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Recommended Android Phones
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Samsung Galaxy Mini
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Samsung Galaxy S GT-7562
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Successfully supported Hindi script in India
Largely supports Odiya script
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Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690
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limited internal memory, had to remove other apps but works well with only CommCare
Water and shock resistant
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Samsung Galaxy Win Duos (GT-I8552)
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Has difficulty scanning barcode off bright computer screen; when downloading app from CCHQ
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Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos (GT-S5302)
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Samsung Galaxy ACE NXT
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Successfully supported Hindi script in India
Successfully supported location capture through GPS
Had difficulties submitting forms with image capture
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime SM-360H
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Samsung Galaxy Trend
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Samsung Galaxy Young Duos (S6310)
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Successfully deployed very large forms (600+ questions)
Good internal memory
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Samsung Galaxy SIII Fame Lite S6790
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Huawei Ascend G510
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Huawei Ascend Y 511
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Can handle large case loads (1500 cases)
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Moto G
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Used by most Dimagi staff in India, West Africa and the US
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Moto G (Turbo)
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Tecno H3
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Available for purchase locally in limited countries
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Samsung Galaxy J2
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Successfully displayed English and Hindi Text
Does not render Telugu and Marathi text.
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Samsung Grand Prime 4G
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Micromax Canvas Juice 4 Q382
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus
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A Note About Feature Phones: As of 2016, Dimagi only recommends beginning new projects on Android phones. It has become increasingly difficult to find large quantities of feature phones that support CommCare, Androids aremuch more common and affordable, and most CommCare active development is focused on the Android platform. While we still support our Java platform, we do not recommend that any new projects begin on a feature phone platform.
Recommended Tablets
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Phone Model
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Performance Notes?
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
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supports Hindi/Nepali script
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3
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supports Hindi/Nepali script
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V (Model T116NY)
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite (Model T111)
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
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supports Hindi/Nepali script
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A SM-T510
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used in Mali with case loads as high as 25,000
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Micromax Funbook Alpha
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partially supports Hindi script (Hindi script- vowel markings are inconsistent)
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Micromax Funbook Infinity
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Videocon VT75C
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processor is not very fast out of the box
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Nexus 7
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does not support Lao script
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Onda V975s Core4
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Android 4.2.2 ROM includes the Zawgyi font by default if bought in Myanmar
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Datamini TA7
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Could not render Telugu text
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iBall Slide 3Gi71
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ASUS Zenpad C7.0
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Forstar FT 710x
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Poor Battery performance
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Alpha Tablet S707-DC
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Phones with Known Limitations
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We have a large install base of users with phones from Oppo, Tecno, and Redmi, which are broadly available and currently free of any specific reported issues in our device catalog. Below are the three most popular phones of these kinds that are used with CommCare
Oppo CPH2271
Redmi 10A Sport
Samsung’s high end devices are popular and do work well with CommCare. They used to be our general recommendation, but we’ve found their mid-to-lower tier devices problematic. In some markets, we’ve had experiences where those phones have been custom rebrands of old hardware that work much less well than their less-prestigious and cheaper competitors, leading to potential issues with their lower end devices.
Phones with Known Limitations
The phones listed below all have known limitations, and may be associated with known compatibility issues with CommCare. These phones may still be good options for a CommCare project depending on the projects needs. As with all phones not on our recommended phone list, we suggest testing the phone to ensure it meets your project requirements before procuring multiple phones. In addition, please keep an eye out for counterfeit phones.
Please note: Due to Google's revocation of Huawei's Android license, any Huawei devices produced after May 2019 would not support any Google apps including apps on the Google Play app store. As such, Huawei devices are not recommended for CommCare usage.
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Multiple Infinix models Multiple Tecno models |
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Samsung Galaxy Y |
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Videocon VT75C |
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 |
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Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 |
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 |
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Samsung Galaxy S Duos |
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Lava Iris 351 |
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Lava Iris 349 |
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Lava Iris 349+ |
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Nokia ASHA 206 |
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Nokia 201 |
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Nokia 205 |
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Nokia 109 |
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Nokia e72 |
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Huawei G730-C00 |
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Micromax P480 |
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Penta T-Pad WS704Q |
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Lava Model P7+ |
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Infocus M370 |
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LG Max X160 |
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Alcatel OneTouch P310x |
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Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500 |
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