Vivo Mobile
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Native name
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维沃移动通信有限公司 |
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| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Shěn Wěi (沈炜) |
| Headquarters | Dongguan, Guangdong, China |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Shěn Wěi (President and CEO) |
| Products | Smartphones, Smartphone Accessories, Software, and Online Services |
| Parent | BBK Electronics |
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Vivo Global Vivo China |
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| Simplified Chinese | 维沃移动通信有限公司 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 維沃移動通信有限公司 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Vivo Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Wéiwò Yídòng Tōngxìn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |
Vivo is a Chinese multinational technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures smartphones, smartphone accessories, software, and online services. It was founded in 2009 in Dongguan, Guangdong. The brand focuses on providing a high quality audio experience for users by utilising Hi-Fi chips in its smartphones. Software developed by the company includes the Vivo App Store, iManager, and a proprietary Android-based operating system called Funtouch OS.
In 2012 Vivo released the X1, at the time the world’s thinnest smartphone. Phonearena.com. Retrieved on 2017-01-03.</ref> The X1 was also the first Vivo phone to use a Hi-Fi chip, developed by American semiconductor company Cirrus Logic. Vivo followed this up in 2013 by releasing the world’s first 2k-resolution screen phone, the Xplay3s. Other popular phones in the Vivo lineup include the X5Pro, the X5Max, and the Xshot.
Quickly becoming a major player in the smartphone industry, Vivo joined the ranks of the top 10 smartphone makers in the first quarter of 2015 with a global market share of 2.7%. With research and development centers in Shenzhen and Nanjing, the company employed 1,600 R&D personnel as of January 2016.
Vivo’s product offerings are composed of three series of smartphones all targeted at middle to upper-income white collar professionals and students living in urban areas. The X series is the company’s premium series of smartphones. Launched in December 2015, its newest addition, the Vivo X6, packs a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor and comes with 4GB of RAM.
The V series represents a mid-level offering, combining solid specs with an attractive price tag. In July 2015 Vivo launched the V series to much fanfare in the Indian market by introducing the V1 and V1 Max. The V1 sports a 64-bit quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 5-inch HD display. A slightly more powerful version of its cousin, the V1 Max boasts a 5.5-inch display and an upgraded 1.4 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor. and now its latest smart phone in this v series is v3 and v3 Max.v3 Max is one of its best selling phone of the Vivo brand.
On the lower end of the spectrum, Vivo’s Y series is targeted at more price-conscious consumers. Vivo’s newest offering in the Y series is the Y55l, released in october,2016. With slightly reduced specs, the Y55l still comes loaded with Vivo’s Funtouch OS and a host of smart features designed to make users’ lives easier such as Smart Wake, Smart Click, and Smart Beauty Mode and it is sporting Qualcomm snapdragon 430 a octa core chipset.
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