Cherry Mobile Buys Into Jiayu, Expect a Pinoy-designed Smartphone Soon!

Jiayu

According to a report by Unbox.ph, Cherry Mobile has bought a controlling stake in Jiayu, a Chinese ODM that’s been the source of the Flare X series. The purchase had actually been made mid-last year with the local brand only now choosing to make the news public. This means Cherry Mobile technically now has the capability to manufacture their own devices.

The purchase gives Cherry Mobile a huge advantage that few other local brands have. As if their devices weren’t affordable enough, the local brand should be able to bring even more smartphones, tablets and other mobile accessories that push the price point even lower. What’s more is that they should even be able to design their own smartphones, leaving the manufacturing side of things to Jiayu.

As big a milestone this would be for any local brand, Cherry Mobile isn’t the first to achieve it. MyPhone similarly has a similar arrangement with Tinno, another Chinese ODM they’ve been sourcing for all their smartphones. They’ve even leveraged this, with Tinno partnering with Cellprime technologies, possibly to source phones for the Cloudfone brand.

[Source: Unbox.ph]

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