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BBK Electronics Corporation (广东步步高电子工业有限公司) is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in electronics such as television sets, MP3 players, digital cameras and smartphones. On September 18, 1995, Guangdong BBK Electronics Corporation was established in Chang'an, Dongguan City.
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Native name | 广东步步高电子工业有限公司 |
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Company type | Private[1] |
Industry | Consumer electronics |
Founded | 1995 |
Founder | Duan Yongping |
Headquarters | , China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Smartphones Powerbanks Smart TVs Hi-fi Home theatre Audiovisual |
Brands | |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [2][3] |
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Simplified Chinese | 广东步步高电子工业有限公司 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 廣東步步高電子工業有限公司 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Guangdong Bu Bu Gao Electronics Industrial Corporation Ltd.[a] | ||||||
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Corporate operations
BBK Electronics Corporation markets smartphones under the Oppo,[4] Vivo,[5][6] OnePlus,[7] Realme (a former sub brand of Oppo)[8][9]and iQOO[10] (a sub-brand of Vivo)[11] brands. It also markets Blu-ray players, headphones, headphone amplifiers and smartwatches under Oppo Digital brand.[12][13] In March 2019, BBK Electronics announced iQOO as its newest member and is also a performance sub-brand.[14]
BBK Electronics' headquarters and production base are located in Chang'an, Dongguan.[15] The corporate address is 23 Bubugao Avenue, Wusha Village, Chang'an Dist, Dongguan, 523860 China.[16] It is the highest taxpayer in Chang'an.[17]
In Q1 2017, BBK Electronics shipped 56.7 million smartphones, surpassing both Huawei and Apple to become the 2nd largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, just behind Samsung.[18]
Notes
- ^ Bu Bu Gao (步步高) is a Chinese word that means "rising step by step", or "reaching a higher level with each step".
References
- ^ "Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Kelly Yamanouchi (6 August 2007). "Chinese invest in Frontier". The Denver Post. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Toshiba cries foul over threat by Chinese DVD players". Taipei Times. 10 May 2002. p. 19. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Introduction to BBK (OPPO) Company". The People's Government of Chang’an Town. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "SENHENG IS NOW OFFERING THE PERFECT SELFIE NATIONWIDE | Vivo Malaysia". vivo.com. PRNewswire. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
vivo was founded in 2009 as a sub-brand of BBK Electronics.
- ^ "The OnePlus 6 is more than just a rebranded Oppo". 15 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Wong, Shine (26 April 2014). "Picture proving Oneplus is wholly-owned sub-brand of OPPO". Gizmochina. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "How China's Realme sold 50 million phones in just over 2 years". TechCrunch. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Is Realme a sub brand of Oppo? - Quora". www.quora.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Taking on Xiaomi's POCO, BBK Group launches iQOO brand in India". The News Minute. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Vivo's sub brand, iQOO set to enter India with 5G smartphone". The Economic Times. 23 January 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Colin, David (7 July 2005). "A Winning Digital DVD Player". Projector Central.
So who is Oppo? They certainly are not a household name and with good reason as Oppo is a newly created North American branch of BBK Electronics of China, a giant in the manufacture of consumer electronics, employing 12,000 people worldwide. So while Oppo is a new name, the company and the technology behind it are quite substantial.
- ^ Beamish, David. "Review: OPPO Digital DV-971H (US - DVD)". dvdactive.
OPPO Digital are based in Mountain View, CA and are the US arm of BBK Electronics who are a huge Chinese market leader and who have been a private label OEM for companies such as Denon, NEC and BOSE. Manufacturing all sorts of electronics gear, BBK Electronics is a market leader in China and looking to expand globally hence the creation of their North American arm – OPPO Digital.
- ^ imoo - a new brand for mobile phones emerges in China
- ^ "INTRODUCTION TO BBK (OPPO) COMPANY". The People's Government of Chang’an Town. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "INTRODUCTION TO BBK (OPPO) COMPANY". The People's Government of Chang’an Town. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
BBK (OPPO) is a leading enterprise in Chinese electronic information industry with headquarters and production base set in Chang'an Town. It is the highest taxpayer of Chang'an.
- ^ "BBK is second largest smartphone manufacturer". Electronics Weekly. 26 May 2017.
External links
- BBK Electronics (in Chinese)