Nubia Technology
Nubia Technology is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Originally started as a wholly owned subsidiary of ZTE in 2012 and it became an independent company in 2015[1] and received a significant investment from Suning Holdings Group and Suning Commerce Group in 2016.[2] ZTE reduced its stake in Nubia to 49.9% in 2017 officially meaning Nubia was no longer considered a subsidiary of the company, but an associate company.[3][4]
Industry | Consumer electronics | ||||||
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Founded | 2015 | ||||||
Headquarters | , | ||||||
Area served | Europe, South America, South-east Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Africa | ||||||
Products | Smartphones | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 努比亚技术有限公司 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 努比亚 | ||||||
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Website | nubia |
In February 2016 Nubia became a sponsor of Jiangsu Suning F.C. for a reported CN¥150 million.[5]
The company hired footballer Cristiano Ronaldo to promote the mobile phone of the company in May 2016.[6]
In 2017, China Daily reported that Nubia would build a factory in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.[7]
In April 2018, Nubia Technology launched a gaming sub-brand, named RedMagic.[8] RedMagic recently announced its new 5G compatible device RedMagic 5G on March 12, 2020 in Shanghai.
On April 13, 2020, Nubia Technology unveiled a brand new logo as well as its new brand vision.[9]
References
- "China's Nubia becomes independent from ZTE to gain traction in smartphone market". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "关于受让股权的关联交易公告" [Announcement on related-party transaction for buying equity stake in a company] (PDF) (in Chinese). Suning Commerce Group. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- Disposal of 10.1% of the equity interest in Nubia Technology Limited, ZTE Corporation, 27 July 2017, Retrieved on 8 April 2018
- "ZTE Hangs Up on Money-Losing Nubia Unit". Caixin Global Limited. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "Nubia to sponsor Jiangsu Suning FC for RMB150m". ytsports.cn. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- "ZTE's Nubia aims to become top five smartphone brand globally". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- "Smartphone maker Nubia plans plant in Jiangxi". China Daily. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- "Nubia's Red Magic smartphone is designed for gaming, down to the glowing LEDs on the back". The Verge. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- Jeet (13 April 2020). "Nubia unveils new logo and brand vision as it expands product categories". Gizmochina. Retrieved 10 May 2020.