China's Oppo to shut down chip design unit as smartphone sales slumpThe company, one of China's best-selling domestic smartphone brands, said it will cease operations of its Zeku unit, which it set up in 201...
13 May, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
Meet BBK Electronics, the Chinese giant behind Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus and moreThe little-known BBK Electronics is among the world's largest smartphone manufacturers, data from Canalys shows.
13 Jul, 2022, 09.49 PM IST
Oppo dodged Rs 4,389 crore tax, says govt; Ola Electric invests $100M to make its own batteriesEarlier today, the Ministry of Finance said officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence conducted searches at Oppo India and fou...
13 Jul, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
OnePlus 10 Pro India launch scheduled for March, smartphone will no longer share unified OS with OppoGlobal OnePlus devices will continue to run OxygenOS, the company announced.
01 Mar, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
China's BBK Group overtakes Samsung to become India's largest mobile phone makerBBK Group’s sales through its two entities in India – Oppo Mobiles India and Vivo Mobile India – increased 65% year-on-year to Rs 63,635 cr...
15 Feb, 2021, 09.00 PM IST
Chinese smartphone brands turn to imports for India market as plants struggle: sourcesAlthough manufacturing facilities in India have been allowed since May to resume operations, several smartphone plants are still grappling ...
11 Jun, 2020, 12.58 PM IST
You could get to use a 5G phone as soon as FebChinese company, iQOO is set to enter Indian markets with 5G phones in early February this year, aiming to sell one million units in 2020 t...
24 Jan, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Realme sells 15 mn handset in 1st yr of operation, targets to double it in 2020Realme, which began as an Oppo sub-brand in May 2018, was promptly spun off into a standalone entity and is now taking on bigger rival Xiao...
15 Dec, 2019, 12.32 PM IST
Xiaomi touches $5-billion revenue milestone in India in 2018-19As per Xiaomi Technology India’s latest regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), the company’s total revenue in 2018-19 gr...
29 Nov, 2019, 10.42 PM IST
BBK Electronics revenue shows demand intact for Chinese handsetsBBK's two leading brands - Oppo and Vivo have doubled their combined India revenue between April and September this year to Rs 34,500 crore...
21 Nov, 2019, 10.06 AM IST
Oppo plans to hire 500 engineers for R&D centreChinese handset maker Oppo is planning to hire over 500 engineers to support its newly launched research and development (R&D) centre in Hy...
15 Dec, 2018, 06.58 AM IST
Oppo, Vivo bolster BBK's No 2 position by revenue in FY18China’s BBK Electronics may have strengthened its position as number two smartphone maker by revenue.
22 Oct, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
China’s grip over the vast Indian market shows how the onus is on China to pursue peace and reconciliationOn a serious note, China pretty much owns the world, mainly on the strength of its manufacturing for the rest of the world, particularly th...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.50 AM IST
ET Mag Analysis: Can Samsung Counter the Oppo-Vivo Flanking Maneuver?Delhi, 29 April 2017 In 2015, Apple smartphones had grabbed a cool 13.6% share in China. Playing catch-up were two local labels, Oppo and V...
29 Apr, 2017, 06.40 PM IST
Secretive billionaire reveals how he toppled Apple in ChinaDuan Yongping founded Oppo and Vivo, the twin smartphone brands that dealt the world’s largest company a stinging defeat in China last year.
20 Mar, 2017, 04.09 PM IST
Samsung, Apple biggest semiconductor buyers for 6th year: GartnerSamsung and Apple together consumed $61.7 billion of semiconductors in 2016, an increase of $0.4 billion from 2015.
03 Feb, 2017, 04.01 PM IST
Wearables market surge led by Apple, Chinese makersThe global market for wearable tech surged in the third quarter, fueled by the Apple watch and gains from Chinese manufacturers, a market t...
03 Dec, 2015, 10.03 PM IST