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TCL Comm - July 2016 shipment press release_ENG_Final


EQS-News / 08/08/2016 / 18:57 UTC+8

For Immediate Release

TCL Communication Announces Shipment Figures of
Handsets and Other Products for July
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IDOL 4 Series Made Its Debut Successively in Overseas Markets to Further Increase Brand Exposure
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TCL Smartphone Entered Indian Market and Cooperate Exclusively with Amazon

(Hong Kong, 8 August 2016) - TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited ("TCL Communication" or the "Company" which, together with its subsidiaries and its affiliates, is referred to as the "Group"; HKSE stock code: 2618) today announced the unaudited figures for shipments of handsets and other products in July and the first seven months of 2016.

The Group's total sales volume of handsets and other products totalled 5,410,000 units in July 2016. Sales volume of handsets and other products in overseas markets totalled 5,126,000 units, while shipments in China market totalled 284,000 units. Sales volume of smart devices totalled 2,940,000 units, and accounted for 54% of the Group's total shipment for the month. For the first seven months of 2016, the cumulative sales volume of handsets and other products totalled 38,572,000 units, while the cumulative sales volume of smart devices totalled 20,370,000 units.

The Group is pleased to announce that its flagship smartphone IDOL 4 series is now officially available in the U.S., as well as multiple European countries including Germany, France, Italy, Russia and Portugal. Since the launch of the young-consumers-oriented- IDOL 4 series, product launch events in various regions have been placing focus on its new innovations, Boom Key and VR headsets. In addition, the Group has made breakthrough in business expansion in the emerging markets. In July, the Group joined hands with e-commerce company Amazon and successively launched two smartphones models, TCL 560 and TCL 562. Both models are available for pre-order and sale on Amazon.in. exclusively. Through the partnership with Amazon, the Group is confident in building its reputation gradually in the Indian market, laying the foundation for the implementation of "Mobile + Internet" strategy in India.

In July, the 2016 Tianyi (E-surfing) Terminal Expo & Summit Forum with the theme "Internet + Sharing an Intelligent Future", was successfully held in Guangzhou, China. At the forum, the Group presented TCL 750 and TCL 550 at its designated exhibition zone. TCL 750 acts as the starting point of the Group's rebranding journey in the China region in 2016, while TCL 550 has also successfully drawn attention during its early launch at the forum. The 5.5-inch full-HD display TCL 550 possesses an octa-core processor, supports functions including Hi-Fi sound quality, ​video optimization and high-speed photo shooting, which could satisfy the needs of users anytime and anywhere. Both models are compatible with 4G+ network, allowing users to enjoy the convenience of ultra-fast network at all times.

Sales Volume of Handsets and Other Products (Unaudited Data)>

(Units '000) July
2016
July
2015
YoY
Change
(%)
Jan - July 2016 Jan - July 2015 YoY
Change
(%)
Total 5,410 8,817 -39% 38,572 43,652 -12%
Including
smart devices
2,940 4,357 -33% 20,370 25,236 -19%

Sales volume data are also available on the Group's website: http://tclcom.tcl.com.

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About TCL Communication
TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited ("TCL Communication" or the "Company"; HKSE stock code: 2618) together with its subsidiaries and its affiliates (collectively the "Group") designs, manufactures and markets an expanding portfolio of mobile and internet products worldwide under two key brands - Alcatel and TCL. The Group's portfolio of products is currently sold in China and over 160 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. According to telecommunication research firm Gartner and company's data, the Group ranked No. 6 and No. 10 among global phone manufacturers and global smartphone manufacturers respectively in the first quarter of 2016. The Group also ranked No. 7 among global tablet manufacturers. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, TCL Communication operates its highly efficient manufacturing plant and R&D centres in various provinces and cities of the PRC. It employs around 13,500 people in China, Hong Kong and overseas.

TCL Communication is one of the few companies in Hong Kong or China who owns or licenses 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G and 4G patented technologies. It is also able to independently develop products and solutions for the GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and LTE. For more information, please visit its website at http://tclcom.tcl.com.

Issued by Cornerstones Communications Ltd. on behalf of TCL Communication. For further information, please contact:

Cornerstones Communications Limited
Prudence Lai / Sam Choi / Wendy Lau / Edward Siu
Tel: (852) 2903 9291 / 2903 9289 / 2903 9286 / 2903 9299
Email: tcl.comm@cornerstonescom.com





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