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Manufacturers

Every device in the database belongs to exactly one manufacturer.

ManufacturerDevices
XiaomiChinese vendor whose devices are popular for custom ROM development.313
SamsungWorld's largest Android vendor; Galaxy devices have a long custom ROM history.65
OnePlusFormer enthusiast-favorite brand with easily unlockable bootloaders.55
SonyJapanese multinational conglomerate; Xperia smartphone line.48
GoogleMaker of the Pixel line, the reference platform for custom ROMs.39
ASUSTaiwanese maker of Zenfone and ROG Phone devices; early bootlader-unlock era favorites like the Max Pro series.38
NubiaChinese smartphone brand, subsidiary of ZTE. Produces both Nubia and RedMagic (gaming) lines.38
LGSouth Korean multinational electronics company; exited the smartphone business in 2021.27
HuaweiFormer Android giant (top-two smartphone maker before US sanctions); stopped issuing bootloader unlock codes in May 2018. Custom ROM scene survives via OpenKirin-era treble builds, GSI ports and unofficial LineageOS maintained on older EMUI bases (unlock via PotatoNV, HCU or DC-Unlocker).20
HTCTaiwanese consumer electronics company, once a major smartphone manufacturer.18
MotorolaAmerican telecommunications company; now owned by Lenovo (Motorola Mobility).15
HonorHuawei spin-off brand, independent company since 2020; pre-split devices share Huawei's Kirin SoCs and the locked-bootloader situation (unlock codes ended in 2018), so only older models have real modding history.10
OukitelChinese manufacturer specializing in big-battery rugged Android smartphones and tablets.9
ZTEChinese telecom equipment and phone maker; the Axon line has a long custom-ROM history. Nubia/RedMagic devices are tracked separately.8
VollaGerman smartphone vendor focused on privacy, repairability, and shipping Ubuntu Touch by default.7
AlcatelTCL-owned budget brand with a small but stubborn ROM scene.6
BQSpanish smartphone and tablet manufacturer known for Aquaris line; one of the first vendors to ship Ubuntu Touch.6
InfinixTranssion-owned budget brand popular in Africa/Asia.6
PINE64Open-source hardware community building ARM single-board computers, laptops, and Linux phones.6
10.or"Crafted for Amazon" Indian brand made by Huaqin Technology (2017–2019); the 10.or G had official LineageOS support.5
FairphoneDutch modular smartphones with long software support and removable batteries.5
RealmeOPPO/BBK spin-off brand; several models have official crDroid support and an active unofficial ROM scene.5
AmazonAmazon Fire tablets, Kindle Fire, Fire Phone and Fire TV devices; Amazon-flavored Android with deep ecosystem lock-in.4
GioneeChinese budget/mid-range phone maker known for big-battery Marathon phones and its Amigo OS; collapsed financially around 2018.4
NokiaFinnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company.4
CubotChinese budget/rugged phone brand; most models are Treble-capable and run GSI-based custom ROMs.3
ElephoneChinese budget phone maker with early Helio X20/X25 devices; XDA community ran unofficial LineageOS 13/14 builds for S7 and P9000.3
GeeksphoneSpanish developer-phone startup; shipped the first Firefox OS dev handsets (Keon, Peak) and the MultiOS-switchable Revolution.3
GoCleverDefunct Polish budget electronics brand (Poznań) selling Chinese-manufactured Allwinner/Rockchip/MediaTek tablets and phones in Central/Eastern Europe, ~2011–2016; virtually no official custom ROM support ever existed.3
LenovoWorld's largest PC vendor; also makes Android tablets under Lenovo Tab brand. Owns Motorola Mobility.3
MeizuChinese consumer electronics brand known for Flyme OS; first Chinese vendor to ship Ubuntu Touch (MX4 / Pro 5).3
NothingLondon-based consumer electronics brand founded by Carl Pei (former OnePlus co-founder); phones with distinctive Glyph interface.3
UMiChinese budget smartphone brand (predecessor of UMIDIGI); active custom-ROM scene around 2016-2017.3
AllviewRomanian smartphone brand (Visual Fan S.A., Brasov), mostly Gionee/MTK rebrands; the X2 Soul Xtreme shared a dev scene with the BLU Pure XL.2
Barnes & NobleNOOK e-readers and tablets (BNTV series); community has ported postmarketOS to several legacy NOOK tablets.2
BlackBerryAndroid-era BlackBerry phones (2015-2018, manufactured by TCL Communication under the BlackBerry Mobile brand).2
CentricMumbai brand by distributor Priyanka Telecom; S/A/P/L/G Android series, ~2017–2018.2
CoolpadChinese smartphone maker; the Cool 1 dual was co-branded with LeEco.2
F(x)tecUK-based maker of the Pro1 line of landscape-sliding QWERTY Android phones; predecessor to the F(x)tec Pro1 X.2
