 | Parts of this article (those related to brands from some developing countries) need to be updated.(May 2023) |
This is the list of mobile phone brands sorted by the country from which the brands originate. The number of mobile phone brands peaked to more than 750 in 2017 before declining to nearly 250 brands in 2023. [1]
Bold refers to major smartphone brand.
| Country | Brand | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Canada | Jeotex (Datawind) | Bankruptcy in 2021 |
 China | Gionee | Bankruptcy in 2018, acquired by Karbonn Mobiles |
| ZUK Mobile | Subsidiary of Lenovo, defunct in 2017 | |
 Germany | AEG | |
| BenQ Mobile | Bankruptcy in 2006, defunct in 2007 | |
| Grundig Mobile | ||
| Hagenuk Telecom GmbH | insolvency in 1997, mobile phone development and manufacturing business acquired by Telital in 1998 [7] | |
| Siemens Mobile | Acquired by BenQ Corporation in 2005 to form BenQ Mobile | |
| Telefunken | ||
 Italy | Onda Mobile Communication | |
 India | YU Televentures | Was a subsidiary of Micromax |
 Indonesia | Nexian | |
 Japan | Sanyo | |
| Sansui | Defunct in 2014 | |
 Malaysia | M Dot | |
 Spain | GeeksPhone | |
| Vitelcom | ||
| Energy Sistem | ||
| BQ | After having a majority acquired by VinSmart/Vingroup in 2018, BQ ceased operations; liquidating in 2020. | |
 South Korea | Pantech | |
| Kt Tech | ||
| Pantech&Curitel | ||
| SK Teletech | ||
| Sewon | ||
| VK Mobile | ||
| Maxon | ||
| Telson | ||
| Nixxo | ||
| SK telesys | ||
| Sejin Electronics | ||
| Haitai Electronics | ||
| Deltacomm | ||
| Hanwha/Information Communication | ||
| Hanvit-I-T | ||
| Iriver | ||
| TG Sambo | ||
| Chuckham Telecomm | ||
| MRC | ||
| Appeal Telecom | ||
| Hyundai Electronics | ||
| Daewoo Electronics | ||
| Kiryung Electronics | ||
| Hanchang | ||
| Two Number | ||
| CyberBank | ||
| Bellwave | ||
| Giga Telecom | ||
| E-ron Technologies | ||
| InfoMove | ||
| SCD | ||
| Cellvic | ||
| IStation | ||
 Thailand | I-Mobile | Defunct in 2017 |
 United Kingdom | Vertu | Bankruptcy in 2017 |
| Kazam | ||
| Wileyfox | ||
 United States | Essential Products | |
| Microsoft Mobile | Established in 2014 following the acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services division by Microsoft, defunct in 2017 | |
| Nextbit | Defunct in 2017 | |
| Obi Worldphone | Defunct in 2018 | |
 Vietnam | VinSmart | Subsidiary of Vingroup. (Production closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales and services for VinSmart smartphones still continue to operate) |
| Avio | Sub-brand of Vietnam Telecommunications and Electronic Cables Joint Stock Company (VINACAP) - a subsidiary of VNPT. The brand was launched for the low-end market and targeted to users of Vinaphone's services. The brand ceased operation in c. 2016 due to poor sales. | |
| Hi-Mobile | Subsidiary of HiPT | |
| Bluefone | Subsidiary of CMC Cooperation | |
| Mobiistar | ||
| Asanzo | ||
| Kangaroo Mobile | ||
| Maxfone | ||
| Q-Mobile |
| Country | Brand | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | Okapia | Discontinued its own line of mobile phones and became a national distributor for Chinese mobile brand Honor. [8] |
| Canada | BlackBerry Limited | Ended smartphone production in 2016; brand licensing agreement with TCL Communication ended in 2020. |
| China | Konka | |
| Indonesia | Mito | |
| Italy | Telit | |
| Malaysia | Now an electric bicycle branded as E-Nine | |
| South Korea | LG | In 2021 LG announced they would no longer be manufacturing mobile phones. |
 Sweden | Ericsson | On January 26, 2012, the European Union approved the buyout. On February 16, 2012, Sony announced it had completed the full acquisition of Sony Ericsson. On January 7, 2013, Sony Mobile completed moving its headquarters from Lund, Sweden to Tokyo, Japan in order to fully integrate with its parent company. |
 Taiwan | Gigabyte Technology | |
| United States | Dell |
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A smartphone is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allowing users to access a wide range of applications and services, such as web browsing, email, and social media, as well as multimedia playback and streaming. Smartphones have built-in cameras, GPS navigation, and support for various communication methods, including voice calls, text messaging, and internet-based messaging apps.
