Company type | Private |
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Industry | Consumer electronics |
Founded | 2002 |
Founder | Liu Lirong |
Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Mobile phones, smart watches |
Number of employees | 3000+ |
Subsidiaries | IUNI[1] |
Website | Gionee China Gionee India |
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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 smartphone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong.[2] Founded in 2002,[3] it was 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 expanded into other markets, including India, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines and Algeria.[3]