Tinno Mobile

Tinno Mobile is a Chinese ODM company focused on making phones for other brands. The company have also created their own mobile phone brands like Sugar Phone, and Wiko Mobile.[1] The company was established in 2005 and is headquartered at Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.[2][3]

Tinno Mobile's customers include international operators such as Vodafone, Orange, and AT&T, etc, and phone brands including Motorola, Nokia, and Xiaomi.[4][5][6] Tinno Mobile products are sold in more than 80 countries around the world. In 2020 Tinno shipped more than 28.7 million mobile phones and tablets worldwide.[7]

The localized model of sub-branding have been praised by Wang Yang in 2014 when he was Vice Premier of China at the time, saying they are a good example for "Ethnical (Chinese) Companies" to enter international market.[8] The company said they have an annual revenue of 1 billion euro.[9]

Scandals

Privacy data collection

In 2016 December, it is revealed that pre-installed application developed by Adups within BLU phones would transmit user data to Chinese server without customer consent.[10] Tinno is among the list of brands that were found to have Adups applications pre-installed on their phones.[11]

In 2017 November, it is revealed that pre-installed application within Wiko phones, a Tinno subsidiary, would transmit technical data monthly to Tinno without customer consent. The company confirmed the existence of such information collection system, and said updated version of those applications will no longer collect geographical information of devices.[12][13]

References
  1. Morris, Anne. "Wiko: Meet the Chinese smartphone maker with a French twist that's set to conquer Europe". ZDNet. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  2. "创智5高管详解退市历程 天珑移动将助力重新上市". 新浪证券. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. 康殷; 岳薇; 张骞爻. "实地探访创智5：重启回A计划 天珑移动为背后东家". 证券时报. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  4. Nayan (2021-01-17). "Nokia & majority of other smartphones brands use ODM design services too". Nokiapoweruser. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  5. "Vodafone Smart N10". www.globalcertificationforum.org. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  6. AndroidGuys (2021-02-25). "AT&T calls on Vietnamese phone maker VinSmart for entry-level handsets". AndroidGuys. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  7. "2019-2020年手机ODM产业报告发布，马太效应加剧，硬件平台多样化！_品牌". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  8. "天珑移动在法国智能手机市场排名第二， 被称为手机界的"扫地僧"". 北国网. 2018-01-26.
  9. "中国天珑移动全面掌股法国唯一手机制造商威可". 欧洲时报. 2018-02-09.
  10. "Android phone maker Blu pledges to replace Chinese software that stole user data".
  11. "Security experts find 43 Android phone brands affected by Chinese spyware".
  12. Sebastien (20 November 2017). "Wiko nous confirme l'envoi de données techniques à Tinno et annonce du changement".
  13. "Wiko accusé d'envoyer des données en Chine sans l'accord de ses utilisateurs". 20 November 2017.


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