Android hardware

This is a list of Android SoC's (System on a Chip, which is the CPU, GPU, VPU, etc. Also known as "chipsets".) that will playback common video codecs smoothly using XBMC. For most HD videos, hardware video decoding is necessary for smooth video playback. While some devices might be able to do SD and even some 720 content using software video decoding, hardware video decoding is considered essential for most Android devices.

How do I know what chipset I have?
These are some good websites for looking up the SoC (System on a Chip) chipset used in your Android hardware device:


 * http://www.iboum.com - Digital media players
 * http://gsmarena.com - Phones
 * Comparison of Android devices
 * http://www.androidcentral.com/devices

Also a referense you can compare different SoC (System on a Chip) chipset specifications on system-on-a-chip.findthebest.com

Compatible chipsets
Note: Please only list devices that are able to play at least one of the three "video decoding" columns in Full HD (1080)

Codecs not currently supported on Android

 * H.265/HEVC
 * H.264 Hi10P - Can be played back under the more common H.264 decoders, but not without some visual artifacts. Hi10P requires software/CPU decoding, which will likely be too much for any Android SoC when playing HD video.