Gionee
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 16 September 2002 |
| Founder | Liu Lirong |
| Defunct | 10 December 2018 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy (Gionee Indian unit aquared by Indian mobile brand Karbonn Mobiles in 2019) |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 2002-2019 Delhi, India 2019 Present |
Area served | India |
| Products | Mobile phones, smart watches |
| Website | Gionee India |
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| Simplified Chinese | 金立通信设备有限公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 金立通信設備有限公司 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Gionee Communication Equipment Co. Ltd. | ||||||
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Gionee (Chinese: 金立; pinyin: Jīnlì) is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Founded in 2002, it was one of China's largest mobile phone manufacturers. According to Gartner, its market share in China was 4.7% in 2012, and it expanded into other markets, including India, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines and Algeria.