TCL Communication Announces Shipment Figures of Handsets and Other Products for January

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TCL Communication Announces Shipment Figures of Handsets and Other Products for January

TAIPEI, Feb. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- 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: 02618) today announced the unaudited figures for shipments of handsets and other products forJanuary 2015. The Group's total sales volume of handsets and other products forJanuary 2015 increased by 10% year-on-year to 5,740,000 units. The sales volume of handsets and other products in the overseas markets for the month amounted to 4,601,000 units, while that inChina was 1,139,000 units, up by 202% year-on-year. The Group has achieved sales volume of smart devices at 3,761,000 units inJanuary 2015, up 63% year-on-year and accounted for 66% of the total shipment for the month.

In January 2015, TCL Communication continued its marketing and promotion efforts in order to sustain brand awareness and recognition.ALCATEL ONETOUCH has extended its partnership as exclusive presenting sponsor withThe Color Run to sponsor their2015 Shine Tour to more than 1 million participants in around 130 cities inNorth America, where it brought in smart technology in selected markets to enhance "The Happiest 5K" running experience for the participants. With RFID connected bracelets, runners are able to capture and share their favourite moments quickly and easily via social channels. This move of bringing smart technology to the mass market had aligned perfectly with the event goal of bringing health and fun to everyone.

Besides, as part of the Company's innovation efforts, ALCATEL ONETOUCH sponsoredAT&T Developer Summit Hackathon 2015, a global mobile app solution contest held at CES. In order to foster innovation and bridge technology gap in education,ALCATEL ONETOUCH held a challenge around developing apps for education on thePOP 8 tablet. The event successfully facilitated the effective use of tablets for education to create a more engaging learning experience.

In China, following the debut of TCL Momoda 3N in December 2014, TCL Momoda 3NUnicom dual-4G model which supports running China Mobile and Unicom 4G network on the same device, has been launched atTCL Momoda online mall. The product is positioned in theRMB1,000 price bracket and will be available in early February 2015, offering users a more convenient mobile communication experience.

Sales Volume of Handsets and Other Products (Unaudited Data)

(Units '000)

Jan

2015

Jan

2014

YoY Change

(%)

Total

5,740

5,214

10%

Including

smart devices

3,761

2,310

63%

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

About TCL Communication

TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited ("TCL Communication" or the "Company"; HKSE stock code: 02618) together with its subsidiaries and its affiliates (collectively the "Group") designs, manufactures and markets an expanding portfolio of mobile and internet products worldwide under three key brands -- ALCATEL ONETOUCH, TCL and PALM. The Group's portfolio of products is currently sold inChina and over 170 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, theMiddle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, TCL Communication operates its highly efficient manufacturing plant and R&D centers in various provinces of the PRC. It employs over 16,000 people inMainland China,Hong Kong and overseas.

TCL Communication is one of the few companies in Hong Kong or Mainland 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, TDSCDMA and LTE. For more information, please visit its website athttp://tclcom.tcl.com <http://tclcom.tcl.com/>

SOURCE TCL Communication

TCL Communication

Web Site: http://tclcom.tcl.com

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