Realme to exit German market imminently

20 June 2023
Realme Germany representative confirmed the company will redirect its budget to other European markets.

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  • Anonymous
  • XUv
  • 22 Jun 2023

The patent of Nokia is not owned by Foxcon (new nokia)
but owned by a patent troll company that.....
(im not gonna say something against mainstream)

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    • Anonymous
    • XUv
    • 22 Jun 2023

    Anonymous, 22 Jun 2023BBK have bigger market share in Indonesia compared to Europ... moreAll phone manufacture company can have a higher margin in Indonesia
    Because Indonesia forbid any phone that not made in Indonesia

    All thanks to our friend Samsung
    that were thinking that only Samsung that can create factory in Indonesia
    and all other brand will fail...
    This make LG, HTC & Sony gone from Indonesia market
    One more time, Thank you Samsung.
    (sarcsm)

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      • Anonymous
      • tZk
      • 22 Jun 2023

      Koishi Komeiji, 21 Jun 2023lol its not first time when BBK sued by Nokia. in 2021, OPP... moreBBK have bigger market share in Indonesia compared to Europe. They have bigger profit margins because they can overprice their phones due to popularity of Oppo and Vivo brands among Indonesians, so 1 billion really is a small price to pay for them to keep operating.

      On other note, this really shines a bad light on BBK for their repeated offences in not paying for using patented techs.

        Koishi Komeiji, 21 Jun 2023lol its not first time when BBK sued by Nokia. in 2021, OPP... morethe implementation of law isnt same in Indonesia compared to Germany hence,

          Koishi Komeiji, 21 Jun 2023lol its not first time when BBK sued by Nokia. in 2021, OPP... moreYeah cause they're dominating the Indonesia market

            Magic-and-Mate, 21 Jun 2023Yes, it has. It has the name of Nokia ... When you buy a... moreDo your research bud, HMD Global bought the license to use the Nokia name brand for Smartphones, that's why new 'Nokia' phones are straight up sh!t

              Magic-and-Mate, 21 Jun 2023Yes, it has. It has the name of Nokia ... When you buy a... more"It has the name of Nokia..."

              Yes, because HMD Global bought the rights to use it. The rights, not the whole company.

                Anonymous, 20 Jun 2023HMD is not part of Nokia like OnePlus is part of BBK Elec... moreYes, it has.
                It has the name of Nokia ...
                When you buy a Nokia device you can't see HMD Global.

                  lol its not first time when BBK sued by Nokia. in 2021, OPPO, vivo, and realme were sued by Nokia on Indonesian judgement court and asked to pay more than 1 billion dollars for making patent violation. just like same case in Germany, but BBK refused to leave market from Indonesia until now.

                    AlienKiss, 21 Jun 2023You didn't want another iPhone ? That means you alread... moreI'm not telling anyone to buy a chinese phone, or any phone for that matter, buy whatever you want.

                    To people that I personally know, yes I do recommend vivo phones and some others, but I also recommend them iPhones, depends on the person, however this has nothing to do with you or GSMArena.

                    I can recommend whatever I want, and whatever I see would be best for my family and friends.

                    Yes, I do have an iPhone, actually I have 2, an iPhone 4S and iPhone SE (2020). I don't use either one of them, and I had no issues with the iPhone SE when I was using it, it was just too boring for me, that's all.

                      AlienKiss , 21 Jun 2023If it doesn't say 'Made in Finland' on the b... moreThis has absolutely nothing to do with my comment, or the article.

                      Nokia phones aren't made in Finland, so of course it doesn't say "Made in Finland" on the back of them, but both Nokia and HMD are 2 separate finnish companies, and that's all I said.

                      I don't care who buys Nokia phones and where and why, I don't buy them and for the most part don't even recommend them, I much rather recommend Motorola phones for people that want stock android for less than a Pixel.

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                        • AlienKiss
                        • 0Ca
                        • 21 Jun 2023

                        Anders, 20 Jun 2023Realme - We're leaving the German market Germans - Who..?Hahaha !
                        And the best comment goes to ... Anders !
                        You were right on point . 🏆

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                          • AlienKiss
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                          • 21 Jun 2023

                          DarlingYext, 20 Jun 2023Are you still purposefully playing the role of that one guy... moreIf it doesn't say 'Made in Finland' on the back, most people in Europe will NOT buy Nokia phones. No matter who owns who.
                          I'd rather use a 20 year old 3310 than a brand new Mookia (spelled it wrong intentionally)
                          Hey, don't hate the player, hate the game .

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                            • Anonymous
                            • ppe
                            • 21 Jun 2023

                            Good. China only steals. Now onto rest of EU.

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                              • 21 Jun 2023

                              DarlingYext, 21 Jun 2023I am a Note user, you are right! Now, it's not a Redmi... moreYou didn't want another iPhone ? That means you already have one. But you keep telling everyone to go buy china brands which nobody actually wants.

                                blue, 21 Jun 2023Not having companies that do not respect european legal sys... moreI can agree with that, but it's still a loss for both customers and the market. It's Realme's, or rather BBK's fault tho, obviusly not Europe's.

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                                  • blue
                                  • 0CN
                                  • 21 Jun 2023

                                  DarlingYext, 21 Jun 2023Having less choice is never great news.Not having companies that do not respect european legal system is always a good thing.

                                    Anonymous, 20 Jun 2023yep its great news for both german and bbkHaving less choice is never great news.

                                      [deleted post]I am a Note user, you are right! Now, it's not a Redmi, it's the vivo X Note, and no thanks, I don't want another iPhone.

                                      Not sure what this has to do with my previous comment, but I'm curious now, what phone have you got, and what's your problem with Redmi Note users?

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                                        • txE
                                        • 21 Jun 2023

                                        Anonymous, 20 Jun 2023Only geeks buy mi series. All other want iphone but get x... moreNot everyone wants to pay over €1000 just for a damn phone.

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