Tecno Mobile

Smartphone manufacturer based in Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

TECNO is a Hong Kong–based Chinese smartphone manufacturer.[1][2] It was established in 2006. It is a subsidiary of Transsion Holdings.

Company typeSubsidiary
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006) in Hong Kong
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Tecno Mobile
Tecno
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryConsumer electronics
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006) in Hong Kong
FounderGeorge Zhu
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
George Zhu (founder & CEO)
ProductsMobile phones, tablets, routers, accessories
RevenueIncrease US$1 billion (2020)[3]
Number of employees
1000+
ParentTranssion Holdings
Websitetecno-mobile.com
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Aimed at emerging markets, Tecno has mainly focused its business on Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

Its operating system, branded as HiOS, as of 2026, remains closed source.

History

In 2006, TECNO was founded as Tecno Telecom Limited, but later changed its name to Transsion Holdings with TECNO serving as one of its subsidiaries. In 2007, Tecno created a second brand, Itel that sold in Africa. In early 2008, Tecno focused entirely to Africa following market research, and by 2010, it was among the top three mobile phone brands in Africa.[4]

Tecno entered the Middle East mobile phone market in 2016,[5] and entered India, Bangladesh and Nepal markets in 2017, with trial sales in Pakistan also starting that year.[6]

The TECNO phones sold in India are assembled in their manufacturing facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.[7]

Tecno collaborated with the University of Leeds School of Design on developing an accurate way to capture diverse skin tones in camera images,[8] using a combination of spectral data and AI-powered algorithms to improve skin tone rendering in smartphone photography.[9][10]

In 2024, TECNO developed a tri-foldable phone concept.[11]

TECNO maintains a customized Android operating system called HiOS, it is used in the company's smartphones.[12][13]

List of products

Tecno Spark 20

References

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