7 Interesting Facts About Oppo You May Have Missed

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1. The Name and Launching

Oppo is a Chinese company based in Guangdong, launched in 2004 and expanded amazingly all over the world then. Oppo name itself is a science behind their concept of attracting youth and young generation. They kept it short and trendy to appeal public and become the youth’s first choice.

2. Beginning with MP3 Players

Yes, Oppo did not start with mobile phones, instead, they were working on selling MP3 players with 2GB memory but soon realized the market needs in 2008. They came up with their first phone with a smiley on the back of the device and kept an amazing camera feature majorly focused on selfie part.

3. Top Rankings

Oppo has been ranked number 4 smartphone around the world and number 1 in China itself. These rankings are as per 2017 calculation according to IDC reports. They are targeting to rival both Apple and Samsung in the domain of smartphones and seemed to be very close to their targets. Well, obviously Oppo is now going to be on top of my wishlist!

4. Rights to Sponsor the Indian National Cricket Team

Oppo has successfully won the rights to sponsor the Indian National Cricket team from the period of 2017 to 2022. This will allow them to advertise their products and logo on all of their events as well as all their equipment. It is a very big platform to win as it will cover approx. 260 international matches including World Cup in England in 2019 and T20 World Cup in Australia in 2020.

5. FC Barcelona Sponsorship

Oppo has also won the partnership of Spanish football team from last three years. This is again a very big investment with Europe but turned out to be a successful move for Oppo’s future growth. They took this partnership as an opportunity and launched a special FC Barcelona edition of their smartphones with their customized themes, wallpapers, and screensavers. These phones were following the slogan of “The Smartphone Champions” and almost gave a boost to their sales.

6. Motorized Camera

Oppo camera is one of the important features of these smartphones to attract the youth with their unique motorized camera characteristics. They launched their smartphones with the motorized camera first in 2014 and as expected, the public gave an amazing response to this feature. Their camera has an ability to rotate 260 degrees so that it can be used for selfie part as well. It can also be controlled through a remote. if not getting used from the back side of the device.

7. Offline Retailing

Oppo is considered to be the fastest growing smartphone brand in China and the surprising part if their work on offline retailing. They have around 200,000 stores around the world to sell their products and their statistics shows that 95% of their sales are from those stores. I must say this is a huge achievement that even today, they are relying on offline retailing and getting fruitful results as well. While the majority of the electronics world has taken over the online platforms as their basic selling place.

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