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Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
Company typePrivate
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Tony Chen (CEO)
Products
SubsidiariesOnePlus
Realme
Websiteoppo.com
Oppo Electronics
Simplified Chinese Oppo广东移动通信有限公司
Traditional Chinese 廣東歐珀移動通信有限公司
Literal meaning Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.

Oppo Electronics Corporation is a Chinese commercial organization and manufacturer of consumer electronics. They were run by BBK Electronics until 2023.[1]

The brand is registered in many countries worldwide. Oppo Digital Inc.'s USA division develops and manufactures audio-visual equipment, with a range of high-end Blu-ray players, headphones, and headphone amplifiers in the product line. In 2008, OPPO entered the portable electronics segment and launched its own mobile phone.

History

The brand name "Oppo" was registered in China in 2001 and launched in 2004 by Tony Chen in Dongguan, China. In 2005, they introduced their first device internationally, the Oppo X3 MP3 player. [2] Since then, the company has expanded to over 50 countries and become a major player in electronic devices around the world.[2]

In June 2016, Oppo became the largest smartphone manufacturer in China,[3] selling its phones at more than 200,000 retail outlets.[4] In 2018, Oppo Digital Archived 2025-05-22 at the Wayback Machine announced that they were discontinuing their disc player business in major markets, and focusing on mobile devices. Oppo was the top smartphone brand in China in 2019 and was ranked fifth in market share worldwide.[5]

Branding

Oppo logo used until March 2019

The South Korean boy band 2PM prepared a song known as "Follow Your Soul" in a promotional deal with Oppo for launching its brand in Thailand in 2010.[6] In June 2015, the company signed an agreement with FC Barcelona to become a sponsor of the Spanish football club.[7][8][9]

In 2016, the Philippine Basketball Association tied up with this company as its official smartphone partner, starting at the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

Oppo Electronics Media

References

  1. SuperVOOC fast charging technology: Everything you need to know (in en). Android Authority (2023-02-12). Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Technology as an art form. Oppo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. TECHNOXMART | OPPO Becomes the Leading Smartphone Brand in China in June 2016. www.technoxmart.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. Upstarts on top / How OPPO and Vivo are beating Apple, Xiaomi and the gang. Economist, 4–10 February 2017, page 56.
  5. Q2 smartphones: Samsung grows, Huawei slows and Apple flows. telecoms.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. Hotmaster121. [M/V TECHNOXMART] (25 May 2019). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. Launched OPPO F7 with Bezel-Less Display and 25 Megapixel Camera in India; Price, Specification. technoxmart.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. OPPO phones. technoxmart.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  9. OPPO Reno Series Launch on May 28 in India: Check Prices, Reno 10x Zoom Edition Models, Reno Specifications. technoxmart.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.