This is the list of mobile phone brands sorted by the country from which the brands originate.
Defunct
Country | Brand |
Notes |
---|---|---|
Canada | Jeotex (Datawind) | Bankruptcy in 2021 |
China | Gionee | Bankruptcy in 2018, acquired by Karbonn Mobiles |
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[5] | |
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 |
Japan | Sanyo | |
Spain | GeeksPhone | |
Vitelcom | ||
Energy Sistem | ||
BQ | After having a majority acquired by VinSmart/Vingroup in 2018, BQ ceased operations; liquidating in 2020. | |
South Africa | 8.ta | Phase out in 2013, in favour of its current operations as Telkom Mobile |
United Kingdom | Vertu | |
Kazam | ||
United States | Essential Products | |
Microsoft Mobile | Established in 2014 following the acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services division by Microsoft, defunct in 2017 | |
Vietnam | FPT | |
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 circa 2016 due to poor sales. | |
Hi-Mobile | Subsidiary of HiPT | |
Bluefone | Subsidiary of CMC Cooperation | |
Mobiistar | ||
Asanzo | ||
VNPT | ||
Kangaroo Mobile | ||
Maxfone | ||
K-Touch | ||
Viettel | ||
Q-Mobile |
No longer associated with mobile phones
Country | Brand | Notes |
---|---|---|
Bangladesh | Okapia | Discontinued its own line of mobile phones and became a national distributor for Chinese mobile brand Honor.[6] |
Canada | BlackBerry Limited | Ended smartphone production in 2016; brand licensing agreement with TCL Communication ended in 2020. |
Italy | Telit | |
South Africa | Neotel | Sold off to Liquid Telecom Group |
South Korea | LG | In 2021 LG announced they would no longer be manufacturing mobile phones. |
Sweden | Ericsson | Company which owned the brand merged with Sony as a joint venture, and later wholly acquired by Sony |
United States | DELL |
References
- ^ "QBell Sito Ufficiale: Tv, Monitor & Smart Devices". QBell: Tv & Monitor Qvision, Qphone, Qwatch, Tablet (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Hidis Srl - Distributions". hidis.it. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ ""Связной" продал Explay". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ White, Ronald D. (23 February 2014). "InfoSonics seeking name recognition in U.S." The L.A. Times. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Rettung für Hagenuk in Berlin jetzt perfekt" [Hagenuk in Berlin finally rescued] (in German). Tagesspiegel. dpa. 25 June 1998. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Berlin-based mobile phone production and Danish mobile phone development acquired by Telital, Kiel-based mobile phone production closed down.
- ^ Okapia, Mobiles. "Okapia Mobile Bangladesh". okapia-mobile.com. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
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