realme on January 4th held a product launch event announcing its new GT2 series. Along with details about the flagship phones, realme VP Xu Qi also quoted a few figures pertaining to the company’s performance in 2021.
According to official figures, global sales last year exceeded 60 million units and realme entered the top 5 smartphone brands in 21 countries, ranking 6th worldwide. The number of units sold in 2021 showed a rise of 50% YoY growth and realme hopes to keep the growth rate stable this year, with a goal of touching the 90 million units mark.
Also revealed was that the company is now the fastest-growing 5G Android phone brand and was the fastest phone company to cross 100 million units in terms of sales, further proving its prowess.
In addition, realme highlighted an updated global layout goal, with China obviously being the main focus but also supported by the European market. The company has indeed recorded a triple-digit YoY growth in the continent and it hopes to keep it up.
In terms of technological innovation, realme stated that the company will be spending 70% of its R&D expenses on high-end technology research and development, strengthening the company’s software and hardware capabilities, and enhancing the overall product experience.
At the same time, realme will also continue to keep up with the latest trends in the global market to continue to polish product design and make an impression as the “most fashionable brand in the technology industry.”
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