Chinese smartphone maker Realme set to become an Oppo subbrand


An OPPO Find X9 is displayed as Chinese smartphone maker Oppo holds a global launch event, in Barcelona, Spain, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Albert Gea

SHANGHAI, ‌Jan 7 (Reuters) - Chinese ‌smartphone maker Realme said ‌on Wednesday that it was being integrated ‍into Chinese consumer ‍electronics company, ‌Oppo, as a subbrand, ‍in ​a move that ⁠aims to pool resources and ‌cut costs for the ⁠two ‍companies that share a parent firm.

Realme, ‍whose smartphones are ‌sold in India, Southeast Asia and Europe, is owned by Chinese consumer hardware giant BBK Electronics, ‌which also owns the Oppo and Vivo ​smartphone brands.

(Reporting by Brenda Goh;Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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