BBK Electronics Corporation is a Chinese multinational

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. The company specializes in developing consumer electronics products such as

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s, Hi-Fi equipment, Blu-ray players, and

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s. It is one of the world's largest smartphone manufacturers.

History

Guangdong BBK Electronics Corporation limited was established on 18 September 1995, in Dongguan,

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

, China. BBK Electronics Corporation is the parent company of Oppo and Vivo. Oppo's subsidiaries OnePlus.Vivo's subsidiaries include

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(a former sub-brand of Vivo). It also markets

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players,

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, headphone amplifiers and

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es under Oppo Digital brand. In March 2019, BBK Electronics announced imoo as its newest member and also a performance sub-brand. BBK Electronics' headquarters and production base are located in

Chang'an, Dongguan Chang'an Town () is an industrial town in the south east of the Dongguan prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province, China. The population of Chang'an was at the 2000 Census, making it the most populous town ( zhèn) in ...

. It is the biggest taxpayer in Chang'an. In Q1 2017, BBK Electronics shipped 56.7 million smartphones, surpassing both

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and

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to become the 2nd largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, just behind

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. In 2020, the BBK series represented by Oppo announced its involvement in independent research and development of chips. Vivo also followed up to manufacture chips, mainly in cooperation with

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. As of October 2022, BBK Electronics' Chinese-market website redirects to its subsidiary, Guangdong Little Genius Limited Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of smartwatches marketed for children.

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