 | 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. [2] [3]
| 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 [9] | |
| 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. [10] |
| 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 |
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, established in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, in the Helsinki metropolitan area, but the company's actual roots are in the Tampere region of Pirkanmaa. In 2020, Nokia employed approximately 92,000 people across over 100 countries, did business in more than 130 countries, and reported annual revenues of around €23 billion. Nokia is a public limited company listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and New York Stock Exchange. It was the world's 415th-largest company measured by 2016 revenues, according to the Fortune Global 500, having peaked at 85th place in 2009. It is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.
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