Since last year, Gree Electric has begun to issue mobile phones as year-end bonuses. And this year's year-end gift is the Gree color world mobile phone, which looks like a smaller version of the second generation of Gree, but the configuration has not changed, and it still uses the Snapdragon 820 processor.
On January 22, Gree employees posted their year-end bonuses, and each of them got a Gree color world mobile phone.
The phone went on sale in June 2017 and features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4+64GB storage combination, a 3000mAh battery, and QC 3 support0 fast charging, rear 13 million pixel camera, front physical fingerprint unlocking.
Gree Electric announced last year that it would revise its articles of association and delete the "operation of telecommunications business and value-added telecommunications business", which caused speculation that it would no longer make mobile phones. However, Gree Electric responded that they "did not make mobile phones", and even published a patent application related to folding screen mobile phones.
Dong Mingzhu once said, "There is no such thing as a failure of Gree mobile phones, because they are not sold in the open market, so how can there be a failure." She believes that Gree is seeking the control of smart home, not the pursuit of sales, Gree mobile phone to be the "controller" of smart home, so they will continue to do a good job of mobile phone.
In 2015, Gree launched the first generation of mobile phones, with general configuration and ** positioning close to the people, but it was controversial. In 2016, the second-generation Gree mobile phone was launched, focusing on high configuration, but it was not recognized by the market. In March 2019, Gree's 3rd generation mobile phone was put on the shelves, equipped with a Snapdragon 821 processor.
On the whole, although the Gree mobile phone is controversial, Dong Mingzhu still insists that it will succeed. Mobile phone year-end award Gree mobile phone Dong Mingzhu smart home mobile phone market.