List of mobile phone brands by country explained
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]
Existing
Defunct
Country | Brand | Notes |
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| Jeotex (Datawind) | Bankruptcy in 2021 |
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| Subsidiary of Lenovo, defunct in 2017 |
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| Bankruptcy in 2006, defunct in 2007 |
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| insolvency in 1997, mobile phone development and manufacturing business acquired by Telital in 1998[9] |
| Acquired by BenQ Corporation in 2005 to form BenQ Mobile |
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| Onda Mobile Communication | |
| | Was a subsidiary of Micromax |
| Nexian | |
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Sansui | Defunct in 2014 |
| M Dot | |
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BQ | After having a majority acquired by VinSmart/Vingroup in 2018, BQ ceased operations; liquidating in 2020. |
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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 | |
| I-Mobile | Defunct in 2017 |
| | Bankruptcy in 2017 |
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| Established in 2014 following the acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services division by Microsoft, defunct in 2017 |
| Defunct in 2017 |
| Defunct in 2018 |
| | Subsidiary of Vingroup. (Production closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales and services for VinSmart smartphones still continue to operate) |
| 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 due to poor sales. |
| Subsidiary of HiPT |
| Subsidiary of CMC Cooperation |
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No longer associated with mobile phones
Country | Brand | Notes |
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| Okapia | Discontinued its own line of mobile phones and became a national distributor for Chinese mobile brand Honor.[10] |
| | Ended smartphone production in 2016; brand licensing agreement with TCL Communication ended in 2020. |
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| Mito | |
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| Ninetology | Now an electric bicycle branded as E-Nine |
| | In 2021 LG announced they would no longer be manufacturing mobile phones. |
| 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. |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Nearly 500 Brands Exited Smartphone Market During 2017-2023. September 20, 2023. Counterpoint Research. September 22, 2023.
- Web site: 2023-05-08 . 20 Most Valuable Smartphone Companies in the World . 2024-05-16 . Yahoo Finance . en-US.
- Web site: 5 Most Valuable Smartphone Companies in the World . 2024-05-16 . Insider Monkey . en-US.
- Web site: QBell Sito Ufficiale: Tv, Monitor & Smart Devices . 2022-03-15 . QBell: Tv & Monitor Qvision, Qphone, Qwatch, Tablet . it-IT.
- Web site: Hidis Srl - Distributions . 2022-03-15 . hidis.it.
- Web site: "Связной" продал Explay. 10 September 2016.
- Web site: Welcome to SwishTech . SwishTech . 21 September 2022.
- News: White . Ronald D. . InfoSonics seeking name recognition in U.S. . The L.A. Times. 23 February 2014 . 27 February 2014 .
- Web site: Rettung für Hagenuk in Berlin jetzt perfekt . dpa . Tagesspiegel . 25 June 1998 . 7 February 2019 . de . Hagenuk in Berlin finally rescued. Berlin-based mobile phone production and Danish mobile phone development acquired by Telital, Kiel-based mobile phone production closed down.
- Web site: Okapia. Mobiles. Okapia Mobile Bangladesh. 2021-10-01. okapia-mobile.com.