BBK Electronics Corporation is a Chinese
multinational conglomerate
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. The company specializes in developing consumer electronics products such as
smartphones
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,
tablet computers,
smartwatches
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,
smart TVs,
Hi-Fi equipment,
Blu-ray players, and
digital cameras. 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, China.
BBK Electronics Corporation is the parent company of
Oppo and
Vivo. Oppo's subsidiaries
OnePlus.Vivo's subsidiaries include
iQOO (a former sub-brand of Vivo). It also markets
Blu-ray players,
headphones
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, headphone amplifiers and
smartwatches 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. It is the biggest taxpayer in Chang'an.
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.
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
MediaTek.
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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