General MobileTurkish manufacturer and Google's Android One partner in Turkey/Europe (GM 4G, GM 5 Plus, GM 8); unofficial LineageOS/AOSPExtended scene around the Snapdragon models.2
HotwavChinese rugged budget brand; essentially no custom-ROM scene, stock firmware dumps only.2
JiviBudget Indian brand (Magicon Impex) selling Spreadtrum/MediaTek rebranded phones since 2011.2
Kruger&MatzPolish budget electronics brand by Lechpol (Miętne): Move/Flow/Live smartphones and tablets.2
M-Tech MobileDelhi budget phone brand (founded ~2010); ultra-low-end Spreadtrum/MediaTek Android handsets.2
MaxcomPolish budget/senior-phone manufacturer whose Android models are low-end MediaTek reference designs.2
Maxx MobileIndian budget phone brand (2004–~2015); ultra-low-end MediaTek/Spreadtrum handsets.2
Microsoft MobileMicrosoft Mobile/Nokia OEM devices (Lumia series) plus Microsoft Surface Duo foldables; Lumia 950/950 XL have unofficial community LineageOS 18.1 alpha ports on XDA, Surface Duo has Windows on ARM (WoA) ports.2
ModecomPolish peripherals/electronics brand whose FreeTab line was mostly rebrands of Chinese tablets (PIPO, Ramos).2
myPhonePolish budget phone brand by mPTech: senior/feature phones, rugged Hammer line, and cheap MediaTek Android handsets for the Polish market.2
PrestigioCyprus-HQ'd budget electronics brand (Multipad tablets, MultiPhone/PAP phones) sold across Eastern Europe and CIS on MediaTek hardware; had a small XDA modding scene.2
QUMORussian accessories/electronics brand with budget Android tablets (Altair/Vega) and Quest phones ~2012-2016; factory firmware still linked from product pages.2
RazerGaming-focused smartphones by Razer Inc., known for 120Hz UltraMotion displays.2
SHIFTGerman modular smartphone maker focused on repairability and open-source software support.2
TecnoTranssion-owned budget brand popular in Africa/Asia.2
ToshibaLegacy Toshiba Android tablets (Folio 100, Thrive) from the Tegra 2 era.2
UlefoneShenzhen manufacturer known for Armor-series rugged phones; provides official bootloader unlock and kernel sources for some models.2
VOTOIndian online-marketplace budget brand selling Spreadtrum/MediaTek entry-level phones, ~2017–2019.2
AdcomDelhi-based importer of rebranded budget handsets; assembled the Freedom 251 hardware.1
AdventHouse brand of UK retailer PC World/Dixons; best known for the 2010 Advent Vega Tegra 2 tablet.1
BlackviewChinese manufacturer of rugged Android smartphones and tablets.1
BLUAmerican budget phone maker shipping low-cost Android handsets to the US prepaid market; XDA activity peaked ~2015-2018 on MediaTek devices.1
CAT PhonesRugged phones by Bullitt Group (later E&F Tech) under the Caterpillar license; small but loyal custom-ROM community on the S22 Flip.1
ChampionChampion Computers (New Delhi); BSNL-co-branded budget Android phones, 2013–2015.1
Cricket WirelessUS prepaid carrier brand; Cricket-branded phones are white-label devices (e.g. built by FIH Mobile).1
DigmaRussian budget electronics brand (Merlion Group) selling white-box MediaTek/Rockchip/Spreadtrum tablets and phones; stock firmware circulates on 4PDA.1
DoogeeChinese rugged and budget smartphone maker; XDA activity peaked 2016-2018 on early MTK devices.1
EpsonEpson Moverio BT-series AR smart glasses; XDA community ported early custom ROMs.1
EssentialEssential Products (Andy Rubin's startup, 2017-2020); only product was the PH-1 (mata) Snapdragon 835 phone.1
G'FiveShenzhen-based brand with big South Asian market share; President/Aurora Android phones, ~2012–2015.1
GeminiPlanet Computers' Gemini PDA clamshell Android/Linux device (2018); community ported LineageOS 14.1.1
HisenseChinese electronics giant; phones mostly China/carrier-branded, some A5 e-ink phones.1
IntexIndian electronics manufacturer; shipped the cheapest Firefox OS phone (Cloud FX).1
JingLingChinese Linux-tablet vendor; maker of the JingPad A1 / C1 Linux tablet.1
LeEcoChinese tech company formerly Letv; XDA community maintained LineageOS, AICP and LegionOS for the Snapdragon 820/821 era (Le Max 2 / Le Pro3).1
MantaPolish budget tablet brand (PowerTab/MID lines), Chinese-made Allwinner/Rockchip hardware sold ~2012-2015.1
NavRoadPolish-brand GPS/dashcam vendor that also sold rebranded Rockchip-based Android tablets (Nexo line) in ~2012-2016.1
Planet ComputersUK-based maker of retro communicator-style mini-laptops and dual-screen Android devices (Gemini, Cosmo).1
PurismSocial purpose company focused on privacy-respecting hardware and free-software phones and laptops.1
rabbitAI-vendor that built the r1 pocket AI device; a non-Android Linux handheld running a UT port.1
