Quanta Computer recently began shipping Portege G810 Windows Mobile-based smartphones to Toshiba, helping Quanta regain its footing as it looks to compete in the global smartphone market with the likes of High Tech Computer (HTC) and Asustek Computer, according to market sources.
The ODM production of the 3.5G-enabled Portege G810 could top tens of thousand units per month, with the prospects that Toshiba may increase the outsourcing of handsets later, the sources indicated.
Quanta has lost a number of handset clients in recent years, including Siemens, Panasonic and Hewlett-Parker (HP), and the smartphone orders from Toshiba came in time to shore up the company’s capabilities, the sources contended.
Toshiba will team up with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to market the Portege G810 in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$15,990 (US$526), according to sources at CHT.
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