Gigabyte has focused on production of Windows Phone-based smartphones, missing the vast business opportunities associated with the rise of Android phones, the sources indicated.
In addition to looking for ODM orders, Gigabyte has also been pushing sales of its GSmart brand smartphones to markets in Eastern Europe, China as well as in Taiwan with annual shipments totaling about 300,000 units in 2014.
Gigabyte will allocate its related handset hardware and software personnel to other developments, said the sources.
Gigabyte exits the smartphone market
Posted on Thursday, June 25 2015 @ 11:49 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck