OPPO, Vivo steal Apple’s sale thunder

OPPO sold 10.8 million smartphones, giving it a 9 percent market share and a top-5 ranking, in the fourth quarter of last year.
Beyond China few may have heard of OPPO or Vivo, but these local handset vendors are rising up the rankings in the world’s largest smartphone market, using local marketing savvy and strong retail networks in lower-tier cities.
Industry experts say these cities – there are more than 600 of them and some are bigger than many European capitals – are the