018, it was reported that chairman Liu Lirong lost over US$144 million to gambling in a casino. On 10 December 2018, the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court accepted the bankruptcy liquidation application filed by Huaxing Bank against Gionee.
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