EV startup NIO is ready to launch its first smartphone, “NIO Cellphone,” within the third quarter of 2023, after passing the final main step wanted to promote the machine in China.

NIO Cellphone: EV maker’s first smartphone due out in Q3

NIO has been trying to enter the profitable smartphone marketplace for a while. After rumors had been spreading like wildfire, NIO CEO William Li confirmed the EV maker was exploring the opportunity of creating its personal cell phones final March.

Though the corporate was solely in early-stage analysis then, Li stated the expertise may enhance the possession expertise with straightforward automobile integration, enhancing connectivity.

In November, Li added the choice to go after the smartphone market was based mostly on a long-term (5 to 10 years) strategic imaginative and prescient.

After receiving its license to entry the web in China on July 10 (through CnevPost), NIO’s first smartphone, NIO Cellphone, has crossed its final main hurdle wanted earlier than it may be bought within the nation.

Based on the submitting with China’s Ministry of Trade and Info Tech web site, the NIO Cellphone’s license is legitimate till July 10, 2025.

The smartphone is powered by Android with 5G help and dual-SIM card capability. A brand new cellphone launch in China takes a few month after acquiring its community entry license.

Li has beforehand acknowledged NIO’s first smartphone shall be launched within the third quarter of 2023, with deliveries starting in the identical interval.

The EV maker teased its NIO Cellphone throughout NIO Day 2022 final December, exhibiting two cell telephones within the newly revealed ES8.

NIO delivered a report 20,462 EVs in July, representing a progress of 103.6% from June. The success comes after NIO launched its new ES6, which broke its month-to-month gross sales report for a single mannequin.

By way of the primary seven months of the 12 months, NIO has delivered 75,023 models however expects the momentum to choose up with a number of new fashions, together with its first electrical station wagon designed for Europe, the ET5 Touring.