LG Electronics Inc. is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of LG Corporation, the fourth largest chaebol in South Korea, and often considered as the pinnacle of LG Corp with the group's chemical and battery division LG Chem. It comprises four business units: home entertainment, mobile communications, home appliances & air solutions, and vehicle components. LG Electronics acquired Zenith in 1995 and is the largest shareholder of LG Display, the world's largest display company by revenue in 2020. LG Electronics is also the world's second largest television manufacturer behind Samsung Electronics. The company has 128 operations worldwide, employing 83,000 people.
Lenovo Group Limited, trading as Lenovo, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, business solutions, and related services. Products manufactured by the company include desktop computers, laptops, tablet computers, smartphones, workstations, servers, supercomputers, data storage devices, IT management software, and smart televisions. Its best-known brands include its ThinkPad business line of laptop computers, the IdeaPad, Yoga, LOQ, and Legion consumer lines of laptop computers, and the IdeaCentre, LOQ, Legion, and ThinkCentre lines of desktop computers. As of 2024, Lenovo is the world's largest personal computer vendor by unit sales.
TCL Technology Group Corp. is a Chinese partially state-owned electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells consumer products including television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances. In 2010, it was the world's 25th-largest consumer electronics producer. It became the second-largest television manufacturer by market share by 2019.
HTC Corporation, or High Tech Computer Corporation, is a Taiwanese consumer electronics company headquartered in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Founded in 1997, HTC began as an original design manufacturer and original equipment manufacturer that designed and manufactured laptop computers.
Motorola Mobility LLC, marketed as Motorola, is an American consumer electronics manufacturer primarily producing smartphones and other mobile devices running Android. Headquartered at Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois, it is a subsidiary of the Chinese technology company Lenovo.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea. It is currently the pinnacle of the Samsung chaebol, accounting for 70% of the group's revenue in 2012.
Vipps is a Norwegian mobile payment application designed for smartphones developed by DNB. Vipps was released May 30, 2015 and, having reached 1 million users by November 5, 2015, Vipps became Norway's largest payment application. Although Vipps was developed by DNB, customers of any Norwegian bank can use it. Vipps is a member of the European Mobile Payment Systems Association.
Jio is an indian telecommunications company and a subsidiary of Jio Platforms, headquartered in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. It operates a national LTE network with coverage across all 22 telecom circles. Jio offers 5G, 4G and 4G+ services all over India and 5G service almost All Over India. Its 6G service is in the works.
Human Mobile Devices (HMD), formally HMD Global, is a Finnish mobile phone manufacturer. The company is made up of the mobile phone business that the Nokia Corporation sold to Microsoft in 2014, then bought back in 2016. HMD began marketing Nokia-branded smartphones and feature phones on 1 December 2016. The company has exclusive rights to the Nokia brand for mobile phones through a licensing agreement. The HMD brand was initially only used for corporate purposes and does not appear in advertising, whereas the name "Nokia Mobile" is used on social media. As it was launched, the acronym HMD stood for Hon Hai Mobile Devices. This was in reference to the main shareholder at the time of its creation: the Taiwanese group Foxconn. In January 2024, HMD rebranded to 'Human Mobile Devices', and will use their own branding on future devices alongside that of Nokia.
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