Advan (brand)

PT Bangga Teknologi Indonesia

Trade name	Advan
Company type	Public
Industry	Consumer electronics
Founded	September 1999;25 years ago (1999-09)
Founder	Rudy Tirta
Headquarters	Jakarta , Indonesia
Key people	Chandra Tansri Tjandra Lianto
Products	Smartphones, computers, tablets, laptops
Website	advandigital.com

Advan is an Indonesian electronics company. This company was founded in 1999 in Jakarta. This company produces various kinds of electronic equipment. Famous products produced by Advan are smartphones, computers, tablets, and laptops.

History

Advan was founded in Indonesia in September 1999 by Rudy Tirta, ^[1] starting from the Indocomtech fair in Jakarta. The collaboration between Advan's Research & Development (R&D) Department and the Taiwanese brand created computer, laptop, smartphone and tablet computer products. Advan products are targeted at all groups of students, professionals and computer enthusiasts who consider the importance of performance, feature package and reasonable price. ^[2]

In 2009, Advan expanded its assembly plant in Semarang, which was previously located in Taiwan, with the aim of reducing production prices. ^[3]

In 2011, Advan launched several tablet with Android OS version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and 4.2 (Jelly Bean) ranged from 7", 8,4" and 9" screen.

in 2014, Advan released Hammer, a series of low cost featured phone coded R1, R3, R5 and R7, aimed for a niche market which only need basic communication feature. ^[4]

In 2015, Advan discontinued the AIO Deskbook product.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2017, Advan discontinued the Vanbook notebook product, while introducing mobile phone operating system IDOS based on Android, ^[5] and focus on the smartphone market.

In 2019 a rumour spread, mentioning that Advan had gone bankrupt. It turned out that the company that filed for bankruptcy was PT. Advan Solusi Teknologi, a completely unrelated entity from PT. Bangga Teknologi Indonesia who owned Advan smarphone brand. ^[6] The misunderstanding was caused by several media report on the bancrupty ot PT. AST (which operated in oil and exploration business) attached Advan's logo by mistake, unaware of the unrelated nature between the company 'Advan' with the brand 'Advan'. ^[7]

In 2022, Nokia announced that they will launch their newest feature phone produced in Advan's manufacturing plant in Semarang. ^[8]

In 2024, Advan rebranded their logo and slogan, at the same time with the launch of their newest laptop, Advan AI-Gen Ultra and a gaming console, Advan X-Play. ^{[9] [10]}

Products

Vandroid

Vandroid is a product line of smartphones and tablet computers based on Android.

Model	Release date	Screen			SoC	GPU	RAM	Internal storage	Camera		Battery	Operating System
		Type	Size	Resolution					Main	Front		Beginning	Latest
Advan Nasa
Advan Nasa Plus [11]	2020 (2020)	IPS LCD	5.5"	480x960px	Unisoc SC9832E 4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53	Mali-T820 MP1	2 GB	16 GB	5 MP + 0.3 MP	2 MP	3000mAh	Android 10
Advan Nasa Pro [12]	May 23, 2022 (2022-05-23)	IPS LCD	6.1"	720x1560px	Unisoc SC9832E 4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53	Mali-T820 MP1	2 GB	32 GB	13 MP + ? + ?	5 MP	3000mAh	Android 11 Go
A8
G1 Pro	2018 (2018)
G2
G2 Plus
G2 Pro
G3 Harman Kardon
G3 Pro
G3 Pro (2020)	2020 (2020)
G5	2019 (2019)
G5 Plus [13]	2021 (2021)		6.6"	720x1600px (HD+)			3 GB	32 GB	13 MP, f/2.2	5 MP	3500mAh	Android 11
G5 Elite [14]	2021 (2021)	IPS LCD	6.1"	720x1560px (HD+)	Unisoc SC9832E 4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53	Mali-T820 MP1	3 GB	16 GB	5 MP, f/2.2	2 MP	3000mAh	IDOS Android 10
G9 Pro [15]	2021 (2021)		6.6"	720x1600px (HD+)	Unisoc SC9863A 8x 1.6 GHz + 1.2 GHz Cortex-A55	PowerVR GE 8322 @550 MHz	6 GB	64 GB	16 MP + 0.3 MP + 0.3 MP + 0.3 MP	8 MP	5200mAh
G9 Perfecto [16]	2021						4 GB	32 GB	16 MP
GX [17]	July 12, 2021 (2021-07-12)		6.82"	720x1640px (HD+)	Unisoc Tiger T618 2x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	Mali-G52 MP2 @850 MHz	6 GB	64 GB	48 MP, f/1.8 + 8 MP + 2 MP + 0.3 MP	25 MP		Android 11
i5C Duo
i6
i6A
i6C
S6 Plus
S40
S50 Prime
S50 4G
S5E NXT
S5E 4GS
S5E Finger Print
S5H	2014 (2014)

