The smartphone market does not stop growing and expanding to offer us alternatives of all kinds. And although many tend to think that all terminals come from the same place, the truth is that there are important changes in the areas of the world where mobile phones are manufactured . With the intention of letting you know if your phone comes from Asia, the European continent or America, we are going to let you know the place where they are developed.
In addition, we must bear in mind that, although a mobile brand comes from a specific country, there may be some parts inside its terminals such as sensors, a processor or other types of parts in the hardware that come from another country, in addition of having been manufactured in another place away from the headquarters. This allows global growth to benefit and finally users can have the best technology from every part of the world on our smartphone.
Europe phones
We begin to review brands in our continent, which we already told you about is not a place known especially for the manufacture of smartphones , although it has its representatives. Unfortunately for Spain we do not have any globally recognized brand, the manufacturer BQ that grew so much in our country ceased to exist as such and was transferred to Vietnam to change its name and shape.
Fairphone
The only prominent mobile brand that we can find in Europe has the Dutch seal. In the Netherlands, this curious brand of smartphones is brought to life that tries to design and manufacture its devices with the same possible impact on the environment.
Nokia
The well-known Nokia would be the most popular brand within the European continent. However, it stopped manufacturing its terminals in Finland . In 2016 it was handed over to Foxconn , based in Taiwan and which is currently in charge of manufacturing the devices there.
Alcatel
Alcatel’s story also has its beginnings in Europe, keeping its headquarters in France and later moving manufacturing together with TCL to Shenzhen, China.
Wiko
Wiko is a French mobile phone brand, although the most curious thing is that it is part of Tinno Mobile Technology Corp. , An organization that specializes in the development and manufacture of smartphones. Its main headquarters are located in Marseille. It began operating in 2010, reaching more than 30 countries just eight years later, that is, in 2018.
Mobiles made in Asia
The Asian continent is the place on the planet where more phones are manufactured. They have become the best representative of technology and they do not stop demonstrating the potential they have. Good results and low prices are a trademark of the house, making them reach any corner of the world with the manufacture of smartphones. Where the promotion is most specific is in the Chinese country, which has managed to make the Made in China brand a benchmark.
Samsung
The leading manufacturer of smartphones Samsung is based in South Korea, specifically in the city of Seoul. However, the manufacture of the mobiles of this South Korean company is decided by the point between Vietnam, India, Brazil, South Korea and Indonesia.
Xiaomi
The great Chinese brand does not need presentations, locating its headquarters in Beijing, a city in the Chinese country. It focuses its production in China, although it also collaborates with brands around the world to shape the products of its ecosystems and smartphones. India is one of the places where you assemble devices and bring your mobiles to life.
Huawei
Another company that manufactures its mobiles in China and more specifically in Shenzhen. The great brand is based in the same city, although like others it expands production throughout the Asian continent with certain components and notably in India. Previously, it had a greater deal with the United States, although due to restrictions this has been limited and now its own country is the one that offers the most resources for production.
OPPO
In this case, OPPO has its headquarters in Dongguan, a city in China where it gives life to the mobiles we use today. This is where a large part of its world production is centered, without losing sight of the collaboration with manufacturers from all over the world.
Realme
Although it was born under the arm of OPPO, the truth is that it is already an independent part of BBK Electronics. However, it shares a headquarters and place of manufacture. Dongguan in the province of Canton is the area where the firm began and has managed to reach our country.
TCL
Huizhou is the city where TCL is headquartered and manufacturing center, although it has been widely associated with Canada for having developed the well-known BlackBerry over the years.
Alive
The Vivo company is beginning to gain a foothold in Europe and, more specifically in Spain, as it has been expanding its catalog of smartphones. The company from China was born and grew up in Dongguan where production continues to increase. In addition, its parent is BBK Electronics Corporation, a multinational specialized in electronics, which also comes from China. Likewise, this brand of phones also has its own sub-brand called iQOO .
LG
The second largest manufacturer in South Korea is LG, with its headquarters located in Seoul, it carries its mobile phones around the world. A manufacturer that has divisions throughout much of the planet, but increasingly focuses its production in the Asian country.
Sony
In this case, Tokyo is the place where Sony brings its mobiles to life and has its headquarters. The manufacturer creates its components and smartphones throughout Asia and also maintains some divisions in India.
Oneplus
Like OPPO and Realme, OnePlus shared its headquarters in Dongguan (China), since it also belongs to BBK Electronics. However, this smartphone firm has its own headquarters in another city in the Asian country, specifically, in Shenzhen.
ZTE
ZTE smartphones, in case anyone still does not know this Asian firm, is a Chinese telecommunications brand based in Shenzhen that was created in 1985. This company markets its products in 135 countries. Therefore, the development of their phones is found in their native country. And, like Huawei, it was one of the top-selling companies in the United States, but its relationships collapsed after the veto of the US government, that is, the famous restrictions.
Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese multinational technology company, headquartered in Beijing, China. Therefore, its main production plants are found in its country of origin. And, the most curious thing about this firm is that it launches its phones both with its own name and through Moto. This is because the Asian manufacturer bought the Motorola company in 2014.
America’s smartphones
We come to the American continent, where Apple stands out for its presence above the rest. However, contrary to what many think, the presence in America is not very high when creating the phones, which could even allow changing many continent brands if it were not for the headquarters.
Manzana
The iPhone that we can find in the market are manufactured under the Foxconn firm, which centers its production in Zhengzhou (China). Despite this, Apple maintains collaborations around the world and tries to give special relevance to the United States in terms of development.
Motorola
The Motorola brand locates its headquarters in Libertyville, United States where until a few years ago it has assembled legendary mobiles . But nonetheless, the place where it develops its phones for the most part is in India.
Based in Mountain View , California, although with its production centered in China until relatively recently. Now the development of the Google Pixel has moved to Vietnam, where we have already seen the last Google Pixel 5 leave there.