Unihertz

Unihertz is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, China. The company makes mobile devices running Android OS, targeted at niche audiences utilizing design features such as physical keyboards, small form factors, and ruggedization. The brand has been funded through the Kickstarter platform, launching 8 campaigns between 2017 and 2023. The company's first product was the small-form Unihertz Jelly in 2017, raising over 1.25 million dollars via crowdfunding.

Company
Unihertz was founded as Unihertz E-Commerce Co., Ltd. in 2016, by Stephen Xu (CEO). Unihertz was granted a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) trademark on October 4, 2016, a European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) trademark on July 28, 2016, and a US patent on December 25, 2018.

Crowdfunding Smartphones
Unihertz gained attention in 2017 with the launch of a crowdfunding project for a credit card sized Android smartphone named Unihertz Jelly, with the Kickstarter project achieving its goal of $30,000 in under an hour, ultimately obtaining US$1.25 million. Another Kickstarter campaign was created to raise funds for the Unihertz Atom, a similarly sized device with a more rugged design. In 2019 Unihertz launched the Titan, which features a physical QWERTY keyboard.

Unihertz has launched several crowdfunding projects for subsequent models including the Atom XL Walkie-Talkie rugged smartphone with a 4-inch display, the Jelly 2 – a full-featured mini phone with a 3-inch display, the Titan Pocket – a compact QWERTY keyboard smartphone, the TickTock, a 5G rugged phone with dual-screen, the Titan Slim, their latest QWERTY phone in 2022 and the Jelly Star, the world's smallest Android 13 smartphone in 2023.

Other Smartphones
Unihertz owns a self-operated smartphone manufacturing plant with a full production line. Unihertz also releases and launches complementary products to its featured product series when it has sufficient funds. Examples include the Tank series of devices, a lineup of ruggedised mobile phones, and the Luna phone.