List of Vandroid tablet computers

Model	Release date	Screen			SoC	GPU	RAM	Internal storage	Camera		Battery	Operating System
		Type	Size	Resolution					Main	Front		Beginning	Latest
Advan Sketsa [18]	2020 (2020)		10.1"	1280x800px (HD)	Unisoc SC9863A 8x 1.6 GHz + 1.2 GHz Cortex-A55	PowerVR GE 8322 @550 MHz	4 GB	32 GB	8 MP	5 MP	6000mAh	IDOS 9.42 Android 9
Advan Sketsa 2 [19]	January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)	IPS LCD			Unisoc Tiger T310 1x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 3x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	PowerVR GE8300 @800 MHz		64 GB				Android 11
Advan VX [20]	November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)		10.4"	1200x2000px (WUXGA+)	Unisoc Tiger T618 2x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	Mali-G52 MP2 @850 MHz	8 GB	128 GB			6200mAh
Advan Galilea [21]		IPS LCD	8"	800x1280px			3 GB	16 GB	5 MP	2 MP	4000mAh	Android 10
Advan X7
X7 Pro
X7 Max
Tab 7
i7U
Tab 8
iLite
iTAB
i10
E1C NXT
T2J	2015 (2015)
E21 3G	2017 (2017)
Tab Belajar Elite [22]	2020 (2020)	IPS LCD	8"	800x1280px			3 GB	16 GB	5 MP	2 MP	4000mAh	Android 10

Featured Phone

• R1X: simple candybar phone with dual SIM GSM phone with 1,7" screen, 32MB memory, 0,08MP camera, torch function and 800mAH battery. ^[23]
• R2: simple candybar phone with slightly upgraded feature compared to R1X, with external memory slot up to 32 GB. ^[23]
• R3: simple candybar phone with more emphasize on entertaintment compared to R1X, with 2,4" screen, analog radio, analog TV receiver and VGA camera. ^[23]
• R5: simple flip/clamshell phone with external memory slot up to 32 GB, 2,4" main screen, analog radio, analog TV receiver and QVGA (1,3MP) camera. ^[23]

• R7: simple candybar phone with slightly upgraded feature compared to R1X, with 2,8" screen, up to 16GB micro SD slot and 850mAH battery. ^[23]
• P4: simple candybar phone with 1,8" screen, 32MB memory, 0,3MP (VGA) camera, up to 16GB micro SD slot and 2.500mAH battery. ^[23]
• CT1 (2018): branded as smart feature phone, this simple candybar phone was equipped with Android 4.42, 3G network, 2,4" screen, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, 2MP main camera, and 1400 mAH battery. ^[24]
• HP Online (2020): branded as smart feature phone, this simple candybar phone was equipped with Kai OS (the only Kai OS manufactured in Indonesia), 4G network, 2,4" screen, 512 MB RAM, 4GB ROM, up to 32GB micro SD slot, 2MP main camera, and 0,3MP (VGA) front camera. ^[25]
• R6: candybar feature phone with GSM network, 2,4" screen, 32 MB RAM, 32 MB ROM, up to 32GB micro SD slot, QVGA camera, FM radio, 1600 mAH battery, and bluetooth 2.1. ^[26]

Laptop

• Soulmate
• Workpro
• Workplus
• Pixelwar
• AI Gen Ultra
• 360 Stylus
• T-Book

All in one PC

• AIO OnePC N100
• AIO PC Force One

Handheld Gaming PC

Advan X-Play: a handheld Gaming PC with AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU, 7" screen, 16 GB/32GB RAM, 512GB/1TB/2TB SSD and 50WH battery, which many tech enthusiast compared it to ASUS ROG Ally X. ^{[27] [28] [29]}

Start-Go Sub-brand (Wearable)

True Wireless Earbud

• Echo ANC
• Supreme Bass 01
• Eargun Buds

Smartwatch

• Army Force
• S1
• SE1
• S2 Pro
• SR
• On Move
• On Posh
• WDYT

Avaro Sub-brand (Smart Home Appliances)

• Vacuum Robot
• Door Lock
• CCTV

Other products

• Advan Hybrid Router CPE Start (4G)
• Advan Revealink AC1200
• Advan Mode IPocket
• Advan Harvard Smart Mobile POS
• Advan Digibox Set Top Box DVB-T2
• Advan Digipro Set Top Box DVB-T2
• Advan Power Bank PB6250: 65W fast charging 20.000 mAH power bank with multi charging capability
• Advan x Hiksemi SSD

Discontinued product

Vanbook

Vanbook is a product line of laptop and tablet computers based on Windows.

List of Vanbook products

Model	Release date
Vanbook W80	2015 (2015)
Vanbook W100	2015 (2015)
Vanbook P1N

Deskbook

Deskbook is a product line of Windows-based AIO computers.

Slogan

• Be in Advance (2007-2012)
• Computer Experience (2012-2013)
• Do Great. Make Better (2013-2024)
• Made to Inspire (2024–Present)

References

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14. "Advan Smartphone G5 Elite 3/16 GB". Advan Official. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
15. "Advan Smartphone G9 PRO RAM 6/64 GB". Advan Official. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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21. "Advan Tab Gallilea 8 Inci 3 GB 16 GB". Advan Official. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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