Raspberry PiUK charity that designs the popular single-board computers; UT has a port for the RPi 3.1
REDCinema camera maker (Red Digital Cinema); its single smartphone experiment, the Hydrogen One, featured a 'holographic' 4-View display.1
RoverRoverComputers (Moscow): long-running Russian brand of RoverPad budget tablets and e-book readers.1
S Mobility (Spice)Spice phones from S Mobility; included the Spice Dream UNO Android One (Mi-498) with official CyanogenMod support.1
SaloraDelhi-based electronics firm with a short-lived PowerMaxx/Arya Android line, ~2013–2015.1
SharpSharp Aquos smartphone line (Japanese market dominant); XDA community has only sporadic development for unlocked Japanese carrier variants; most ROM work happens outside XDA.1
SmartronHyderabad startup (Sachin Tendulkar-backed) with the t.phone and srt.phone, 2016–2019.1
Spice MobilityIndian phone brand; shipped Firefox OS budget phones (Fire One series).1
T2MobileShenzhen ODM; built the Mozilla Flame reference device for Firefox OS developers.1
VestelTurkish electronics giant (also OEMs TVs for Europe); its Venus Android phone line has a small hobbyist modding scene and official TWRP for one model.1
ViewSonicDisplay manufacturer that made early Android tablets (G Tablet, ViewPad series).1
vivoBBK-owned Chinese smartphone brand; locked bootloaders make custom ROMs rare.1
Yota DevicesRussian maker of the dual-screen YotaPhone line (AMOLED front, E-Ink rear); YotaPhone 2 has an active enthusiast ROM scene despite no official LineageOS support.1
YUIndian smartphone brand (subsidiary of Micromax) known for the Yureka line on Cyanogen OS.1
ZUKLenovo sub-brand that shipped Cyanogen OS devices (Z1, Z2 Plus); now defunct.1
AirtymeReliance Communications (USA) subsidiary that sold a handful of phones in India, ~2011–2013.0
ArchosFrench budget tablet and phone maker, most active on XDA during the Gen8/Gen9/Gen10 era (2011-2014).0
CasperTurkish PC manufacturer whose VIA line covers rebranded MediaTek Android tablets and phones sold mainly domestically.0
DataWindCanadian-Indian maker of the Aakash/UbiSlate tablets and PocketSurfer phones, ~2011–2016.0
E-BodaRomanian brand (DBOPeople) selling Allwinner/Rockchip-based budget tablets; small ROM scene via FreakTab-era community builds plus widely mirrored stock firmware.0
EvolveoCzech consumer-electronics brand (Abacus Electric); StrongPhone rugged Android line on standard MediaTek/Qualcomm reference designs.0
FamousObscure Indian label; no verifiable Android smartphone releases found — feature-phone only as far as research shows.0
HCLHCL Infosystems sold HCL ME budget Android tablets in India, ~2011–2013.0
HitechIndian ultra-budget brand with a huge catalog of MediaTek phones and Air A-series tablets.0
KianoPolish budget tablet/smartphone brand (~2012-2019), rebranded Chinese Allwinner/Rockchip/MediaTek hardware.0
Lemon MobilesDefunct Indian budget brand (Fastrack Communications); Aspire Android series, ~2010–2014.0
OnidaIndian TV maker (MIRC Electronics) that briefly sold ~16 budget Android phones, 2013–2015.0
OvermaxPolish budget electronics brand (Vertis phones, Qualcore/Solution tablets); refused to release kernel sources, so no custom ROM development ever materialized.0
OystersDefunct Russian budget tablet brand (~2012-2017) on MediaTek/Allwinner SoCs; vendor firmware portal is gone, mirrors remain.0
PentagramDefunct Polish budget tablet brand (Action S.A. era): Quadra and Eon Prix lines on Actions/Rockchip/Allwinner SoCs, ~2011-2015.0
Rage MobileIndian ultra-budget brand; low-end MediaTek/Spreadtrum KitKat-era Android phones.0
Reach MobilesIndian ultra-budget brand (Reach Information Systems); RD/RZ/Allure series, all discontinued.0
ReederTurkish budget smartphone/tablet brand selling rebranded Unisoc/MediaTek ODM hardware; near-zero developer community.0
Ringing BellsInfamous Indian brand behind the ₹251 Freedom 251 (a rebadged Adcom handset); collapsed amid fraud allegations.0
TCLChinese smartphone maker selling under TCL, Alcatel and (in the US) T-Mobile REVVL brands; XDA community has limited custom ROM development with mostly TWRP/root guides.0
VideoconIndian conglomerate whose mobile arm sold Infinium phones and VT tablets, ~2010–2017.0
VoninoRomanian/Hungarian-market budget tablet/phone brand of MediaTek/Allwinner rebrands; official firmware was published on an FTP mirror.0
WayteQHungarian/Slovak regional CE brand (GPS units, xTAB Android tablets); rebadged ODM Rockchip hardware with no custom-ROM community.0
WickedleakIndian brand (~2009–2016) selling rebranded MediaTek phones as the Wammy series.0
Ziox MobilesDelhi budget brand (Sun Airvoice), ~2016–2018; entry-level Spreadtrum/MediaTek phones.0