Blackberry Ltd was initially founded in 1996 in Waterloo, Canada and was formerly known as Research in Motion. Their smartphones are well known for having a physical keyboard and solid encryption technology. In recent years they have lost considerable market share due to the evolution of Android and iOS systems.
2. Huawei
Answer: China
Huawei Technologies is a Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer and has become among their world's largest since their inception in 1987. They first established their line of smartphones in 2003 based on the Android operating system. Their international sales for hand-held devices have been successful but concerns have emerged regarding cybersecurity.
3. Nokia
Answer: Finland
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish telecommunications company which has been in business in excess of 150 years. They were previously the largest worldwide sellers of mobile and smartphones. Their mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft in 2014 and bought back in 2016 by HMD Global who to date markets smartphones under the Nokia brand.
4. LG
Answer: South Korea
LG Electronica has been a South Korean international electronics company since 1958. They are well diversified in the global consumer electronica industry and entered the smartphone market in 2010 which operate on the Android platform. In recent years they have encountered hardware failures on some of their phones.
5. Olivetti
Answer: Italy
Olivetti S.p.A is an Italian of various computer technology and business office products. They are headquartered in the Milan region of Italy and have been a part of Telecom Italia since 2003. In 2013, they entered the smartphone market, launching their Oliphone series of devices.
6. Sony
Answer: Japan
Sony Mobile Communications is a Japanese telecommunications company operating since 2001 and originally formed as a partnership between Sony and the Swedish firm Ericsson. In 2012, Sony bought out Ericsson and is currently producing their smart devices solely under the Sony brand. As of 2013, they are offering the Xperia series of smartphones.
7. Samsung
Answer: South Korea
Samsung Electronics is a South Korean international electronics company since 1969. As of 2018, they are the world's largest manufacturers of mobile phones and smartphones. Samsung launched their first mobile phone in 1988 evolving into smartphones with their initial release in 2001. The Samsung Galaxy came out in 2009 and remains a popular choice among consumers.
8. Vodafone
Answer: United Kingdom
Vodafone Group is British telecommunications company founded in 1991 and headquartered in London and Newbury, Berkshire. They first entered the mobile phone market in the mid eighties when in partnership with Racal Telecom. Their first smartphone, the Vodafone 3G was launched in 2004 followed by the Vodafone 4G in 2013.
9. Apple
Answer: United States
Apple Inc. is a computer technology company in the United States specializing in the development and marketing of consumer electronics. In 2007 they shifted their business focus from computers to mobile devices with the introduction of the iPhone smartphone. Some of the features on their current smartphones include facial recognition technology and wireless charging.
10. GeeksPhone
Answer: Spain
GeeksPhone is a smartphone company in business since 2009 and located in Madrid, Spain. They have developed various phones based on the Android and Firefox operating systems, specializing in open source codes. In 2014 they introduced the Blackphone, running on PrivatOS.
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