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| Tecno | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 2006; 20 years ago (2006) inHong Kong |
| Founder | George Zhu |
| Headquarters |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | George Zhu (founder & CEO) |
| Products | Mobile phones,tablets,routers, accessories |
| Revenue |  US$1 billion (2020)[3] |
Number of employees | 1000+ |
| Parent | Transsion Holdings |
| Website | tecno-mobile.com |
TECNO is a Hong Kong–based Chinesesmartphone manufacturer.[1][2] It was established in 2006. It is a subsidiary ofTranssion Holdings.
Aimed atemerging markets, Tecno has mainly focused its business onAfrica,Asia,Latin America, andEastern Europe.
Its operating system, branded asHiOS, as of 2026, remainsclosed source.
In 2006, TECNO was founded as Tecno Telecom Limited, but later changed its name to Transsion Holdings with TECNO serving as one of its subsidiaries. In 2007, Tecno created a second brand,Itel that sold in Africa. In early 2008, Tecno focused entirely toAfrica following market research, and by 2010, it was among the top three mobile phone brands in Africa.[4]
Tecno entered theMiddle East mobile phone market in 2016,[5] and entered India,Bangladesh andNepal markets in 2017, with trial sales inPakistan also starting that year.[6]
The TECNO phones sold in India are assembled in their manufacturing facility inNoida,Uttar Pradesh.[7]
Tecno collaborated with theUniversity of Leeds School of Design on developing an accurate way to capture diverse skin tones in camera images,[8] using a combination of spectral data andAI-powered algorithms to improve skin tone rendering in smartphone photography.[9][10]
In 2024, TECNO developed a tri-foldable phone concept.[11]
TECNO maintains a customizedAndroidoperating system calledHiOS, it is used in the company's smartphones.[12][13]
