Wiko

Wiko is a French smartphone manufacturing company. Wiko is majority-owned by Chinese technology group Tinno Mobile and its phones are manufactured in China.[1]

Wiko shipped 2.6 million devices overall in 2013, mostly dual-Sim Android smartphones.[1] In 2013, the company sold 1.7 million smartphones in France[2] and it was the country's second largest selling smartphone firm after Samsung.[3]

History

Wiko was established in February 2011 by French businessman Cedric Wilmots.[1] Its head office, design and marketing teams are based in Marseille.[1]

In 2013, Wiko had seven percent of the French market.[4][1]

In 2014, Wiko entered the British market.[5]

In 2015, Wiko entered the Belgian Market.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Daniel Thomas, Telecoms Correspondent (June 16, 2014). "Smartphone maker Wiko challenges big players". Financial Times. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  2. Vive La Tech (August 7, 2014). "Wiko: Meet the Chinese smartphone maker with a French twist that's set to conquer Europe". ZDNet. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  3. "Wiko gears up to challenge big players". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  4. "Mobile phones: The rise of the cheap smartphone". The Economist. April 5, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  5. Ben Spencer For The Daily Mail (April 4, 2014). "Budget phone maker to launch super-cheap mobiles starting from £60 in the UK". Daily Mail. Retrieved November 27, 2014.

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