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US Tested?

Africa Tested?

India Tested?

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ANDROID PHONES - Click here to learn more about selecting an Android phone

Samsung Galaxy Mini


Y

  
  • Tested in West Africa

Samsung Galaxy S GT-7562

  

Y

  • successfully supported Hindi script in India
  • largely supports Odiya script
  • This model is being replaced by the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 GT-7582 in India (untested)
Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690 Y 
  • limited internal memory, had to remove other apps but works well with only CommCare
  • water and shock resistant
  • Used in Mozambique

LAVA Iris 349+

  

Y

  • successfully supported Hindi script in India
  • OUT OF PRODUCTION. Lava is coming out with a replacement model (Lava Iris 352e / 354e) - will need to be tested
Samsung Galaxy Win Duos (GT-I8552) Y 
  • has difficulty scanning barcode off bright computer screen; when downloading app from CCHQ
  • Also tested in Nepal
  • Also tested in Thailand
Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos (GT-S5302) YY 
  • Tested in Senegal
  • Tested in India
Samsung Galaxy ACE NXT  Y
  • Successfully supported Hindi script in India
  • Successfully supported location capture through GPS
  • Had difficulties submitting forms with image capture
  • GPS supported
  • 3G supported
  • 4GB internal memory; expandable to 32 GB through microSD
Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 Y 
  • good screen size for multimedia
  • low performance, slow to load big forms
  • Used in Mozambique
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime SM-360H    
  • In Myanmar, stock Android 4.4 Burmese Unicode font has been replaced by Zawgyi

Samsung Galaxy Trend

     
Samsung Galaxy Young Duos (S6310) Y 
  • Successfully deployed very large forms (600+ questions)
  • Good internal memory
  • Used in Mozambique
Samsung Galaxy SIII Fame Lite S6790 Y  
  • not available in India
  • Also tested in West Africa
Huawei Ascend G510Y   
  • Also tested in Guatemala
Huawei Ascend Y 511 Y 
  • Can handle large case loads (1500 cases)
  • Tested in East Africa; used in large-scale deployment in Kenya

Moto G

Y

Y

Y

 

  • Used by most Dimagi Field Staff (FM) in India, West Africa and the US
  • The Moto G 3rd Gen comes in a US and Euro version. They are not cross market compatible. If an FM will be spending significant time in the US, we would recommend a different device.

Moto G (Turbo)

 

 

Y

 

  • The Moto G Turbo comes in a US and Euro version. They are not cross market compatible. If an FM will be spending significant time in the US, we would recommend a different device.
Tecno H3 Y  
  • Implemented in Benin
  • Available for purchase locally in limited countries

Samsung Galaxy J2

 

 

Y

  • Successfully displayed English and Hindi Text
  • Does not render Telugu and Marathi text.
  • India Tested

Samsung Grand Prime 4G

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested

Micromax Canvas Juice 4 Q382

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested

Karbonn Smart Titanium S205

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested
  • Limited availability (India only)

LG K7LTE

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested
  • Limited availability (India only)

Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3

 

Y

 

  • Smaller screen size. Can make it difficult to view case list/case detail screen depending on configuration
 
  • Africa Tested

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested

ANDROID TABLETS - Click here to learn more about selecting an Android tablet

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4YYY
  • supports Hindi/Nepali script
 
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3YYY
  • supports Hindi/Nepali script
 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V (Model T116NY)

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite (Model T111)

 

 

Y

 

 
  • India tested
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2YYY
  • supports Hindi/Nepali script
 
Samsung Galaxy Tab A SM-T510
Y
  • used in Mali with case loads as high as 25,000

Micromax Funbook Alpha  Y
  • partially supports Hindi script (Hindi script- vowel markings are inconsistent)
 
Micromax Funbook Infinity  Y  
Videocon VT75C  Y
  • processor is not very fast out of the box
 
Nexus 7  Y
  • does not support Lao script
  • Also tested in Myanmar
Onda V975s Core4   
  • Android 4.2.2 ROM includes the Zawgyi font by default if bought in Myanmar
  • Also tested in Myanmar

Datamini TA7

 

 

Y

  • Could not render Telugu text
  • India Tested

iBall Slide 3Gi71

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested

ASUS Zenpad C7.0

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested

Forstar FT 710x

 

 

Y

  • Poor Battery performance
  • India Tested

Alpha Tablet S707-DC

 

 

Y

 

  • India Tested

J2ME - Click here to learn more about selecting a J2ME phone

Nokia C2-01YYY
  • best performing J2ME phone
  • going out of production soon
Nokia 206YYY
  • Has had some trouble running large forms. Before procuring you should test your app on a sample phone. May not handle large/complex forms well. For complex and large apps, consider low end Android devices instead of J2ME
  • going out of production soon
Nokia 109YYY
  • Has had some trouble running large forms. Before procuring you should test your app on a sample phone. May not handle large/complex forms well. For complex and large apps, consider low end Android devices instead of J2ME
 
Nokia 208YYY
  • Commcare Login defaults to alphanumeric (even though setting on HQ is numeric) which is a pain for low literate users & if icons are used in the main menu, the screen shows only black. If you want either of these features, do not use this phone until further notice.
 


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