CNN Indonesia
Friday, 15 Dec 2023 18:55 IWST
Illustration. Vivo talked about their opportunity to bring their foldable phone product line to Indonesia. (Photo: Vivo)
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Chinese cellphone manufacturer Vivo talk about opportunities to bring product lines foldable phone or their foldable cellphone to Indonesia. Will it compete with Samsung and Oppo?
Vivo still doesn’t carry it foldables phone or folding cell phone to Indonesia. However, Vivo Indonesia PR Manager Alexa Tiara said it is possible that this model will be available in 2024.
“For the intention of carrying foldables to Indonesia of course there is always. And the local Indonesian team also always carries out market research to see what demand-“is it currently very high or not,” said Alexa at the Vivo Indonesia Media Gathering in Central Jakarta, Wednesday (13/12).
“But again our basis is the needs of our consumers, whether they already need them. But it is possible that in 2024 we will present foldables,” he added.
In 2023, Vivo will have two foldable phones, namely the Vivo X Fold2 and Vivo X Flip, which are their first clamshell phones. Unfortunately, these two products are not yet marketed in Indonesia.
Until now, only Samsung and Oppo market their foldable cellphones in Indonesia.
Oppo just started its work in folding cellphones in Indonesia with the Oppo Find N2 Flip in May. In less than a year, they launched the Oppo Find N3 Flip accompanied by the Oppo Find N3.
The foldable cellphone market itself is expected to continue to grow. According to Counterpoint research, the foldable cellphone market will continue to grow, even in 2027, the shipping figure is estimated to reach 100 million units.
The global foldable cellphone market in the first quarter of 2023 increased 64 percent Year on Year (YoY) with a total of 2.5 million units.
The growth of the global foldable cellphone market is largely driven by the growth of the Chinese foldable cellphone market. Even though China’s smartphone market fell by around 8 percent YoY in Q1 2023, the domestic foldable cellphone market continued to grow, jumping 117 percent YoY to 1.08 million units.
2024 Products
Vivo also provided a few leaks regarding new products that will be launched in Indonesia, namely the Vivo X100 and Vivo X100 Pro.
Alexa did not clearly mention the launch of these two products. However, in his presentation, he showed a visual that gave a clue about this new product.
The X series is the flagship series from Vivo. In 2023, the series will not be marketed in Indonesia. Vivo will only launch the V series and Y series throughout 2023, starting from the V27e and V27 5G in March to the Y27s last November.
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2023-12-15 11:55:54
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