Vivo plans to export smartphones from India by the end of 2022; Zeiss partnership to continue
The HinduVivo on Tuesday said that it will start exporting smartphones out of India by the end of this year. On the question of whether a pan-India rollout of 5G would bring down the cost of handset, Paigham Danish, Head of Business Strategy at Vivo India, said “There are many components that define the price of a phone. So, it will be premature to say that the prices will come down of the 5G phones.” Vivo is currently able to meet the demand in the Indian smartphone market, and is also aiming to start export handsets out of its Greater Noida manufacturing unit. In response to a question on whether Vivo’s 4G handsets will be exported first as demand for those pieces could drop following a hike in sales of 5G smartphones, Danish said the company will evaluate these things once it gets ready with the export, which is expected by the end of 2022. The BBK Electronics owned company is expected to bring the next generation of X-series, Vivo X90, in association with Zeiss next year.